The Capital Times from Madison, Wisconsin • 21

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We dont want a strike, Lang said, we want an agreement. But the phone company has not made us an offer since June 16, the day we announced our strike deadline. Lang said a union meeting will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Hotel Loraine. if The current contract expired April 30, and had been in effect since a three-week strike in 1968.

Besides wages, issues in- Mr. H. R. Rainwater, VFW, Kansas City, Mo. Dear Sir: The gold star attached to the top of this letter is my gift to you it is a symbol, and in essence, it was earned by your organization as a reward for death which is why too, was presented with a gold star.

It is because of a beloved son and his actions on a foreign battlefield that I now wear a gold star. It is because of your actions on the homefront that it is appropriate for you also to possess a gold star. Mine is for the death of a gallant soldier; yours is for the death of a dream, sir. The tragedy lies not in the deaths themselves, but in the realization that the boy, and the dream, along with the people involved were stripped of all dignity, all pride; the hearts so filled with compassion, love for their country, their fellow man, were laid bare and left bleeding from the wounds of the invisible swords of pettiness, revenge, tyranny and fear wielded not by an unknown assailant, but by comrades. Many months ago a courageous group of men, proud of their American Heritage, and the part they played in it, proud of the acts of valor which made them eligible to be members of an organization known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, formed an infant group, known as the West Madison Memorial VFW Post 10203.

They had viewed with growing dismay the lack of respect shown to the battle weary boys who were coming back to their homeland from the jungles of Vietnam, the apprehension and bewilderment not only of these returning veterans, but of youth in America as a whole. There was no malice in the hearts of these men, no desire to bring shame or weakness to their parent organization. They gradually became known as the Peace Post, because they did not want to weep in triumph over the glories of war, over the rotting bodies of young boys who fought in the war that was not a war. Rather, they set out to win a victory in a battle that could not be fought with guns, bombs, planes, and body counts. Theirs was a battle to close the ranks within their land, your land, my land, and to prove to young Americans that, as veterans of declared wars fought honorably for the preservation of freedom and a good life, they would take up weapons once again in defense of those principles.

All these men had fought once before to bring peace and security to a nation, and now they were determined to insure that security and peace which was gained at such a price. So they choose to use no guns, but love ar.d kindness, not bullets, but open hands held out in a gesture of friendship and help, not bombs, but colored easter eggs, and there was laughter and joy and a strengthening of purpose as they saw what was happening to the tiny buds of hope which they had scattered about their battlefield. They planned their missions wisely, their strategy was superb, Lang said the union is urging phone customers to place long distance calls through operators rather than to boycott the system. Scheel requested that customers use direct dialing to place long distance calls and asked customers to avoid calls during peak hours. Scheel said peak hours include Monday mornings and early evening hours on Dane Junior Fair Opens Wednesday By MIKE MILLER (Of The Capital Times Staff) A scheduled strike against the Bell Telephone System by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) will have an immediate effect on operator-assisted calls in Madison a spokesman for the Wisconsin Telephone Company said today.

The CWA has said it will begin a nationwide strike against the massive company at 5 a.m. Madison time Wednesday. More than 700 union members in Madison will take part in the walkout. John Scheel, business manager in Madison for the phone company, said management and -supervisory personnel would attempt to fill in for striking workers, but customers may have some problems in placing long-distance calls. We will fill as many positions as possible with management people, Scheel said.

He added that normal tele-phone installation would be made on an emergency basis only, with priority going to essential services. ft Local 5530 president Rich Lang said today picket lines will be set at all Wisconsin Telephone locations in Madison, in-j eluding the new central office building on West Washington 1 Ave. 1 hope that trade and con-I struction union members will Bus Service To Dane Junior Fair A plant and soil science, field crops, flowers, fruit, house plants, vvegetables, home grounds, and Dane County Youth Clean-In displays; photography, junior leadership, club ideas, money management, in-depth display, senior group project displays, veterinary science and dog project displays. nature conservation, forestry, soil conservation, farm game, farm fur, song birds, fish management, wild flower studies, insects, sportsmanship, weather, family camping, sport of fishing, outdoor cookery, bees, reptiles and amphibians. Exploring.

Areospace, snowmobile, electricity, automotive, bicycle, tractor, small engines, woodwork, handyman and By GARY RETTGEN (Of The Capital Times Staff) The junior fair will be alive, well and living at the Dane County Fairgrounds here, Wednesday through Sunday. i i ts will total 9,000, brought to the grounds by 2,700 entrants who will include members of 4-H, Future Homemakers of America, Future Farmers of America, and Girl and Boy Scouts. A Dane County extension agents recently released schedule tersely summed up opening day activities with three short paragraphs. For Madisonian and other area fair tourists, Barn A will house horses and ponies at halter Barn sheep, swine, poultry and rabbits; Barn beef, and Barns and dairy cattle. The cavernous Arena will again be outfitted with grandstands and sawdust where the animals will be paraded, cantered and meticulously judged.

Within the youth building the visitor will find examples of the best in 4-H and Future Homemakers of America projects in home economics, crafts, music, puppetry, show and tell demonstrations, style revues of homemade clothes modeled by their makers, favorite foods, home furnishings, knitting and a home action center. In the Coliseums numerous concourses will be the most varied youth project displays, meticulously set up by the young and their watchful parents. Exhibits by area will be: Madison Metro will operate buses to the Dane County Junior Fair between Capitol Square and the Fairgrounds every 20 minutes Thursday through Sun-' day. Service will start from the iE Square at 10:55 a.m. The last bus will leave the Square at 10:15 p.m.

Buses will return from the Fairgrounds to the Square starting at 11 a.m. The last bus will be at 10:25 p.m. their ultimate goal that of any warrior victory! Victory over dissension, victory over dying, victory over the heartbreak of unloved children. For these anti-war activities, Post 10203 was condemned and sentenced without a trial. I am willing to bury my dream, which came so close to reality if it will help to save these men from the humiliation and despair of being suspended from a group which is dear to them, and which they would never defile.

I write to you, not as a dissident, not as a radical, not as an expert on the causes and effects of war. 1 am just a mother, Mr. Rainwater a mother who loved a son as much as that son loved his country. He loved it enough to offer his life for it, and I hesitate to call attention to the suffering I have endured for fear of creating the impression that I seek sympathy. There are no words to describe the warmth that penetrated my whole being when Mr.

Cohen asked my permission to use David Robert Kinks name as a replacement for West Madison Memorial, if it was acceptable of the govermng body of the VFW. It was with deep humility and gratitude that I said yes to this honor. That was the birth of my dream, a dream I held close to my heart. It means that my suffering and Davids death could be transformed into a creative, vital force that would surge forward as an answer to the deep yearnings and nameless fears of all the mothers and all the children that a merciful God has placed in our care. David R.

Kink would not have been one boy, singled out for this honor. Ilis name would have been a symbol for all his fallen comrades, so that they could, through others, finish their job, which was to bring peace, love, and honor to their beloved America. I have become involved in the effort to promote peace in a non-violent way, because I wanted to be able to die encouraged, without anger or fear. I wanted to face my God and my son with my head held high, secure in the knowledge that I had done my best to uphold the rules laid down by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. But I am willing to give up my dream and let it rest in peace with my son, if you can open your heart and your arms to welcome your comrades back and restore their rights.

Life is so short, and there is so little time to lay our foundation for eternity. Names are not important brotherhood is! Peace, Marcella Kink Foreclosure Ordered Against Robert Brooks A foreclosure judgment, totaling $57,129.70 against Robert B. Brooks, prominent Madison businessman, and his wife was entered today by Dane County Judge William D. Byrne in favor of Anchor Savings and Loan Association. Byrne ordered two lots in Uni- EDITORS NOTE This letter was sent to H.

R. Rainwater, national commander of the VFW, by Mrs. Marcella Kink, 6605 Franklin Middleton. Mrs. Kink has been active in the anti-war movement since her son, David, was killed in Vietnam.

Earlier this year, Madison VFW Post 10203 was renamed in her sons honor. Shortly thereafter, the state VFW announced it was suspending the post, nicknamed the Peace Post, apparently because of its leaders anti-war sentiments. Rainwater concurred in the suspension, which kept the post from participating in the recent state VFW convention. Aetion Against Redmond Over Cycle Settled The small claims action against William Redmond, chairman of the State Highway Commission, involving the sale of a motorcycle has been settled, Remond said today. Michael Morgenthaler, a Madison youth, filed a small claims action against Redmond, claiming a motorcycle Reemond sold him for $125 was not the cycle he thought it was.

Redmond said that the case was settled Monday morning. The cycle was returned to Redmond and the youth got his $125 back. versity Heights on which the Brooks home is situated and the house to be auctioned at a sheriffs sale at the end of six months unless the judgment is satisfied in the meantime. The court held that the claims of a half-dozen other creditors are subordinate to Anchor. According to Byrnes findings, Brooks gave a promissory note for $55,000 on April 24, 1966 which was to be paid off at the rate of $444 monthly plus 7iiE per cent interest.

The note wasjE secured with a mortgage on the Brooks homestead. According to the findings, Brooks is now in default in the amount of $52,926.96 plus $2,406.60 interest and $1,795.05 in costs. Brooks is described in the complaint as a capitalist. International Dinner at U.W. The first of three summer International Dinners, this one a Chinese meal, will be held at 6 Thursday at Wisconsin Union South, 227 N.

Randall Ave. The special dinner will include egg rolls and egg drop soup, roast pork, egg foo young, chicken fried rice, green beans with water chestnuts and bamboo shoots, a spicy salad, Chinese tea and almond cook ies. All U.W. students, staff, faculty and their families are invited. The program is spon sored by the Union Summer Board.

23, the the iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimimmmiiiiiimiiT Bu Trustees Will Run Meeting Hobbled VFW Peace Post 9 Shifts Command Tonight made the responsibility, at least until Aug. 8, of Howard Vogel, Cleveland (Manitowoc County); Frank Brown, Sun Prairie; Wesley A 1 1 i Watertown; and Darrell Balstad. The July 8 meeting was to have been the one at which the post would have renamed itself the David R. Kink Memorial Post. One such letteer, called typical by Cohen, came from Michael Leschine, of Ambridge, Pa.

I read in our local paper about the VFW heads suspending your local post because of anti-war activities, the letter read. You have done us all a good turn in this matter, and thank you You may have started something the road back to sanity and a civilized feeling for all our brothers all oer the world. The Gates of Heaven Synagogue, 108-year-old house of worship, is mounted on wheels preparatory to its move to a new site. A total of 96 wheels, attached to three dollies, will be used by the Belden Engineering West Chicago, to move the structure to its new site in James Madison Park. (Staff photo by Carmie A.

Thompson) Thieves Again Take Picks Al Goods in Cars Thieves stole $424 worth of goods from automobiles Monday, most of it from locked cars. This brings the total worth of goods stolen from cars during the last two days to over $1,200. One Madison woman Ellen Grapsas, 57, of 1621 Rutledge said her car was parked at the Ramada Inn Monday. A thief ripped open some packages she had in her car. He did not take anything, however.

Mrs. Grapsas explained to police that she figures if someone wants to take something from her car, he will break a window if necessary to get it. She doesnt lock her car so she can save on windows. Park Commission Calls Meeting on Synagogue Kink was an 18-year-old warrant officer from Madison who won two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Bronze Stars for Valor, and a number of Purple dU.g from unaffTlIated' veteraw aiid VFW members desirous of combat in Vietnam in August, Bridge Games Duplicate bridge games will be held from 6:15 to 10 p.m. each Sunday in the Wisconsin Union South Red Oak Grill, at 227 N.

Randall Ave. The program, which will continue through Aug. 15, is free and sponsored by the Union Summer Board. Bridge players are encouraged to arrive early if they need a partner. All University of Wisconsin students, staff and faculty members are invited to attend.

By JIM HOUGAN (Of The Capital Times Staff) Vietnam veteran Mike Brenz, will take over as commander of the VFWs West Madison Memorial Post 10203 Peace Post tonight, but young vet will not be allowed to preside over the meeting. Instead, four trustees from the national organization will conduct the gathering, to be held two weeks earlier than it was scheduled. ft Past Commander Mel Cohen said today that the VFW suspension of the post for its alleged antiwar activities was modified recently by new State Commander Clarence Brunner. Brunner this week gave the suspended post the authority to continue its arrangements for an Aug. 21 boxing tournament at Breese Stevens Field.

The tourney, between local pugilists and a team from the Fond du Lac YMCA, is to be a benefit to help build a VFW community youth center in Madison. Until Brunner modified the 60-day suspension (in effect since June 8), the post was forbidden to carry on any of its normal activities, including meetings and community activities A meeting scheduled for July at which Brenz was to replace post-founder Cohen, was canceled when the four trustees appointed by the state VFW organization failed to attend. Control of the post has been tonight at 6:30 to determine whether the old house of worship will be placed on the foundation at Morth Butler and East Gorham Streets which has already been laid. Some commission members claim that the structure should be placed about 150 feet north of the present excavated site. Forrest Bradley, parks superintendent, said the commission also would discuss landscaping plans and future use of the building.

David Cassidy Has Surgery; 1 ppearance Here Canceled 1969. His mother, Mrs. Marcella Kink, an outspoken opponent of the war, has charged that the VFW suspended the local post partly because it intended to rename itself after her son. The Kink name has become largely synonymous in Madison with opposition to the Asian conflict. Commander Brenz said this week that his post is eager to resume its normal functioning ince the post intends to send delegates to the National VFW Convention in Dallas, Texas, Aug.

18. The post is expected to introduce resolutions at that convention if its supsension is lifted as scheduled. Meanwhile, Past Commander Cohen said today that the post has received letters from all parts of the United States from VFW members sympathetic with the stand of the Peace Post. i Wednesday unanimously cancelled previous informal approval of the location at Gorham and Butler Streets. City officials asked Speedway to resume digging after City Atty.

Edward Conrad said that a May City Council resolution authorizing the Gorham Street site would override any commission opinion. He said the commission decision is only advisory to the Council and not binding on it. A week earlier Atty. Don If. Morris, in a last-minute effort, attempted to have the Zoning Board of Appeals block the site, claiming the building would result in an eyesore.

In the City Council the sole opponent to the removal of the synagogue was Aid. George Forster, 19th Ward, who voted against approving an $18,600 contract for removal of the structure. By FRANK CUSTER (Of The Capital Times Staff) The Gates of Heaven Syn-agogue, 214 W. Washington may be moved Wednes-, day to a new site in James Madison Park. The moving of the historic brick structure, which was built in 1863 and has served Jewish as well as Christian congrega-tions, progressed today as workers placed three dollies and 96 aircraft wheels under the huge steel girders holding up the building.

While a crew of men from i Bolding Engineering West Chicago, were putting the finishing touches on the cribbing and other details before the moving, the City Park Commission was discussing where in James Madison Park the building will be placed. A special emergency meeting of the commission was to be held transferring to the activist post. These are guys who actually want to do something, Cohen said, and not to just sit around. Unfortunately, we cant accept any new members while were suspended. But were taking their names." Cohen added that some of those who seek to transfer from less active posts to the Peace Post are longtime members of the VFW some of them for 26 years Si.

Marlin Unils The St. Martin De Porres Auxiliary members will meet at the Manor House of Madison Nursing Home, Thursday, at 10 a.m. The members meet at Manor House on the third Thursday of each month to sew for residents. Persons interested in participating in this project may contact Mrs. Lloyd Glynn, 202 S.

Orchard at 256-6651. but said that there is only one singer he is willing to accept in Cassidys place. The agent said he could not divulge the name until it is determined whether the replacement, who is scheduled to appear in Milwaukee Sunday, is available for the Saturday night engagement here. If the substitute will not be able to appear, Frank said, all plans will be a 1 and money will be refunded The scheduled Saturday night appearance of David Cassidy at the Dane County Coliseum was canceled today by Herb Frank, local booking agent for the show. Cassidy, the 21-year-old singer who stars on the Partridge Family television scries, was taken to a Hollywood hospital Monday night for emergency gall bladder surgery.

Frank told The Capital Times this morning he is trying to get a replacement for Cassidy, The consideration of the new site has become an issue since last Thursday, when former Second Ward Alderman Gordon Harman, newly appointed member to the Parks Commission, interrupted workers of the Madison Sand and Gravel Co. at the new site and called them off the job. Harman said the the commis- i-wi AfSrttlrtrtMrtirti-I i-.