The Daily Courier from Connellsville, Pennsylvania • Page 1

VOL. 70, NO. 1 1 4 CONNELLSVILLE, SOUTH CONNELLSVILLE, SCOTTDALE, ML PLEASANT, PA. THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1971 TEN CENTS U.S. Closes Down Lang Vei Base; Lose 22 Lives By BERT W.

right to the South Vietnamese SAIGON forces closed down their armed base border, no Communist armored vehicles were as yet reported to at Lang Vei two miles fromj a crossed over. Laos today and pulled backi The Saigon command report- deep inside South Vietnam.Jed stepped-up Communist at- i forces moved tacks on South Vietnamese troops behind Khe Sanh. North across the border and their attacks claimed at least 22 Vietnamese troops ambushed a American lives, field reports convoy heading away from said. Laos and fired rockets into UPI correspondent Stewart, Ham Nghi base, the command Kellerman reported that a 90-most, for Vietnam's airborne vehicle convoy left Lang Vei on! division, spokesmen said, dusty Route 9, rumbled past thej Cambodia the i Khe Sanh air strip and stopped; command said five Soviet-made at a combat base 24 miles rockets crashed into ii-side South Vietnam. That left atr around a transportation Khe Sanh, 12 miles from the amp on the outskirts of border, as the closest American Penh Wednesdav night.

base to Laos. Six persons were wounded. Military spokesmen in Saigon said all of the South Vietnamese forces that had moved into Laos Feb. 8 to cut the Communist Ho Chi Minn supply trail had moved back across the border by this morning. However, tield reports said a company of South Vietnamese marines were airlifted to Artillery Base Hotel, two miles inside Laos, by American helicopters to form an infantry outpost ''with reconnaissance resooreibility." At Khe Sanh, GIs were busy dismantling the foot helicopter assault pad, from which thousands of support missions were flown di'ring the Laotian campaign.

The U.S. command also renorted the loss of five more helicopters, bringing to 94 the number of American Choppers destroyed while supporting thei operation. Five men were reported killed, putting the casualty figure for the operation at 66 dead, 79 wounded and 28 missing. The weekly casualty report said 55 American servicemen were killed in action in Indochina battlefronts a week, including three dead and 12 injured in aircraft losses over Laos. U.S.

battlefield deaths the week before numbered 45. According to medics at Khe Sanh, 22 Americans were killed Wednesday in shellings, ambushes and the shooting down of helicopters. The U.S. command released communiques showing at least three clashes in South Vietnam between Communist and American troops. The North Vietnamese hit Khe Sanh base with at least 45 mortar, rocket and artillery rounds An American base 21 mile 1 northeast of Khe Sanh also was hit, spokesmen said.

U.S. warplanes and helicopters hit a column of 21 North Vietnamese tanks inside Laos, one mile from the border outpost at Lao Bao, spokesmen said, and destroyed seven of them That brought to 13 the number of Communist tanks destroyed in two days. Although North Vietnamese forces have brought their tanks By RAYMOND LAHR WASHINGTON (UPI) The Democratic Policy i prodded the Democratic majority in Consress today to vote for a cutoff of all funds to support U.S military operations in Indochina after Dec 31. The action came at the start of a week of meetings by various Democratic groups to prepare for the 1972 presidential campaign Democratic state chairmen gathered today for a two-day session on -campaign organization and to hear some of the party's prospective candidates for the 1972 presidential nomination. The policy council met Wednesday with 68 of its 100 Launch Preparations for Symphony Concert A "pi elude" of the May 3 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concert here a given orchestra (left), and Mrs.

Millard Hess, association prior to its ticket sales campaign kickoff dinner Wednesday night. Seated arc James Wright, manager of operations of the orchestra (left) and Mrs. Millard Hess, association chairman. Standing are (left to right) Mrs. Edgar Barber, association secretary; Mrs.

Carley Brubaker of Scottdale, that borough's first association executive board mem- mer; and Lester Page, local manager for Columbia Gas sponsor of the concert. Charles E. Daniels, association treasurer, and Mrs. James E. Nicoletie of Mount Pleasant, that community's first executive board member, were unable to attend the kickoff event.

(Courier Photo) Treat Dunbar Man For Head Injury William L. Shroyer, 54, ol Dunbar, D. 1, was treated By HENRY S. GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer Music lovers of Connellsville and its adjacent communities Dr Steinberg's duties with the Boston orchestra and i numerous guest appearances, Johanos has taken over the baton for most of the orches- this year will be getting another 1U1 mubL U1 UJB UI TMf inni- thn a a home concerts in Pitts- Connellsville 1 1 at' Symphony Orchestra this year May Continued on Page 27 Private Capital Needed To Save Supersonic Plane After Senate Stops Funds By ROBERT F. BUCKHORN UPI Transportation Writer WASHINGTON I Government and industry forces hunted today from Wall Street to the West Coast for $400 million in private capital to salvage the supersonic transport from Congress' decision to cut off funds Their chances appeared bleak, perhaps nonexistent.

President Nixon, stung by the Senate's rejection 51-46 day of further government monev for the controversial 1.800-mile-per-hour plane, cnti cized the action as a severe blow to the nation's "continued leadership in the aerospace industry." Within hours after the Senate roted to stop spending government money on two prototypes of the SST, firms connected with the project began announcing layoffs that may total 14,000 and Nixon promised he would not allow the "setback" to reverse America's tradition of commercial air supremacy. Private Financing Unlikely But those on both sides of the issue seemed to agree the project was dead for now. William a SST project manager in the Transportation Department, said he lad sounded out a number of banks and financial institutions about private financing to finish work on the two prototjpes for which the government already has paid $864 million. Bui Magruder made it plain this By A EL.EAZER WASHINGTON (UPI) In the lobbjists' battle over the SST it make better reading to say David took on Goliath and clobbered him. But remote if not I it wouldn't be true.

The economic and ecologic chance is impossible He said he asked an advisory rou anci conqucrcJ committee made up of Wall he TM mbmed Street and West Coa banks a il prnate i their such was available, but said conclusion was that financing was not, Boeing which announced i Earth, in Seattle. that it was I Sierra disorganized bird-watchers the SST forces had mistaken them after Friends of fie Common Cause the Club, the Wilderness OSplta a hTniHl' of the Dallas was taken to the hospital, orchestra included. chairmanship of Sen. Hubert H. Continued on Page 27 lying on Dunbar.

Connellsville OJmtrter Good evening. Children always -know when there is company in the living room they can hear their mother laughing at their father's jokes. Index Federal Reorganization presented in the new Connellsville Senior High auditorium at 8:15 p.m., with 100 per cent of the ticket sales! being returned to those local! By ARNOLD B. SAWISLAK and neighboring civic groups that sell them. All expenses of the concert orchestral fee, auditorium rental, advertising, promotion, tickets, are borne by Columbia Gas Co.

The ticket sales campaign got underway Wednesday night at Classified 30, 31 Comics 29 Crossword 8 Dear Abby 24 Deaths 27 Editorial 28 Green Thumb 10 Hobby Hospital Society Sports Worry Clinic 12 24 5 6, 7 25 of Weather Extended outlook Saturday through Monday. Saturday and Sunday chance of snow flurries and cold with lows mostly in the 20s and the highs in the 30s. Monday possible rain or rain and snow mixed and not so cold with lows in tlie upper 20s to the lower 30s and the highs in the upper 30s to the mid 40s. Increasing cloudiness in afternoon. Highs in upper 20s to the mid 30s.

Tonight cloudy and not so cold with a chance of snow. Low in the 20s. Friday snow, windy and cold. High in the 30s. Deaths Archie E.

Soisson, 211 South Prospect St. Edward M. Dayin, 105 South Eleventh St. Harry McGinnis. Youngwood.

a dinner meeting Connellsville IE Association in the Restaurant. The association Is comprised of representatives of those organizations a i i- pating in the sales campaign plus an executive board comprised of volunteers who have served on the a committee throughout the past years that the i a a concerts have been presented here. The program this year will be directed by the orchestra's WASHINGTON (UPI) Nixon sent Congress reorganization plan. He said it would let the government focus its work on results for the people instead of red tape for bureaucrats. The plan, as Nixon had cutlined earlier in the year, would abolish seven of the 12 existing federal departments and redistribute their work among four new super departments.

Only the State, Defense a Treasury departments would not be affected. 'In a message to the House and Senate, accompanied by charts and "fact sheets," Nixon said the job had to be done to avoid the danger that the people would complete- new associate director, Donald ly lose Ia i th i their govern- Johanos, who had been music me nt. He said the idea was to director and conductor of the around goals Dallas, Texas, Orchestra for the past eight Kathy Ann Turnbull Rated 70 Junior Female Athlete years before coming to Pittsburgh. Dr. William Steinberg, music director and conductor jof the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, is also serving as music director and conductor of the Boston orchestra and is now on tour with that group in Europe.

With The Amateur Athletic Union of the United States rates baton twirling as a sport. This being the case, Kathy Ann Turnbull of Wick Haven should rate as Pennsylvania junior a athlete of 1970. Miss Turnbull, 12 years old and in the seventh grade in the Mary Fuller Frazier School at Perryopolis, closed out her 1970 season the possessor of 850 baton twirling awards. This includes trophies, 200 medals, six plaques and numerous imported silver sets. 'In her age group, she rated in the top 10 in the world for the past three years.

At the world's championships held at Notre Dame University last summer, Kathy won national honors by placing third in the junior world championship strut. She also placed in the top 10 in flag twirling, the two baton, parade majorette, drum majorette and solo. Those were ail world championships in which 400 girls, ages 11 to 14, competed. Miss Turnbull, with her dazzling baton and spectacular i a 1 9 7 0 appearances in Canada, Chicago, Wichita, Louisville, Washington, D.C.; South KATHY ANN TURNBULL Bend, a i Rochester, N.Y.; Alexandria, and many smaller competitions. Just a few of her memorable wins were: Baltimore--lour first place trophies Akron, Ohio--three high point awards Rochester, New York--strut championship, Jl-14 year old class (a national championship based on beauty, strut and solo) Lancaster, Ohio--nine first place awards plus high point trophy I ndianapolis, Indiana--Miss Rose Queen plus Miss Personality with 10 first place awards and Junior High Point trophy East Liverpool.

Ohio--''Miss Fall" with awards Stowe, Ohio--10 first place awards plus high point trophy Baltimore--four first place trophies Miss Turnbull enjoyed national tv exposure when she appeared on the 1970 pre-Kentucky derby show in Louisville, Ky. She has also appeared on. WIIC, Pittsburgh. One of recent stage appearances on the Valentine Varieties J971 at the Twin Coaches presented by the Fayelte Chapter of DeMolay. Miss Turnbull is also a student in ballet at the local Erni School of Dancing.

"When government is organized by goals, then we can fairly expect that it will pay more attention to results and less attention to procedures," the President said. 'Then the success of government will at last be clearly linked to the things that happen in society rather than the things that happen in government." Nixon's plan, embodied in four bills, would dismantle the Departments of Interior, Agriculture, Labor, Commerce, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Health, Education and Welfare (HEW). "In their place, there would be new departments of Human Resources, Community Development, Economic Affairs, and Natural Resources. Virtually untouched by the a and streamlining besides the Pentagon, State and Treasury would be scores of agencies that regulate industry and other public activities. These probably will be the subject of a later reorganization plan.

One existing department- Post Office already is scheduled for reorganization under a 1970 law that will put the mail service under a federally chartered corporation. Although the President revealed his intention to seek the big reorganization in his State of the Union message, there has been little reaction from Congress or private and public groups affected by it to indicate the proposal's likely fate. laving off 7,000 workers as and a variety of other as possible, also said it had no conservation pulled indication private investment themselves together into a would fill the gap. Alternatives Among the alternatives reviving the project are: --Sale of government-backed bonds on the open market Critics of this idea claim interest on such bonds would add another $500 million to the program's cost --A government-insured loan to industry to build the planes. Critics claim this would only add to the government's loss if the plane turns commercial flop --Formation of a consortium of aerospace companies, possi bly including financing irom another nation, such as Japan or Germany.

Details of this approach -might take a year or more to work out. As it stands government not only will lose its original $864 million investment, but will have to spend another SI 19 million to pull out of the deal. 5S5--More to Spend Sen. Henry M. Jackson, D- the plane's No.

1 Senate defender, who described Wednesday's vote as a victory for anti-technology "fcnow-noth- inss." gave these pullout I massive new coalition against the SST, the aerospace industry to'still didn't believe it 'Industry's Own Fault' These were happy amateurs in the lobbying game, weren't they? Surely no match for the old pros i their expense accounts maintained here for years by the AFL-CIO); the machinists; the big aircraft companies: their dozens of suppliers, subcontractors, and customers, including airlines: and of course the White House out to be a i itself i ''Quite candidly, I think it's the industry's own fault," said John O'Shea, a Philadelphia public relations expert who was. rushed belatedly into the breach SST forces on Feb 22. "They just didn't realize they were in a What got them in a bind, O'Shea conceded, was what he called "serious distortions" effectively spread among the populace by the anti-SST coalition. That, he said, plus the general unrest in the country about Vietnam, inflation, pollu big city problems. The coalition was set up summer, right after the House, following an annual pattern dating back to 1963, had voted now, the estimates: contract termination to Boeing and General Electric, $85 million; $10 million for other contractual liabilities; $2 million in administrative costs; and $22 million in repayments to airlines which had made downpayments on future SST deliveries.

In addition, if the government returns $59 million in "earnest money" put up by participating firms the total pullout cost would be $178 million, Jackson said. claimed the total cost would reach $334 million, including penalties and possible lawsuits. Wednesday's Senate vote, supporting similar House action of last week, turned down Nixon's request for $134 million keep the project alive until June 30. To keep the project going backers would have to raise that amount and the rest of the estimated $400 million more federal funds for continued development of two prototype models of the big sird that was expected to fly 1,800 miles per hour and 70,000 feet in the air. Well-Publicized Warnings The general theme was that SST wasn't needed, and wouldn't be enjoyed except by a privileged few; and that its vast dollar costs might prove just a down payment on the environmental damage it well might inflict.

Scientific warnings were col- ected in one published booklet, dire economic forecasts in another. Speakers were recruited for any assemblage, includ- ng, of course, House and Senate committees. News media were bombarded. Possibly most important, voters were to write congressmen The aircraft industry showed signs of getting the message only weeks before the House needed to finish the prototypes. I (Continued On Page 27) Local Committee Organizes "Jobs for Veterans" Campaign This is the local committee of "Jobs for Veterans" campaign which has started on a national level to provide maximum employment and training opportunities for veterans.

Local committee members from the left arc: Seated, Otis Bceler, manager of the Connellsville office of Bell Telephone Company; Edward Schomer, commander of John Basilone Chapter 126, Disabled American Veterans in Connellsville; Ralph Burkett, commander of World War I Barracks 2773 in Connellsville; John Eckman, veterans employment representative, and Dr. J. Harold Dull, mayor of Connellsville. Standing (from left) are Edward L. Smith, circulation manager of The Daily Courier; James Smith, supervisor of employment service; Joseph Bartholomai, D.A.V.

adjutant; Clarence Smith, commander of Walter E. Brown Post 21, Veterans of Foreign Wars, in Connellsville; Clyde Johnson, industrial relations representative from Anchor Hocking Corporation; John Stawberry, employment counselor; Carl Anthony, commander of Milton L. Bishop Post 301 of the American Legion, in Connellsville, and Clifford Crosby, office supervisor of West Pcnn Power Company. (Courier Photo).