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No. 140 126th Year MADISON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1965 Stcond-Clm PoitiM Pld it Madison, Wl. MORNING FINAL Lmti i family triumvirate MM if Do yfiraters oho iedside; Wife I on Massive Job of Cleaning 4 Mi I r3 I 1 1 Hi lr frA A i'I'-s. a siiif; Ex-Governor Loses Fight to Illness Philip Fox La Follette. 68, former three-term gov ernor of Wisconsin and the last surviving member of the family triumvirate that dominated Wisconsin poli tics for a half century, died in a Madison hospital at 11:15 p.

m. Wednesday. The death was announced by Daniel Sinykin, a son of Gordon Sinykin, La Fol lette 's law partner. At his bedside were his children, Mrs. Judith So-rem, Pullman, Mrs.

Isabel Zabriskie, Gaylords- ville, and Robert M. La Follette in, Anchorage, Alaska. His wife, Isabel, who was admitted to Madison Gen eral hospital Aug. 9 for a heart condition, was not immedi ately told of his death, Funeral arrangements were to be made today. Taken HI at Home La Follette was a patient at the hospital since Aug.

3 when he became ill at his home with a massive toxic condition and a lung ailment. Within a short time, his condi tion turned critical but the former governor continued a valiant fight for life until the end came at 11:15 p. m. He was the son of Robert M.1 La Follette the famed "Fighting Bob" who established the political dynasty. With his father and his brother, Robert Phil La Follette cultivated and nurtured the Progressive movement, writing the most outstanding chapter in Wisconsin's political history.

Governor at 33 First elected governor in 1930 at the age of 33, Phil La Follette Turn to Page 2, Col 3 1 Up Watts Gets Under Way Wednesday as Bulldozer Clears Store Debris AP Wlrtphot Mr 60 Negroes Arrested Police Middle Astronauts Gordon Cooper, Left, and Charles Conrad Ready To Go AP WirtphoU Gemini 5's 'Go' for Todays Shoti Set for 8-Day Journey ack in LA to an anonymous tip that men were unloading guns from a truck at the mosque, headquarters for the estimated 500 Black Muslims in the Los Angeles area. Police fired 500 and 1,000 rounds before they stormed into the mosque. The injured Muslims lay on the floor. But no guns were found. Police expressed belief that other Muslims carried whatever guns may have been in the place and escaped down an open sewer.

Police fired tear gas into the sewer but did not enter it. While police were taking the Muslims away, with shotguns pointed at their heads, a sniper opened fire at 3:15 a.m. from the nearby United Veterans Social club. Police responded with heavy fire. Police armed with shotguns were stationed on rooftops.

Guards were placed at the doors Turn to Pago 2, Col. 6 Muslim LOS ANGELES ffi Police gunfire riddled Black Muslim headquarters and shattered an uneasy quiet early Wednesday in South Los Angeles, where six days of Negro riots left 34 dead. Sixty Negroes were arrested in. the police readily admitted they belonged to the black supremacy cult Some had come in response to calls to help defend their mosque against police attack. No one was shot But nine Muslims were cut by flying glass.

Oswald's Widow Says DALLAS, Tex. UP) The widow of President Kennedy's assassin asked a justice of the peace Wednesday, to place her husband of three months under a peace bond. Marina Oswald Porter swore in a statement before Judge W. E. (Bill) Richburg that Kenneth Jess, Porter slapped her the face A ft' Marines Slaughter Viet Cong SAIGON (UPI) United States marines, striking by land, sea and air, slaughtered hundreds of Viet Cong Communist guerrillas Wednesday in the biggest battle fought by U.

S. troops in South Viet Nam. An elated Marine Corps spokesman described the coordinated attack the first big marine amphibious assault of the war as "very, very successful." But the Communists put up fierce resistance, battling the mar fees with heavy and light mortars and recoilless rifles. Communist forces were fighting in some places from concrete bunkers. They appeared to have been in the stronghold area for more than two years.

Thousands of marines jumped off at dawn in simultaneous airborne and amphibious landings south of the Chu Lai airfield. The two forces swept down a peninsula, linking up at noon and trapping more than 1,000 Viet Cong troops. A third marine unit was flown in as a blocking force across the northern end of the peninsula. More than 100 Communists tried to escape the advance by swarm ing down a cliff to the sea. They were almost wiped out when guns of the Seventh fleet opened up on them.

A second Viet Cong mpany Turn to Page 2, Col 7 Today's Chuckle When it comes to picking up dirt, the vacuum cleaner can't compare with the telephone. On the Inside Braves Defeat Cards, 5-3 Story in the Peach Bridge Sec. 8, Page 2 Calendar Sec. 8, Page 2 Comics Sec. 6, Page 2 Crossword Sec.

6, Page 2 Editorials Sec. 1, Page 6 Markets Sec. 6, Page 4 Obituaries Sec. 8, Page 3 Records Sec. 3, Page 8 Society Sec.

5, Page 7 TV-Radio Sec. 6, Page 3 Weather Table Sec. 1, Page 2 Woman'i Page Sec. 5, Page 6 the two stages of the Titan 2, booster rocket For several hours earlv- Wednesday, scientists and technicians searched apprehensively for problem that a computer in St. Louis, told them they might find in the capsule's fuel cell sys-; tern the source of vital electric power for the record 121-orbiJ flight.

The computer' warning, thev discovered with relief, was falsel Added to the cheering new that the spaceship was untroubled was a forecast of eood weather at Cape Kennedy and in the planned No. 1 landing area about 600 miles southwest of Bermuda for at least the first 48 hours of the 192-hour mission. The one meteorological head ache was a typhoon-infested area of the Western Pacific Ocean. However, officials pointed out, this area was picked originally for emergency purposes only. 3efore they return to, Earth Turn to Page 2, Col.

6 Annually ments for procurement and mili tary construction," Stennis said; It provides no monev for tha personnel and ooeratiori and maintenance costs which are resulting from our combat opera tions in Southeast Asia." If Congress approves the $1.7 billion, a total of $2.4 billion will be made available for Viet Nam during 1965. The Pentagon is exJ pected to ask for more when Con gress meets in January. Of 2.6 million men under armsi 125,000 are being sent to Viet Nam. To meet the drain and to be ready for deeper involvement, the Army will be increased by 235.000, the Air Force by 40,000. the Navy by 35,000, and the Ma- rtne Corps by 30,000.

The marine buildup is runnina into trouble. According to Gen. Greene, there are insufficient enlistments and reenlisUnents. Mosque The police fusillade came at 2 a.m. Nearly 100 officers opened fire with pistols and shotguns when they were greeted by two shots from the mosque.

Of the 60 arrested, police said 19 were inside the mosque. Forty-one others were picked up out side, but police later said one of them apparently was not involved in the trouble. Fifty police, sheriff's, and Cali fornia Highway patrol cars swarmed to the scene in response Husband Slapped Her and threatened to kill himself. The slight Russian-born woman appeared at Richburg's court with. her children.

She said she feared Porter might harm her. Porter was arrested by county officers a few minutes after Richburg gave officers a warrant for his arrest. i Bill Decker said, "The man is in custody." fc, Asfronauts CAPE KENNEDY (UPD-Unit-ed States space scientists, calling off a search for a power problem that "didn't exist," gave Gemini 5 Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles (Pete) Conrad a "go" Wednesday for a record-seeking rocket ride into orbi ttoday. The two cosmic candidates, finished at last with weeks of grueling training, went into seclusion Wednesday for a final few hours studying of the bulky flight plan Combat Insurance WASHINGTON (UPI) The! Senate Wednesday approved a bill to provide a special $10,000 indemnity insurance coverage for servicemen on duty in combat zones. Action was by voice vote.

The insurance would cover members of the armed forces killed in combat zones like South Viet Nam or who die within two years as a direct result of such service. A combat zone would be GREENE STENNIS flict. A decision on using the draft will be made next month, Greene told the House Armed Services committee. rrom uie reniagon, uie Air Force issued orders to increase the manpower of troop carrier and tactical fighter units in the National Guard and Air Force tW'mtwKvm )r i iwuMmwiJ'uu 1 J. -in mi 1 King Cheered, Jeered in Watts; His Tour of Riot Area Called Off PHILIP F.

LA FOLLETTE and a good night's sleep. At 9 a.m. CDT today, they are scheduled to pilot a 109-foot-tall space machine on the start of an eight-day orbital voyage that, for the frst time since the start of the space age, could send the U.S. ahead of Russia in manned cosmic exploration. Technicians stood by to begin pumping more than 300,000 pounds of high-powered propellant into Passed bv Senate defined as an area so designated by the President since Jan.

1. 1962. The bill now goes to the House. Sen. John S.

Cooper who introduced a similar bill, said two Kentucky families who had lost sons in Viet Nam conferred with him about the insurance problem. He said he was "glad the Budget Bureau and the President were willing to approve the bill." reserve. Under the authorization. 38 units would get 4,569 men, boosting them to authorized strength. It was learned that the Selec tive Service was getting closer to drafting married men without children.

Norman Paul, assistant secretary of defense for manpow er, said the group estimated at 500,000 has been deferred so far, But he said the deferrmeuts are being "reexamined." Doubling of the draft is Dart of Defense Secretary Robert S. Mc- Namara's plan to increase the armed forces by 340.000 men. The $1.7 billion voted by the Senate committee along with the $46.7 ounon defense appropriations bill does not cover the cost of the buildup. "It provides only for tha moat immediata and pressing require- a Viet To Cost $7 to $10 Billion LOS ANGELES (UPD Dr. Martin Luther Kins Jr.

held a t- dramatic, tense, face-to-face meet ing in the heart of the destroyed Watts business district. Wednes day with Negroes, some of whom demanded to see the mayor and police chief instead of King. He was both cheered and jeered. King had intended a tour. But he apparently abandoned this because of security reasons after he spoke to a crowd of about 200 on the second floor of the Westminster Church center, one block from bumed out "charcoal alley," The audience was divided between King supporters and those who challenged him.

was heckled by a half-dozen youths, his words drowned out But the hecklers were hustled out of the room. "In answer to my brother," Turn to Pag 3, CoL I WASHINGTON (UPD-A $7-to- $10-billion-a-year pricetag was placed on the United States military role in Viet Nam Wednes day as the Air Force, Marine Corps, and Pentagon disclosed plans to meet the military manpower buildup. Sen. John C. Stennis (D-Miss.) estimated the annual cost after his Senate Appropriations committee voted a $1.7 billion emer gency fund to fight the war in Viet Nam.

"It should be recognized (the $1.7 billion) is only a small downpayment," Stennis said. He said at least $7 to $10 billion a year would be needed. On the other side of the Capi tol, the Marine Corps com- a a Gen. Wallace M. Greene said the corps was considering using draftees for the first lima since the Korean con- I i.

Newsmen, Passersby Surround Rev. King in L. A. APWIrtphott.