Las Cruces Sun-News from Las Cruces, New Mexico • Page 1

OUR HOME TOWN The planters scl out downtown by the beautification committee, seem to make handier trash cans than the trash cans. LasCr in TH 'News All Systems Are "Go" In Las Cruces ID RIO GRANDE FARMEI UN IHDEPCNDENT DRILY HND SUNMY NEWSPRPER. SERVING SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THE WEATHER LAS CRUCES AREA: Considerable cloudiness through Tuesday with a few showers In the area; cooler Tuesday. Low tonight 43, hish Tuesday 70. Last 24 hours: University Park, 75-41.

Sunrise 6:02, sunset 6:24. All Systems Are "GO" In Las Cruces Vol. 86-No. 305 ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO, MONDAY EVENING. MARCH 27, 1967 AP WIHEPHOTO 12 PAGES-Prlce Se I County Fair Plans Made 5 For Radar Site The Dona Ana County Fair jt Board has completed plans for a County Fair, the first here for several years, Leslie a chairman, announced today.

The fair- will be staged at the newly acquired Air Force radar site west of Las Cruces, tentatively in the latter part of September and the early part of October. Meet With Groups Board members will meet with other interested groups to Work out more definite dates. The board plans to have a ranch style breakfast meeting at radar site, on a day to be set early in April, to discuss the dales with other organizations. i Board members will prepare the breakfast. The breakfast meeting a will give other organizations op! portunity to observe fair facili- I ties at the radar site.

I Establish Classes i Classes will be established at the board's next meeting schod- uled April 20. Exhibitions will include gardens, home economics, agriculture, livestock a hobbies. There also will be special exhibits by youth groups, Stark said. Ribbons will be awarded to top exhibitors. There has been no decision made on money pre- miuns because it is not known how much money will be taken in.

Three Killed On Highways By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The names of three persons were added to New Mexico's traffic death toll during the weekend, including a 1963 Artesia High School football pltfycr, s'jMelvin L. Wise, 20, Artesia, was killed Saturday night after the car he was driving ran off U. 82 about 24 miles west of Lovington. Pinned Under Car State Police said the car skidded, returned to the pavement, skidded again and overturned 1V6 times. Wise was pinned between the vehicle and the high' way.

Wise, who received All-State mention as an end in 1963, was returning to Artesia from Texas Tech, where he was a junior. Survivors include the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Wise, and a brother, Mark. His mother, Ann, is news director al Station KSVP, Artesia.

"i truck Collision Two accidents at Deming Saturday killed two persons, State t- Police said. Anna Marie Bass, 55, Athens was killed in the collision of the car she was driving with a 40-foot tractor- trailer nine miles east of Deming on U.S 70-80. A 70-year-old Deming woman Charlotte Jonnie Clubb, died aft or the car she was driving col lided with a pickup truck south of Deming. State Police said the Clubb vehicle was turning onto Mexico 497 off New Mexico 11 when struck by the truck driven by Charles A. Hamilton, 34 Deming.

Square Dance Off Tonight's 4-H Square Dance has been called off because possible conflict with carried over Easter activities, A County Agent A. Brown i. said today. He said the activity will be resumed April 3 at St. Paul's Methodist Church.

1 Dancing will J. start at 6:30 p.m. for the young- I sters' group and at 7:45 p.m. for the older group, Brown said. JBM flSH imm GOVERNMENT BY GIHLS Eleven Girl Scouts from Troop 413 took over Las Cruces city government today.

After early morning briefing on their jobs the young ladies toured city installations and held a commission meeting. Scouts and temporary positions were Sue Horrigan, mayor; Karen Yetsen, Lalea Matsler, U.S. Airmen Shoot Red MIGDown SAIGON (AP) American airmen smashing deep iuto "forth Vietnam shot a Communist MIG17 'from the skies Sunday while the ground war erupted with sharp fighting from the 17th Parallel to the Mekong Delta. One U. S.

went down over the North, but the pilot was saved. Communist ground gunners in tile South downed three American helicopters and badly shot up four more. Display Of Power A series of Red assaults and mortar barrages in the delta, including one attack on the U. S. airfield near Can Tho, brought out a blazing display of U.

S. ground, sea and air power. The guerrilla attacks were met with ire from helicopter gunships, shots from river patrol boats and a rain of bullets from lum- jering C47 transports mounting guns that can each spew 6,000 rounds a minute. The air battle over North Vietnam took place during a strike on Use Son Tay Army supply point 23 miles west of Hanoi, first time the Installation nas been reported bombed. It contains half dozen ammunition bunkers and a string of barracks, Jump Raiders A flight of eight Soviet designed MIGS jumped the U.S.

raiders, and an Air Force F105 Thunderchief turned into the marauders and shot one down. It was the 38th MIG kill claimed by U.S. fliers in the war, in contrast to 10 U.S. planes shot down by North Vietnamese pilots. The Thimderchief that went down over the North was hit by ground fire just above the demilitarized zone, the Air Force said.

It wss the 497th U.S. plane reported lost over the North. Hanoi radio claimed three U.S. planes were downed Sunday. Delta Fighting The Air Force spokesman said that despite continuing bad weather, U.S.

pilots hit North (See Page 2, Col. 8) Rings Stolen From Store Jewelry Case A dozen diamond engagement and wedding rings were reported stolen from Fed Mart, 2200 E. Lohman, Saturday. Store officials told police the rings were valued between SISOt and $2,000. A complete inventory will have to be made to de termine the exact valuations.

Clerks at the jewelry counter noticed the tray of rings miss ing from the display case 6:30 p.m. They were diamonc set white and yellow gold. Life On Horse Ranch Appealing To Herman LACUNA BEACH, Calif. anian Hnr5( Han( mtt hcre (AP) Herman the Hippo Thc ranch propl Mrs turned up on a horse ranch to- Connie Hcndriclts, told police "I went o'lt (o feed my horfc Herman had been missing nils mo fning, and there wa since Saturday when he disap- crnian How he sot here peared (rom his ease at a cir- haven't the slightest idea." cus which had heen brought to nearby HuntinRlon Beach for a March of Dimes promotion. whllc Herman fraternized Travel 15 Miles tnc horses, his owner In some manner not immedl- G( TM Holder, was notified and 1 atcly explained, tho look steps to get him back, hippopotamus had traveled During the Herman hunt, no about 15 miles.

lice theorized that he just de SKI. John Smith of the Hunt- cidcd to take an unauthorized ington Beach police said Her- swim in the sea. Sgt. Smith sai man was discovered this morn- there had been responsible re wallowing contentedly in a ports that Herman had bee )il big Bud puddle on the Fomcr- seen la tho water. Snow Romans JERUSALEM, Jordan Sector Ap) As Easter pilgrims hivered hi snowy Jerusalem, talians favoring birth control ud demonstrated in St.

Square and Pope Paul 7 I urged the world Sunday to lope despitt! "menacing and igautic problems." Jerusalem's Easter weather vas the worst in memory, and it ept all but about 500 of the lousands of pilgrims in the loly City away from prayers at he marble tomb of Christ. The irst snow on the holiday in ecades led some pilgrims to xchange "Merry Christmases" nstead of "Happy Easter." )n Festive Day The annual Easter procession moved through slushy streets, nd sunrise services were moved indoors. Before nearly 250,000 persons amined into -St. Peter's Square Koine, Pope Paul that us own joy on Ihe festive day of Christ's resurrection was immed by the world's troubles. Kathy Quinones, commissioners; Haila Woodard, police chief; Bea Christensen, engineer; Sue Stall, parks superintendent; Tracy Thompson, manager; Joanne Summer, fire chief; Linda Hawkins, clerk, and Brer.da Wood, attorney.

(Miera) jvers Jerusalem, Demonstrate 3ut he urged men not to let minds be saddened "at the 'utility of efforts towards good, at the growing powers of darkness." The Pope said he believed it was time for the Roman Catho- Church to take up social Droblems again and announced publication Tuesday of an encyclical on social justice and an end to poverty and hunger. It will he the fifth encyclical of the Pope's SVfc-year reign, On Vietnam War Pope Paul began the day by celebrating Mass in a poor suburb of Rome. In white vestments and a mitre, he also celebrated Mass on the steps of St. Peter's before giving his Easter message to the throng in the square. The Pope touched on the Vietnam war and religious- restrictions in Communist nations and elsewhere.

As the pontiff appeared to speak, about 30 persons near the 'ront of the crowd unveiled banners reading, "fewer children, ess famine," "yes to the pill," and "five million Italians want a family without hypocrisy and cruelly." Others tried to tear down the januers and police hurried the demonstrators oul of the crowd. Phe Roman Catholic Church forbids divorce and artificial methods of birth control. In Vietnam, many American troops attended services in the field during a quiet Easter. Carry Signs About 1,500 ban the bomb marchers turned out in West Berlin, the first time the Easter disarmament demonstrations that take place elsewhere in West Germany were held in the city. Some marchers carried signs against the "U.S.

war" in Vietnam. the United States, oi thousands attended sunrise services in generally good (See Page 2, Col. 7) Beard And Sandal Set Has Its Fling Over Weekend At Resorts On Coasts BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Youth had its fling over the Caster weekend, mainly at several East and Gull Coast resorts, to climax their holiday vacations. But it wasn't all riot- ng and arrests as the mod set staged a West Coast "Love-In" and a Manhattan "Be-In." Police heaved sighs of relief Sunday as more than 40,000 col- egians headed back to classes, leaving some beaches strewn with beer cans and other debris. Drunken Arrest At Fort Lauderdale, the bulk of 30,000 college boys and girls began a mass exodus to various campuses.

There were 500 in the young army ot revelers arrested for drunkenness, rowdyism, loitering and inter- ering with police activities from Thursday through Sunday. Early Sunday, 16 youths were arrested by Fort Lauderdalc police after they pelted officers with firecrackers. A van taking to jail burst into flames )ut the driver quickly opened the door and averted serious injury. The visiting young people at Daytona Beach, found that local authorities eliminated seaside roistering with a ban on beer-drinking on the beach. Before Rain At Biloxi, an Easter Sunday rain put a damper on Uie rollicking activities of soino 10,000 college students.

"It seems to have taken the cool out of them," a Biloxi policeman said. Before the rain, however, 85 youths had been arrested on such charges as disorderly con- Kosher Dinner Set Saturday At Cafeteria Heal Kosher corned beef, pastrami, salami arc the of the menu to be served at the annual Temple Beth-El delicatessen dinner Saturday at the Las Cruces High School cafeteria. Serving hours are from 5 p.m. to p.m. Along with the tasty meats there win be cole slaw, potato salad, baked beans, kosher pickles, rye bread and Ihe like.

Tickets can be purchased in advance from any member ol the Temple or nt the door. Toko out platca will bo available. duct, destroying property, drunken driving interfering vith highway traffic and indecent exposure. Police Chief Louis Rosctti said, "It's a mess. They've been )rcaking windshields of cars, earing up lawn chairs, and down piers to build bonfires." On Saturday, police cleared he beach of beer-swigging stu-' dents as Rosetti announced: "We're not letting them camp on the beach." At Ocean Drive Beach, S.C., several hundred college and ligh school students began rioting Saturday midnight.

By the time the fracas was broken up at 2 a.m., a policeman had been cut by a broken bottle and some 150 students were in jail. Fifteen Arrested In Hollywood, early Sunday about 500 teen-agers Became unruly as they left the International Teen Fair. They w.erc tossing bottles and rocks at passing cars when police Senate Group To Curb On U. WASHINGTON (AP) A Senate subcommittee today urged officials to lift bombing restrictions in the Vietnam war. But President Johnson gave Ins figurative embrace to a senator newly converted to administration war policy.

The critical survey came from the watchdog Senate Defense subcommittee headed by Sen. John Stennis, which sent four investigators to South Vietnam last fall for a check with U.S. commanders and combat units. Cost Is Heavy The panel said the cost of tactical air operations in Vietnam, including restricted bombing of targets in North Vietnam, "has been heavy for the limited gains achieved. "The nir raids over North Vietnam have made it more costly for the Norlh VIctnamcKe to wage aggression, but it tins been through the sacrifice ol mnny American lives and aircraft losses extending into billions of dollars." But Sen.

Edward W. Brooke, just back from Vietnam, maintained Sunday that the bombing should continua closed in. Fifteen wore arrested but there were no injuries and litUe property damage. Another 500 youtlis attending the affair took no part in the melcc. At Los Angeles, 4,500 bearded and miniskirtcd hippies gathered at Elysian Park Sunday for a "Love-In." "Christ is here with us.

baby," said Peter Herman, who helped organize the encampment. "So is Buddha." Sounds at the gathering included mainly bongo drums, bolls, guitars, and group singing. Some recited poetry and made speeches. The only problem was the ginnt traffic jam around the park, Paint Faces In New York's Central Park, 10,000 members of the hcard- aml-sandal crowd staged tho city's first "Be-In," featuring love and "happeuings." The girls wore painted faces (such as "love" printed across the forehead) while a number of (See Pago 2, Col. 6) Jrges End S.

Bombing under present circumstances, hen said Johnson had prniscc ihn for presenting his views and had asked for persona! meeting. Second Report Meanwhile Democratic Sens. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts nnd Joseph S. Clark of Pennsylvania advocated a tr nl ialt in bombing to lest Sov et intentions on peace talks while Sen.

Hugh Scott, said this would he dangerous. The defense subcommittee's report was the second of six that Stennis has promised as result of an Investigation of Ihc war by the panel. A Defence Department slntc- ment published us part of the censored report protested thai the Senate I'imtings were "In important rcsrvts mnrrcd by errors of fact nnd inference." the Pentagon mndc no denial of the subcommittee statement that "selection of tnr- gets to bo struck In North Vietnam is still controlled in largo measure from Wti.shiiiRtnn. The striking forces mil st operate outside of certain prohibited areas and to tho exclusion of specific targuU." Slate Study On Crime Report Zoning Faces Prol Las Crnces Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Public Safety Building. Heading items on the agenda will be a decision on a protested change of zoning for two lots on the north side of Mesa avenue between 1 a no drive and Chaparral street.

Property owners, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wil- have requested a change 1 from R-l to R-2, to permit con- i struction of multiple dwellings the University area. Lack Of Room Several letters of protest were received by the commission at a February 27 public hearing on the matter. Protests centered on what is claimed to be lack of sufficient room for multiple units, which other property owners in the vicinity said would present an unattractive appearance close to the University.

The board delayed a ruling i ng an investigation of which of the protests were legal. For zoning purposes a legal protester is one who lives within 100 feet of the property to be rezoned. Other property zoning change requests considered at tonight's nceting will be nn area on the east side of North Solano between Madrid and Oasis from B-2 to T-2. Convalescent Home. The commission will receive a recommendation from the city planner on blocks, 1, 2 and 3 of University place between Wyoming and Illinois.

Owner Lew Emerick has discussed plans for juilding a convalescent home in the area. Zoning commissioners a will re-view a pro preliminary plat for Grccnhriar Estates, a iroposcd residential development west of Loma Heights, and take up Initial zoning on 748 acres of newly annexed land on Highway 70 East. Pressure On Bv THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Thc National Farmers Organization maintained the pressure of 25-statc milk boycott today and with the help of the Teamsters Union shut off the flow of milk to homes and stores in much of Tennessee. As the 13th day of the boycott began, the NFO claimed a major success in its campnicn increase by 2 cents a quart the price paid to farmers for their milk. Slgnings Humored That was in Minnesota, whore the NFO said 13 dairies handling 235 million pounds of milk yearly had signed contracts on NFO terms.

In Wisconsin other signings were rumored, hut not confirmed. Many of the slates affected by the boycott reported lull in picketing and acts of violence over tin; Raster wn-kriHl. In Chicago the Pure Milk Association reported deliveries of milk to the city's wholesalers had been reduced hy only 5 or 0 per cont and that milk supplies remained adequate in all stores. No price increases were reported, The association represents Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana (See Page 2, Col. 8) School Board To Set Up Bond Election A special meeting of Itu; I.flH Cruces Hoard of Education was scheduled for 4 p.m.

today to work out details for the May 2 school bond election. Bond money would be usi-d for several priority building projects, includlnil completion of the new junior high school; Its first phase 23 classrooms is under construction nn University avenue between Mcsllln and Mesilla I'nrk. Hoard meetings arc held nt the school administrative ofllw, 301 W. Amador, anil nrc open to the public. xird blems DH.

CLAUDE DOVE Dove To Be JC Speaker Dr. Claude Dove, one nf Now Mexico State's most colorful am outspoken faculty members, will be the principal speaker at the annual Jnycee Civic Awards Banquet to bo held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Mission Inn. Assistant Dean Doctor Dove was a member the New Mexico State faculty for 28 years prior to his retire ment in 1903. Ho was born am reared in Athens, W.

came to New Mexico State in 1935 and founded a department of educa- ion and psychology which has developed into the College of Teacher Education. He was assistant to the dean in this department when he retired. He is still teaching classes as a guest lecturer. Present Awards Awards will he presented to outstanding members of community who have contributed to the growth of their profession or to the growth of the community. Among the awards to be presented are Outstanding Voting Educator Award, the Distinguished Service Award, Outstanding Patrolman Award, Boss of the Year Award, Jay- cette of the Quarter Award and Jaycoe of the Year Award.

Like They Say, The Darn Thing Goes Everywhere EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) -Police in this suburban San Diego County community hives- igatcd an anonymous tip tha two young men were seen pushing compact into the living room of a hou.sc, after rc- noving sliding glass doors. The two young men, officers said Sunday, pleaded inability to nfford a radio, and said they chose this method of bringing music from Ihe tiulo radio -into the home. 5(1(1 To Confer On U.S. Survey By Commission WASHINGTON (AP) More Uian 500 law enforcement officials, judges, professors and stale legislators will confer fuesdny and Wednesday on how implement more than 200 recommendations made by the Nn- ional Crime Commission.

II will be the first opportunity or a brond-based critique of the 352-page report, issued last nonth after more than IS months of work by the President's Commission on Law En- brcement and Administration of Justice. National Strategy The report contains thousands of statistics and adds recom- nendations on topics ranging from alcoholism to development of a national strategy to fight organized crime, flic commission believes one of its most important findings-(he result of survey of 10,000 representative American households--is that throughout the nation "there is far more crime than ever is reported." It found there are more than twice as many aggravated assaults and larcenies of moru than $50 as are reported, half, again more robberies, and, in some areas, "only one-tenth of Ihc total number of certain kinds of crime, are reported to Uie police." (See Paijc 3, Col. 6) Thieves Cop Car Wheels On Weekend Weekend forays of thieves left several Las Crucen.s with missing wheels from their automobiles. Both front wheels were removed from a car to AI Socolofsky shortly after mid- early today. The car, parked at the Soeolofsky home, 5H5 N.

Melemlrns, had jacked up nnd left on cnmrclo blocks. (Irani A Noise A son, Dan, told police ho heard a noise about midnight nnd looked out at the front of the house but saw nothing unusual. A little after midnight city police officer Cecil or nn routine pntrol noticed tho car on the blocks with tho wheels missing. All four tires, wheels and hubcaps wen; stolen during thn night from a 19(17 pick-up truck on the south lot of Koark Chevrolet. Thc truck wa.s left on bricks.

Two More -Saturday night Jeff Moore, 2000 San Acacio. reported a front tire and wheel wns removed from his car while ho was It ending a The automobile wns pitrked hehind tha Itin Grande Theater. A front tiro and wheel nnd fill four hubcaps were stolen from Alfred I.ucero's car Saturday night in a lot adjacent to tho VFW Hall, 263 E. Uritfgs. Critics Make Johnson Squirm On Latin A id WASHINGTON (AP) Senate critics cf his Vietnam policies nre mnking President Johnson squirm bit before handing him a resolution of Latin aid support lie wants to take to tho Punta de! Esle hemispher summit conference April 12-14.

They already have stalled the mra.suro to the point where Johnson will not have it in his pocket when ho entertains Latin American aiiibnssmlors his Texas ranch this weekend. On Thc Telephone The Senate Foreign Helnllons Committee has scheduled its next hearing on It (or April 3. Johnson has been on the telephone to Senate friends hnrnn- giilng them to get action, Republican lender Kverell M. Dirksrn reported 30 minute conversation in which Johnson urged him to rally GOP inpiwrt for Uio resolution. As it stands, tho resolution, passed hy the House would huve Congress "recommend" thnt Unllei! Slates provide financing for Alliance for Progress educational and economic programs on a matching basis with Latin American nations.

It iilso would put Congress on record for of common market for the area. Junk In Gulf Chairman J.W. 0- of Ihc Senate Forutgn Relations Committee raided iho point that this was tho kind of advanco com mil ment Congress gave the President In (ho Culf resolution in which 1 Fulhright contends Johttnon i () to e.xpaiui thn Vietnam war. Some who have seen Ihoir protests ngaln.it intensify- (Sco 2, Col. 1).