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2-VERNON DAILY RECOIU). Vtnwn. bim IIW TO ARGUE OWN CASE Fromme Denied Change of Plea SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Lynette Fromme, denied permission to change her plea from innocent to no contest, will argue her own case against the charge that she tried to kill President Ford. Miss Fromme fired her court- appointed cocounsel Tuesday on the first day of her trial after he, the prosecutor and U.S.

District Court Judge Thomas MacBride refused to accept the plea switch. MacBride then told the 27- year-old Manson devotee that she would have to question witnesses herself and make her own opening and closing argu- 17 Wildcat Oil Wells Drilled In October AUSTIN, Tex. (AP) Seventeen wildcat oil wells, including four each in the Houston and Corpus Christi districts, were drilled in Texas during the last half of Octot)er, the Railroad Commisscon reported Tuesday. The other new oil wildcats include two each in the San Angelo, Wichita Falls and San Antonio No. 1 districts and one each in the Abilene, San Antonio No.

1 and Kilgore No. 5 districts. A total of 335 wildcat oil wells have t)een drilled this year, an increase of 107 from this time a year ago. The drilling of wildcat gas wells from Oct. 16 through Oct.

31 also was concentrated in the Houston district, with 11 of 30 drilled in that area. The others included six in the San Antonio No. 2 district, five in the Corpus Christi district, three in the Abilene district, two in the Kilgore No. 5 district and. one each in the San Angelo, Midland and San Antonio No.

1 districts. A total of 451 wildcat gas wells have been drilled this year, an increase of 169 over a year ago The commission reported that 401 oil wells were drilled during the two-week period for a yearly total of 5,767, an increase of from this time last year. A total of 162 gas wells were drilled for a yearly total of 2 ,790, an increase of 673 from a year ago. The commission said 402 wells were plugged, including 158 dry holes. average calendar day oil allowable as of Nov.

1 was 3,886,877 barrels, a decrease of from Oct. 15, the commission said. Sadat (Continued From Page I) Henry A. Kissinger and Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmy were to initial a nuclear deal in which two U.S. reactors are being sold to Cairo on easy credit for desalting water and other peaceful uses.

Sadat stressed that while he wants to strengthen ties with Washington, his country intends to adhere the principles of nonalignment." He also emphasized Egyptian national independence. relations with a given nation are not conducted to the detriment of those we maintain with other he said. should always bear in mind that Egypt is the oldest nation-state that has enjoyed an uninterrupted existence within the same boundaries for over 7,000 These remarks served as an additional reminder that while Egypt wants U.S. weapons, it has not given up on eventually obtaining Russian arms, as well, to replace those used up in the 1973 war with Israel. Sadat said he did not visit the United States aid or soliciting promises and commitments." Rather, he said, came to extend to you and all Americans a hand of friendship DfHW and He said Egypt expects the United States to help in the drive for an over-all settlement and refrain from spurring the arms race in the area for this would certainly lead to the renewal of armed Diplomatic sources said it was unlikely that Sadat would win more than a promise of further weapons consideration from Ford at their wmdup at the White House at dusk mens with a "stand-by to advise her.

think foolish to try to represent MacBride told Miss cocounsel, John Virga. if she wants to do this it is certainly within her Miss Fromme is accused of attempting to assassinate Ford as he walked to the state Capitol SejH 5. Officers say they took a loaded 45-caliber pistol away from her after she pointed it at the President from at)out two feet away. She is the first person to be charged and tried under a 1965 federal law against attempted murder of a president. The law was passed after the 1963 assassination of President John Kennedy.

If convicted, she could be sentenced to life in pri.son. MacBride ruled at a pretrial hearing that Miss Fromme could act as her own attorney, but he named Virga as her counsel. Virga had handled most of the case since then. But shortly after jury selection began Tuesday morning. Miss Fromme rose from the defense table and approached bench.

honor, these people cannot judge she said of the potential jurors. can only judge themselves. family judges she said, referring to her association with the Charles Manson clan. After a pause, she told a stunned courtroom, find it necessary to change my plea to nolo A no contest plea is the equivalent of accepting a conviction and its penalties without formally admitting guilt. She did not elaborate on why she wanted to make the change, but her roommate and sister Manson follower, Sandra (jiood, told reporters; go through the trial is just a farce.

Society threw away the right to a fair when Manson and four followers were convicted of murdering actress Sharon Tate and six other persons. MARKETS NEW YORK (AP) The stock market accelerated upward today in an atmosphere of increased optimism over New York financial outlook. The noon Dow Jones average of 30 industrials was up 7.87 at 838 even, and gainers outpaced losers by about a 5-2 margin on the New York Stock Exchange. Warner-Lambert was the most active issue on the Big Board, up 4 at On the American Stock Exchange, the market value index rose .22 to 82.81. The composite index of more than 1,500 common stocks was up .39 at 47.17.

Volume on the Big Board stepped up to 7.54 million FORT WORTH LIVESTOCK FORT WORTH, Tex (AP) Catlle and calves 400. Slaughter weaK to SO lower Slaughter bulls firm Not enough slaughter calves for price test Feeder cattle and calves about steady but not well tested. Slaughter cows Utility 18.00 21.75, high yielding individual 27.60; cut ter 15 00 18 90, canner and low cutter 12 00 14 50; low yielding canner 8 SO 10.50 Slaughter bulls; 1, 1520 lbs 27.40 27.75, 1 2, 1300 1600 lbs 23 25 26 75 Slaugh ter calves and yearlings Good 400 620 lbs 25.00 26,00 Feeders Choice 620 lb steers 34.75, standard and low good 230 350 lbs 22 00 23 SO Lot choice 600 lb heifers 26 75; mixed good and choice 325 425 lbs 22 00 23 00, 500 650 lbs 24 25 25 25, good 275 350 lbs 18 00 20.50. Choice 440 lb bulls 32 00. good and choice 300 425 lbs 26.00 26 25 Lot good stock cow and calf pairs 176 00 per pair NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK (AP) Cotton futures No 2 were higher by as much as $2 20 a bale in midday dealings today Rain in parts of the central cotton which would further delay harvesting of cotloo prompted speculators to buy futures con tracts, brokers aid The average price for strict low mid dliog 11 16 inch spot cotton declined 68 points to 56 cents a pound Tuesday for the 10 markets, according to the New York Cotton Exchange AAidday prices were SI 55 to 20 a bale higher than the previous close Dec 51.73, March S3 18, and May 53 90 Lebanese Back on Street Under Truce DOWN ON THE FARM in Uzbekistan is no problem because where the action is this time of year, judging from this official photo.

Farm workers send off the first truck loads of cotton to processing centers with dancing, singing and the sound of the karnai, a traditional Uzbek wind instrument. House Panel Asks 25 Per Cent Hike In Funding for U.S. Space Program In Municipal Court Six individuals were tined a total of $134 Wdenesday in the City Court of Judge Charlie iiiiynton (Jne person was fined 132.50 for simple assault, another was fined $27.50 for intoxication, two motorists were fine $17,50 each for speeding, and another paid a $2150 fine for speeding One driver was fined $17 50 for running a stop sign THK VKKNON KKCOKI) MiCHOtS SHW. Twat Hm firtnH tWM mt tIH If WW mm -t tATfi tmmm mam 6 MMkt It rivM Winw II. ptr rnmm.

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mm mtm vm WASHINGTON (AP) A 25 per cent increase in federal funding for the U.S. space program was urged Wednesday by a House panel. The space science subcommittee, in a report to Congress, said a speeded-up space program should an integral part of the overall national policy planning for the future needs of our The report is based on two weeks of hearings last summer held by the subcommittee. the opportunities for space utilization and exploration far exceed our the report said. It recommended that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and propose to the President, and ultimately to the Congress, an expanded space program in fiscal year 1977-1978 at least 25 per cent greater than current funding to undertake new space Committee Chairman Don Fuqua, said this envisions a budget increase for NASA the vicinity of $750 He conceded that getting such an increase in spending at a time when President Ford is proposing government-wide budget cuts will be But he said the benefits of an accelerated space program can be justified economically.

every $1 we put into the space program, we get $7 back in benefits to Fuqua claimed. Fuqua said his subcommittee found little evidence that support is slackening for the space program either in government circles or among the general public. But he said NASA has been suffering recently from what he called a bad public relations effort. need a better education program of what can be achieved with the he said. He cited numerous ovations in medicine and other technologies which he said have directly resulted from the space program.

subcommittee believes that NASA should demonstrate Foard Slaps Sew Charter CROWELL total of 349 of the 1,287 registered voters in Foard County balloted in constitutional amendment election, following a statewide trend that for rural counties saw some of the articles rejected by a margin of as much as 10 to 1 The Foard County vote on each of the issues with for votes listed first and against votes second; 1 Separation of Powers: 34 to 314. 2 Judiciary Provisions: 34 to 313. 3, Voting and Elections: 37 to 306. 4, Education Provisions; 53 to 293. 5, Finance Provisions: 41 to 303.

6 Local (kivemment Provisions: 26 to 316. 7, General Provisions: 37 to -Article 8 Amending Provisions: 35 to 307. Nine Drivers Fined In Justice Courts Traffic totalling $241 Wednesday in the JuMice of the Peace of Jw and Kuth applieij the iffukm to nine motorists charged with 'Hiref drivi-rfc were $25 each ttiree were fined 123 eai-tt, while one fined fi7 Sd, one pistd a $32 fine iind another wat (iued $27 a sense of urgency in its future program planning and the report said. outlined a number of areas in which NASA was urged to put more emphasis, including lunar scientific and manufacturing bases, orbital colonies, extra-terrestrial communications systems, satellite solar power, plentary and inter- steller exploration and disposal of high-risk waste materials in space. Fuqua said an accelerated program could also provide new jobs for unemployed space workers along with revitalizing the economy of the Kennedy Space Center area in Florida and other space-industry-oriented communities throughout the nation.

Town Crier oiitiiuird I- loin I supply figures on costs bl paving and utility installations, which are borne by developers under local municipal policy. Items on the agenda for Thursday night as announced by College President Dr. James M. Williams; (a) Reconsideration of recommended revision in purchasing policies, (b) Approval of amended budget for 1974-75, (c) Discussion of proposal to pave street west of campus, (d) Discussion of statement of understanding regarding tennis court utilization, and (e) Con- sideratioh of bids for yearbook publication, (f) Discussion of a request for easement from Lone Star Gas Company, (g) Discussion of costs of remodeling for extra office space in the Art Department area of the Administration Building and in the book store of the Student Center. Curriculum (a) English composition and grammar, personalized system of instruction, (b) Progress toward tenure procedure, (c) Carillon project gift, (d) Business office (e) report.

OAK LAWN DRIVE. the north-south street which extends through Twin Oaks Park South subdivision has had curbing installed and the street surface is scheduled for repair, likely next Spring. City Manager Sam Phelps Firearms (Continued From Page I) 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday through Feb. 12 except for holidays.

A 7 a.m. physical conditioning course for men which opened at the same location Tuesday drew only three men. Dr, Fritze said additional men will be needed if the course is to be conducted. The first class meeting of a powder puff mechanics course for women also opened at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at room D181 in the applied arts building at the college.

Additional sessions will be conducted on Nov. 11 18, 25 and Dec. 2 and women interested in this basic course may begin attendance with the second session next Tuesday if they desire The tuition on the powder puff mechanics course is 10 Tuition for the physical conditioning courses is $16 Hospital Briefs Admissions: Hollis Booth Freeman A Kiesi.hnick Mrs. Ada Alger Mrs Shirley Sykes Ray WilwHi Carl Thiifnas Mrs A Edwards A WilWiO Jason Judy Young Hunter Ford Johnwm Hichie hrtrjijAon Kay WiiBMi says the project, being supervised by the City of Vernon and handled on a cost basis for developer John A. Hingst, has been in the planning stage for more than a year.

TTie curbing will cut off the undedicated street access from Rayburn and Johnson Streets in the Belmont Park Subdivision I to the east with the entire area along Oak Lawn scheduled for housing development without streets at these points. A total of some 1,285 feet of street is involved, with curbing on both sides. Present residences are getting new driveway entrances and in at least one instance, a new circular drive has been installed. THE NEW tennis courts at Vernon Regional Junior College, with a new asphaltic playing surface that is slightly more expensive and considerably better than concrete, are nearing completition just north of the east parking lot at the college. The asphalt has been put down and the chain link fence around the facility completed.

Sidewalk access is yet to be poured, nets to be hung and other finishing touches completed. The college has been in conference with the City about possible lighting for the facility. The college expects to make the courts available to the public in much the same way as high school courts, also lighted by the City. The college courts, expected to be among the very best in the area, will also be available for public school and other tournaments, of course. IF LIKE to get shaken for a moment before collecting your thoughts on the matter, figure how you might feel if you Constitutional Amendment election ballots and an election judge telejAoned to complain about Propositions 9 and 10 being left off the ballot.

Mrs. Alice Dockery, election judge at Shive School, phoned to report she had a man who had come to the polls to ballot on Propostion 9. The man had been looking at a summary of the present constitution mailed out by Secretary of State Mark White, and did have an Article 9 and 10 We find out whether he wanted to vote for or against the articles. But the way the proposed new constitution went crashing down to defeat, it matter. The old constitution is very much in effect THE VERNON HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB will meet at 9:30 a Thursday in the assembly room of the courthouse.

Mrs Hughes will present the program, for One or Two MH AM) MRS HOY THOMPSON have rHumed from Austin where they at fended the funeral of Mr Thompson siiiti'T. Mrh wan the former BIKTIHIAY to 'Kli Indian Jim Smith. UWi hrtnnU vm BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) War-weary Lebanese emerged from their homes despite some sniper fire today to take advantage of a in Moslem-Christian street waf. Traffic built up downtown. Security forces joined gunmen of both sides in tearing down roadblocks and supervising the withdrawal of mortars and recoilless rifles.

But few expected the cease-fire now in its third day to last. The Lebanese central bank opened for the first time in a month. Within two hours it paid out $15 million in government payrolls and transfers to other banks. Other banks were scheduled to open Thursday. (iovemment ministries resumed work with skeleton staffs, but many vorkers stayed home to see if the fire lasted.

Many shops also remained closed, and there was no word of schools reopening. The street fighters on both sides were still being paid by their civilian employes even though they have missed months of work in the once- thriving banks, tourist hotels and other commercial establishments. It was widely believed that the fighting would resume once the gunmen collected their pay, bought food for their families and replenished their ammunition. Palestinian guerrillas called it a Premier Rashid Karami appealed for all workers, merchants and bankers to return to work early today. I fear most is that some of you have become used to a life of he said in broadcast Tuesday.

Constitution (Continued From Page 1) should have learned from this election it is that the people have a right to impose restraints upon their government and they still want to do The issue of a new state constitution in many ways boiled down to simple conservative and liberal politics. Conservatives fearful of more governmental authority and more state spending tended to shy away from the idea of revising the constitution. Liberals who expect and demand more governmental activity tended to favor revision. But there were clear cut ironies: Frances Farenthold, one of the best known liberal apostles, opposed the constitutional change. Yet, law and order defender Atty.

Gen. John Hill favored it. Perhaps the most controversial aspect of the revision was the proposal to recreate state agencies every 10 years, giving the governor and the legislature more control over some 200 state agencies. McKnight argued forcefully that each agency would be in a position of lobbying to keep his agency in existence rather than devoting energy to performing the primary tasks. The present constitution was approved in 1876 and represented the will of a people climbing from the abyss of reconstruction following the Civil War.

Texans, victimized and frustrated under carpetbagger rule, took the first opportunity to create a government with as little authority over their lives as possible. (iov. Dolph Briscoe said in Dallas last week that 25 years ago as a much younger man he had favored revision of the constitution but came later to the conclusion that Texas had grown and prospered under the constitution through the 1950s and 1960s. The proposals called for annual, rather than biennial, sessions of the legislature. Interior Minister Camille Chamoun sent in an estimated 300 army troops to bolster confidence that the cease-fire would hold The troops were placed under police command as an apparent compromise between (ihamoun, a Christian who has long urged army intervention to halt the bloodshed, and Karami, a Moslem who refused to call in troops because most of their ff" tians.

The troops wci trols with par forces Karami calkd coordination i oir curity force oornn ticians and ie stinian guerriil- more guara: fire. Elections- (Continued From Page 1) businessman Shirley Palmer- Ball. In the major municipal contests, winners included Mayors Kevin H. White of Boston, Ralph Perk of Geveland, Frank Rizzo of Philadelphia, William Donald Schaefer of Baltimore and Maurice Ferre of Miami. In the only major surprise.

Democratic Mayor Albert Hofstede of Minneapolis was unseated by the man he had beaten two years earlier, policeman and former Mayor (Charles Stenvig. In Boston, the 46-year-old White won a third term over state Sen. Joseph Timilty, 37, by about 7,500 votes out of some 150,000 cast. As in Kentucky, the two candidates took roughly similar positions on the local busing controversy, criticizing the court- ordered plan while urging that the law be obeyed. In other large cities, Mayor Fred Hofheinz led four rivals in Houston but failed to get 50 per cent and will vie in a runoff fkCJtl against his closest challenger, former Harris County Dist, (Continued Atty.

Frank Briscoe. In San Francisco, state Sen. George Moscone led an 11 -candidate field, clinching a spot in the Dec. 11 runoff. Pre-election favorite Dianne Feinstein, president of the county board of supervisors, was running slightly behind Supervisor John Barbagelata for a spot in the run- 3 ff against Moscone.

In Indianapolis, Republican William Hudnut, a former congressman, defeated Democratic businessman Robert Welch for the post now held by retiring GOP Mayor Richard G. Lugar. In Gary, black mayor Richard G. Hatcher won another term. Rizzo, Schaefer and Ferre all scored one-sided wins, while Perk, a white Republican, won by more than expected against Arnold Pinkney, a black Democrat, in nonpartisan election.

In Ohio, the S4 package can Gov. Jam; revitalize the lost by a 4 to 1 i people of Ohio and I will Rhodes In New Jersi Gov. Brendan i Ford' ment of the Nevv for the rejr million in bond is The New York sey votes against rights proposals, were seen as a hopes for ratificatii tional equal rights Ruth Clusen, dent of the Voters, said it redouble our et; pro val in four a da legislatures. have approved th-. i approval by 38 ratifies a ment.

i.Ui' Shakeup- (Continued From Page I) some of both the fired and their successors. Meanwhile, Morton Halperin, a former member of the National Security Council staff, told Congress he thinks the issue of U.S. defense assistance for China against the Soviet Union was involved in the firing of Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger. Halperin told a House international relations subcommittee he believes Schlesinger favored some form of such assistance but that Secretary of State Hen- Kissinger was asked to respond to reports that Ambassador Elliot Richardson is being groomed to succeed him.

The secretary of state declared: have had no discussion of any kind about leaving, with the President or with anyone in the The Republican sources said Rockefeller was increasingly frustrated bcause his advice on programs was being ignored and his political future was in doubt. Police Check Charter Beaten Thefts In Hardeman QUANAH County voters soundly rejected the proposed new Constitution for Texas in balloting Tuesday. A total of some 853 persons balloted in the election throughout the county. Here is how the county voted on each proposition, with for votes listed first and against votes Proposition, Separation of Powers 8 to 759 Proposition 2 Judiciary ProvmionH 94 to 751 PropijRition 3, Voting and 91 to 752 I'ropoHifion 4, Education ProviHMinH 114 10 735 5. Finanre Ufj to 748 6 (iovernmffit to 7, Onrml liH to 741 I Amrfxiini Wt Ui 1,173.

6 Loc I Provisions: i I 1,147. 8 Amendit' to 1,177. Election in Wilbarger proposition nus thesis and for and against voi i 46 to 140, (2) 138, (4) 53 tor 48 to 135, (7 i i 136. troom: (1)5310 (3) 63 to 124, (4' to 127, (6 67 to 119 8 61 to 125. 3.

to 31, (5) 7 to 23. (O' to 31, 8 4 to 6 roto 23, (2) 9 to 22, (H) 10 22, (5)8to23, to 22 8 10 91. (l)7to33, 2 (4)10to30, (7) 6 to 34, t' i 9to50, to51, (5) 8 (:,) to 50, 8 7 io 32. -Precinct 9, (1) 63 to 121, (2) 7() I to 119, (4)71 10 D'V (- 6 71 to 113, (7) iu i to 126. 10 -he (l)7to39, (2)7to (3 I (4) 8 to 38, (5Mt, 4 (7) 7 to 37, 8 t- 11 mo School: (l)3to35.

U' 4 to 34, (4) 6 to 32, to 34, (7) 6 to 14, i 2 to 43, (2) 2 to 43. i.i 41 to 42, (5) 3 to to 42, 8 4 to i 18, to27, (2)9to 20, (3; t- to 23, (5) 10 to 25, 10 to 25, 8 7 to 19, (1) 24 to 79, (2) 33 to 73, (5: to 70, (7) to 2 20 CfMit; (1) 13 to 68 2 71, (4) 13 to 70. 0 to 71, (7) 13 to i Christian Scout Jnti -1 231, (2) 156 III 2n: (4) 147 to 214, 153to2U4, Ml, 221 I'i 24 to 140, (3: 139, (5) 23 to 1 23 to 140 (in Vernon police are investigating three thefts that occurred in Vernon the past two days. The theft of a CB raido valued at $160 was reported Wednesday morning by Floyd Krieg. The radio was reportedly taken from a vehicle parked at the Krieg residence A break-in at the Fina Service i Station at 2700 Wilbarger was Light reported to police Tuesday morning Taken in the burglary Vcrnoil was an estimated $100 in bills of various denominations, and one carton of cigarettes At 7 59 Tuesday, ptjlice informed that a bicycle owned by Tony Mitchell had Uen at the Boyi' ('lub Car Fire Reported wrre called to VwlH ut 6 20 wberr fire wjn liir by an eiw tru Al U) IMI Owrokx by tXB wm omI an urn vai Vernon ni rainfall 1 bringing Ihr 44 15, The and Oovn il area i Odfil If 11 i Z-ii repoihd (JklfeUhMi half trK a.