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Dally Sun, Dtc. BLACK SUNDAY Survivor nervous, shaken, but will go back to battle EDITOR'S NOTE For the second time in two weeks, a U.S. infantry platoon has taken heavy casualties in Vietnam. Associated Press correspondent Peter Arnett interviewed a survivor of a 1st Division platoon dechnated Sunday. By PETER ARNETT SUOI DA, South Vietnam (AP) Pfc.

Eugene Hicks, 20, punched and pulled at his machine gun that had jammed for the sixth time in as many minutes and wondered why. in the midst of the noises of the bloody battlefield, he wasn't Beared. "I was sort of elated I was shaping up so well, that my reaction to fire was so good," Hicks recalled remembering back to Sunday morning when his 30-man platoon stumbled on a large Viet Cong force, engaged them, and took heavy casualties. Hicks, from Chicago, 111., didn't realize until he crawed across the battlefield afterward how bad it had been. Black Sunday "I just thought the men were lyhig down there to keep out of the way of our own artillery that had been coming in pretty close and even spraying dirt across my back," Hicks sa'd.

"But then I saw the blood, the head wounds, the bodies all twisted. Those men weren't alive. Oh, it was Black Sunday." Like others in the ill-fated Platoon from Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Regiment, Hicks had been wounded before in Vietnam, the first time in the thigh with mortar fragments on his first day in the field. "The first time I was in action, and hit, I was so scared. But this time, I don't know why, but I reacted good," Hicks said.

The machine-gunner's platoon, patrolling Indian file three miles north of this Special Forces camp in Communist War Zone spotted four or five uniformed Viet Cong 50 yards away bolting into the jungled edge of clearing. "The platoon sergeant shouted 'Open and an avalanche of bullets came back at us. As many of us as could squeezed down behind a big log for cover. Then the sergeant sent me back to the rear because we started getting fire from there," Hicks said. Company of Cong The enemy force proved to be at least a Viet Cong company eager for battle and vastly outnumbering the American group.

The forward artillery observer, 1st Lt. Afred J. Carter Jr. of Scranton, tried to even the sides by calling in immediate artillery fire. He persevered even though a hand set was shot out of his hand and a radio blown up.

The battalion commander, Lt. Col. Rufus C. Lazzel of Springfield, minutes in helicopter, reeling the was overhead in his bubble-topped He started cor- fire, twisting and Feature Times Trouble With Angels" "Born Free" 9:35. "Years of Lightning and Days of Drums" 7:40.

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The fire fight on the ground lasted about 12 minutes. The Viet Cong surged toward the fallen tree behind which most of the U.S. platoon were hiding. Covered by intense flanking machine-gun fire, 11 Viet Cong soldiers swarmed across the tree trunk. But there were enough Americans alive to kill every one of them.

When the assistant 1st Division commander, Brig. Gen. Bernard W. Rogers of Lawrence, touched down in his helicopter soon after, he found American bodies twisted over those of the Viet Cong. 'Lucky, I Guess' Hicks kept fighting to keep his machine gun firing during the hattle.

His ammunition bearer was hit in the arm beside him and bullets whipped by, "but I guess I was lucky," he said. The constant artillery pounding was driving the enemy main force away. In all 487 rounds were thrown into the little battlefield in the first 19 minutes. A lull settled over the jungle, and Capt. Luther L.

French of Monroe, responding to a frantic call for help, landed his helicopter in a clearing. "It was a bloody sight," French recalled, "The wounded who were waving to me were covered with blood. There was still small-arms fire." Hicks, dazed with the realization that most of his friends were dead, staggered to the helicopter, helped in three wounded, and sprawled in himself. "I hated to do it, but in that heat and because of the trees around us, I had to leave Hicks behind," French said. Hicks' eyes popped when Gen.

Rogers stepped out of the next helicopter, his star glinting in the noonday sun. The genera's aWe, 1st Lt. Christopher Needels of Accomac, with automatic rifle at the ready, began helping the general to police up the battlefield. A medic, his medical bag open, lay dead amid the bodies of five soldiers who had been wounded- and were awaiting treatment. By noon, the American dead and wounded had been lifted out by helicopter, the bodies of 26 Viet Cong counted, and about a dozen assorted weapons collected.

Left To Artillery Then the area was left to the artillery. Heavy shells racked the area all afternoon and evening, seeking the fleeing Viet Cong force. Hicks was the only member of the platoon at Suoi Da Monday. He had been assigned to another platoon. "I'm nervous and shaken," he said, "but if my platoon goes out tomorrow, I'll go with them." Minor Occidents Police investigated two minor accidents over the weekend.

Sunday afternoon a parked truck belonging to Wilke Baking rolled into a car which had been parked by Joyce A. Frantz of 1835 High The accident occurred at 1840 E. Court St. Saturday hi the 1100 block on North 6th Street, a car operated by Marjorie M. Reed, 430 W.

Garden struck a light pole. WASTE BASKET FIRE The Fire Department made a 4:03 run Sunday afternoon to 326 W. Court where a burning waste basket was causing considerable smoke. The blaze resulted in a hole being burned in the carpeting. Home Made Hamburger or Tomato ana Cheese Raneho Drive-In Restaurant 110 So.

20th Ph. 223-3209 Now Ends Wed. Virginia McKenna ft Bill Travers 'Christmas Company' digs in at plush hotel PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) The "Christmas Company" 54 Vietnam veterans straight from the dug in at a plush hotel In Phoenix for a week of relaxation and forgetting. The relaxing came easy.

The forgetting was difficult. "When a good buddy gets hit, you want to cry. But you can't, you've got work to do," said Army Spec. 5 Ivea Mosley, 21, of Reidsville, Ga. He looked up at the 10-foot Christmas tree he and some of the other men were decorating and the former medic with the 101st Airborne Division shook his head.

"The war seems a long tims ago, a long way away," said Mosley, who left Vietnam about a week ago. "I've seen enough action for a lifetime, for a dozen lifetimes," said Pfc. Michael Passaro, 19, of Ozone Park, N.Y. "In Vietnam you got so that you don't have any feelings. A buddy gets hit, but you've got to watch out for your own skin," said Passaro, who was with the Army's 1st Cavalry, Airmobile, Division.

Looking from windows of the Camelback Inn, Mosley, Passaro and their buddies shielded their eyes as the bright Arizona sun reflected from leaves of a palm tree and the glistening swimming pool beneath it. A golf course provided a deep green background for the riding stables. It seemed unreal to the men, who only a week ago were plodding through Vietnam rice fields. Pretty girls served drinks and hors d'oeuvres. Some of ths men tried to get into the swing of things by decorating the Christmas tree.

Some succeeded, but others smiled for a while and wandered away. For them there was still too much to remember and forget. The men are the of hotel owner Jack Stewart, who invited a similar number of men from Vietnam last Christmas. "This is one way we can express our appreciation for the sacrifices these fighting men have made for us," said Stewart, who with some 30 other Phoenix businessmen sponsored the affair. Market Quotations Arriving Saturday by chartered bus to attend the holiday gala, "Pershing's First Christmas" are several of the girls frotn Duchesne College of the Sacred Heart in Omaha.

A formal invitation from was accepted by fifty young women from the school. They arrived Saturday afternoon, and attended a tea in their honor. The Saturday overling affair at the Elks Club Arriving for dance was attended by an estimated total of 300 persons, including Pershing students, faculty, guests from Duchesne, and others. "The Easterner's" dance band directed by Dr. Clauser played for the event.

"It was ft very nice affair," commented Bob Gaeta, vice-president of Pershings student Council which sponsored the party. (Sun Photo) CHECKBOOK STOLEN Henry Johnson of Henry's Bowl, informed police Saturday afternoon that someone had taken a checkbook from the glove compartment of his parked car. A glass WINDOW BROKEN front door window was discovered broken out at Senior High Saturday afternoon, according to police. It cost $8.30 to be replaced. Norris consents to realignment Norris Public Power District, Beatrice, has consented to the proposed realignment of three of the state's five major electric utilities.

It is the first of the state's rural electric districts to take such affirmative action, although one other "rural" has indicated it has no opposition to the proposal. The proposal would rearrange the Nebraska Public Power System (NPPS), which now consists of the Platte Valley Public Power and Irrigation District and the Loup River Public Power District. Under the proposal, Consumers Public Power District would replace Loup as Platte Valley's partner in NPPS. Loup then Deaths Wading the Mekong muck A Vietnamese Ranger balances his equip- west of- My Tho. Some of the shorter ment on his head as he plunges shoulder rangers were completely submerged at in- deep through a canal in a flooded rice pad- tervals.

American troops in large numbers dy of the Mekong River delta last week as are expected in the delta area before the he aind his comrades searched for Viet Cong new year. (AP Wirephoto) Lincoln gas station held up by gunman LINCOLN (AP) A gunman escaped with an estimated $130 Sunday night in a holdup at Charlie's Texaco Station, Lincoln. The station attendant, Charles Kovanda, said the robber pulled up to a gas pump, pointed a pistol at Kovanda and said: "This is a stickup. Give me all your money." The robber also pulled a handkerchief up to cover the lower half of his face. Kovanda described the robber as blond haired, elightly chubby and in his early 20s.

Marriage licenses Richard Thompson, 40, and Elta Wallgren, 39, both of Concordia, Kan. (Issued in Fairbury) Jack Wilder, 31, and Dary- tene Carver, 27, both of Clay Center, Kan. (Issued in Fairbury) Walter Fischgrabe, 39. Fairgrove, and Beverly Bundling, 21, Brush, Colo. (Issued in Fairbury) Norman Davis, 39, and Phyllis Geisler, 21.

both of Concordia, Kan. (Issued in Fairbury) J. C. Reeves, 45, and Betty J. Kinzie, 28, both of Lincoln.

(Issued in Fairbury) Car break-in Ron Cullison, a Perching College student, informed police Sunday evening that someone had broken into his parked car. Two books taken are valued at $12. and it cost Cullison $15 to have broken glass replaced. MARKER KNOCKED DOWN A one-way street marker at 8th and Market Street was knocked down and damaged over the weekend. BARB Now playing nltely Piano Bar Lounge Holiday bm Dogged search continued for Fremont man's killer FREMONT (AP)-F a 1 services were set for Monday afternoon for Gene Kyes, 61, Fremont vending machine operator, as authorities continued a dogged search for his slayer.

Kyes died in a hospital shortly before noon Friday, a few hours after he was found with a bullet wound in the head in his auto on Highway 30 west of town. A rare automatic pistol, a .25 caliber and was found near the car, a fired cartridge case still in the weapon. Deputy County Attorney Will- ram Gilmore said Sunday night officials were still awaiting determination on whether the bullet removed from Kyes had been fired from the weapon. "It is now a case of checking out every possible lead," Gilmore commented. He said that officers checking roadsides and the lake area near Fremont Sunday had turned up nothing of apparent importance.

Gilmore said, however, that officials discounted a theory that the assailant had sent Kye's wife a sympathy card two weeks before the slaying. "It was an innocent mistake by an old friend, based on a rumor," Gilmore said. "There was a rumor in Fremont about three weeks ago that Kyes had died, but it is not known how it got started. Authorities said that robbery may have been the motive in the shooting. Kyes was known to have carried large amounts of money but it was understood that little money was found on him after he was shot.

Gilmore said that authorities were seeking the driver of a red semi-tractor pulling a metallic- colored van trailer who apparently was the first to find Kyes. The trucker hatted a passing motorist and asked him to notify authorities that a man was Gilmore said police were trying to piece together an account of Kyes' activities during the period before he was shot but that there were still a number of conflicting points. Kyes was a native of Chailon County, and moved to Fremont 30 years ago. Survivors, hi addition to his widow, include a daughter, Mrs. Beverly Vitamvas of Fremont, Claude of Kansas City, and four grandsons.

Funerals Faultier Memorial services for Mrs. Susanna Faulder were held today from the Harman Mortuary Chapel with Rev. George Warren Campbell Interment was in Evergreen Home Cemetery. Nispel Funeral services for Carroll Nispel were held today from the Methodist Church at Fairbury with Rev. W.

C. Herrick officiating. Interment was in Fairbury Cemetery. A memorial has been established to St. Charles Epsicopal Church, Fairbury, with Don Larkins in charge.

Nuckolls Meyer Mortuary, Fairbury. Pickering Funeral services for Mrs. Iva Pickering were held today from the Methodist Church in Endicott with Rev. Bill Jardine officiating. Interment was in Fairbury Cemetery, Fairbury, Traum Mortuary, Fairbury.

Theasroeyer services for Memorial Mrs. Francis T. Theasmeyer were held today from St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev. John Kelly officiating.

Interment was in Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln. Griffiths Fox Hovendick Chapel. Von Lindern Funeral arrangements for Martin Von Lindern are pending at the Traum Mortuary, Fairbury. Clyde Hobbs Clyde T. Hobbs, 56, of Arvada, formerly of Beatrice, died Saturday in a hospital at Wheatridge, Colo.

Born May 19, 1910, he moved to the Denver, area in 1959. He was a real estate salesman. Surviving are his widow, Lucille; one son, Clyde E. Hobbs, Arvada; three brothers, Homer and Harry, both of Beatrice, and Frank of Fremont, four sisters, Mrs. Grace Johnson, Mesa, Miss Jennie Hobbs and Miss Mary Hobbs, both of Beatrice, and Miss Blanche Hobbs, Detroit, and one grandchild.

Funeral arrangements are pending at the Harman Mortuary. Julia Campbell VIRGINIA Memorial services for Mrs. Julia Frances Campbell will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. from the Harman Mortuary Chapel at Beatrice with Rev. George Warren Campbell officiating.

Mrs. Campbell, 86, died Sunday afternoon in a Beatrice hospital. Born Feb. 14, 1880, at Adams, she moved to Virginia from Adams in 1916. She was a member of the Virginia Christian Church.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Joe (Lorena) Weiss and Mrs. Ernest (Hazel) Lowery, both of Beatrice, Mrs. Peggie Weeden, Los Alamitos, five sons, Cecil W. of Artesia, Davis Los Alamitos, George E.

of Redlands, H. Nyle of Reno, and Eldon W. of State Line, one brother, Sam Mosby, Adams; 18 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her husband, Claude Sloan would become a self-sufficient utility operating exclusively in four counties Platte, Boone, Nance and Colfax. To gain financial support of the rurals in organizing the NPPS, they were given "first refusal" should there be any sale of NPPS properties.

Norris District's consent was in the form of a waiver of this "first refusal," thus assenting to the sale of Loup's properties outside of the four counties to Consumers, NPPS wholesales power in the eastern two-thirds of the state, excluding the Omaha area. Loup, Consumers and Platte Valley have asked all 42 rural districts and cooperatives with "first refusal" rights to sign waivers to make the realignment possible. The other rural which has indicated it will not oppose the change is the Cedar-Knox County Rural Public Power District, Hartington. It is reported that the position of other rurals is uncertain because of a situation involving the Cornhuslier Public Power District, Columbus. That district is in conflict with Loup because it operates in the same four counties that, under the new proposal, would become Loup territory.

Local Market Marshall Produce Cream 62 Livestock OMAHA (AP) (USDA) Monday's livestock quotations: Hogs salable barrows and gilts steady to 25, some 50 lower; sows steady, some 25 lower; No 1-3 190-220 Ibs 20.7521.25; 220-260 Ibs 18.75-21.00; 320400 Ibs sows 14.00-16.00. Cattle salable slaughter feeders calves steers steady to 25 lower; heifers steady to weak, some 25 lower; cows and feeders steady, high choice and prime 1.015 Ibs steers 24.50; Ibs 24.2524.40; choice 23.00-24.00; good and chole 22.75-23.50; high choice and prime Ibs icifers 23.90-24.00; hieh choice some with few prime 23.60-23.75; most choice 22.75-23.50; good and choice 22.23-22.75; utility and commercial cows 15.2516.00, few 16.25; canners and cutters 13.50-15.50, few 15.7516.00; choice short yearling steers and fall calves 28.00; most choice 25.25-27.50; choice 550 Ibs heifers 25.30; 616 Ibs 24.75; choice and prime steer calves 31.75-32.00; most choice 28.0041.00; choice heifers 26.0026.50. Sheep salable slaughter ambs steady to weak, some 25 ower; shorn ewes steady; choice and prime wooled lambs 22.00-22.25, few 22.75; choice with end prime shorn No 1 pelts 22.25; cull, utility and good shorn ewes 5.00-5.75. daughter, Learha In Infancy; one son, Albert four sisters and two brothers. Interment will be in Highland Cemetery at Adams.

Buess-Fry team wins sixth place The Beatrice Senior High debate team of Mike Buess and David Fry won sixth place in the varsity division of the Grand Island Invitational Debate Tournament Saturday, according to debate coach Chares Gowens. Diane Forke and Ted Johnson as well as Fry and Buess posted three wins and one loss. Dnly the two Beatrice teams among the 28 teams from 15 schools entered both had winning records, and only one other school won as many as six varsity debates. In the novice division Keith Arterburn and Jim Wullschlager won three and lost one round. Also participating in the beginners division were Mary Jo Meints and Darrell Wineinger.

Fry and Buess defeated teams from Lincoln High, Fremont, and Kearney, while losing to an Elkhorn St. John's duo. Johnson and Miss Forke lost to North Platte after win ning from McCook, Bellevue, and Hastings St. Cecilia teams. The tournament was the first competition for the varsity squad this season and the sec- ong outing for the novice debaters who participated.

Fred Bohlmeyer FAIRBURY (Special) Fu neral services for Fred Bohlmeyer, 2 Fourth were held today from Peace Lutheran Church at Plymouth with Rev. Donald Metzger officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Bohlmeyer, 77. died Saturday in a Fairbury hospital.

Survivors include one son, Martin of Omaha; a daughter, Mrs. Cliff (Lela) Watts, Fairbury; and a stepdaughter, Mrs. Gisela Oeljen, Waterloo, Iowa. Nuckolls Meyer Home for Funerals was in charge of arrangements. Campbell, Dec.

2, 1952; one al Home. Iva Williams WYMORE Mrs. Iva Irene Williams, 83, died Sunday night in a Beatrice hospital. She is survived by two sons, Leonard of Inglewood, and Alton of San Jose, two daughters, Mrs. Ruby Durante.

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Nebraska. 68310. LOCAL CASH GRAIN (Approximate (or Beatrice arM based on Kansas City market 16 cents per bushel.) Wheat 1.68 KANSAS CITY CASH GRAIN Corn 1.41% Milo 2.10 (Note: Local prices on corn anfl mllo may vary widely, depending on whether grain Is needed for grinding or Is to be snipped to terminal. For a current emote call your elevator Kansas City cash prices at close yesterday is carried to show the price trend at tht terminal market.) Stocks NEW YORK (AP)-The stock market rally widened its gains in active trading early this afternoon. Auto stocks were buoyed by a statement from General Motors Chairman Frederic G.

Donner who said the auto industry may be heading for one of its best years in history. GM common spurted than 2 points in an unusual show of strength. Ford advanced more than a point, Chrysler nearly a point, American Motori a fraction. Oils were buoyed by an optimistic Wall Street estimate of earnings and produced a string of moderate gains. Chemicals, rails, aerospace issues, airlines, electronics, drugs and building materials were among the gainers.

The Dow Jones industrial average at noon was up 6.13 at 819.15, coming close to Its Nov. 16 recovery high of 820.87. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks at noon was up 1.1 at 289.0 with industrials up 2.3, rails up .2 and utilities up .2. Hess Oil, up 1, had the additional benefit of news about its new oil refinery and a forecast of higher earnings. Texaco was up about a point, Standard Oil (New Jersey) and Standard of Indiana fractions.

Sperry Rand rose 1 to on 10,000 shares. Xerox gained 5. Grange No. 409 elects new officers CRAB ORCHARD (Special) The new officers of the Crab Orchard Grange No. 409 were installed at their November meeting with Willis Shuey as installing officer.

Officers are Mrs. Erma Shuey, Master; Don Schnittker, Overseer; Lawrence Buehler, Steward; Harold Fritz, Assistant Steward; Mrs. Harold Fritz, Lady Assistant Steward; Mrs. Mildred Kinghorn, Chaplain; Mrs. Loma Nelson, Lecturer; Ora Behrends, Secretary; Menard Behrends, Treasurer; Dean Kinghorn, Gate Keeper; Velma Buehler, Flora; Maybelle Smidt, Ceres; Fred Smldt, A 1 rd Nelson, Robert Smfdt, Executive Committee.

The members decided to make Christmas plates for the Sunset group of Crab Orchard. Thank you notes were read from County Attorney Tom Morrissey and family, Tecumseh, and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson. Mr.

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