The Daily Republic from Mitchell, South Dakota • Page 1

Weather Fair to partly elftudy tonight and Tuesday. Colder tonight. Continued cold Tuesday. Low night 0-12. High Tuesday 18-34, Volume LXXXVIII Number 130 THE DAILY REPUBLIC An Independent Newspaper Fast Results Order yonr Republic Want Adi for 6 times.

When yoti get suits, cancel yottr ad, bill you only for the ttnnibef oi issues ft runs. Phone 99(5-5514 for help in waiting your ads, 14 Pages Monday, March 22, 1971 Mitchell, S. D. -fa Edition Single Copy 10e Coach Tim Fisk And Starters Approximately 1800 Mitchell basketball fans gathered at the Corn Palace Sunday afternoon to welcome the Kernels home from Sioux Falls. Coach Tim Fisk is pictured above surrounded by his five senior starters.

From left to right are, Doug Malde, Ron Wible- mo, Jon Hilton, Dave Jhris- tensen and Rick Beck. (Republic Photo by Barnes) 250 Car Caravan- Kernels Welcomed Home With Heroes Celebration Mitchell's 1971 entry in the kota Conference is today." South Dakota Class ba.s- Following speeches by these ketball tourney brought a second place finish to the Kernels, but the fans welcomed the locals home with a heroes celebration Sunday afternoon at the Corn Palace. A 250 car caravan met the Kernels at the Alexandria turnoff at 1:30 p.m. and a gathering of approximately 1800 people greeted the 1971 state run- nersup in the Palace at 2:00 p.m. Comments by the coacnes, Tim Fisk and John Thomas, assured the enthusiast fans that they had been well appreciated ap -da not only at the three-day tournament, but all through the long 1970-71 campaign.

Mayor Wayne F. Unzicker led off the 45 minute program by telling the players how proud and honored Mitchell was to have such a fine aggregation of talent represent them in the classic. Chamber of Commerce president Ted Anderson said, "in our minds we are still champions." This brought about one of the biggest cheers of the afternoon. Taking control of the celebration at this time was superintendent of schools, Dr. McCardle.

Said McCardle, "like Avis the Mitchell Kernels try harder. Mitchell dignitaries, Fisk and Thomas took the floor. of their heartbreaking 68-61 loss to Washington and this was shown by the shortness in their individual speeches. "Coach Thomas amd myself Speaking to the fans were, the feel that Mitchell is just on the threshold of building a winning program. We believe it will be carrying the Kernels to many state tourneys and with the fine support the players have received there is no limit to what the future can hold." Thomas, a graduate of South Dakota State where he earned numerous honors on the hard- court, said, "it has been a real pleasure for me to work with Coach Fisk and the Mitchell players.

I feel they have paved the way in setting down a fine tradition in It was apparent that the players were still feeling the sting five senior starters Ron Wible- mo, Rick Beck, Doug Malde, Dave Christensen and Jon Hilton who repeated each other in saying what a pleasure it was 90 More In Egypt By FRED S. HOFFMAN Military Writer WASHINGTON The bolstered Eg- with about 90 More Troops Retreat US Bombers Make Heavy on North Vietnam GEORGE ESPER Press Writer SAIGON (AP) wa 0 on North Vietnam for the eteto successive day as more late last year, U.S. South vietna mese forces re treated from Laos under heavy since telligence reports indicate. The Soviets also have strengthened Egypt's force of SU7 and earlier fighter bombers model MIG which could support ground troops, Pentagon sources said. According to recent U.S.

intelligence reports, enemy attack Saigon announced that 10,000 men had been pulled back across the border. Informed sources indicated that scores of planes made the raids and that they were the heaviest against North Vietnam since last November. the Egyp tians have 220 MIG21s, 2061 The "U.S. Command said the MIGlYs and MIGISs, and 120'American pilots hit surface-to- SU7s. This compares with au earlier assessment that, as of last December, Egypt's Jlussian- built air force owned 128 MIG21s, 150 MIGlTs and 15s, and 97 SU7s.

air antiaircraft gun positions and supply depots from the demilitarized zone at the 17th parallel to the 19th parallel, a distance of about 175 miles. A South Vietnamese spokes- A small force of old bombers man, Lt. Col. Tran Van An, has remained stable in num-'said 12,000 government troops bers. were still in Laos and that they The extent of any Russian nowhold three fire bases.

buildup of surface-to-air missiles in Egypt in recent months was not available, but as of the end of 1970, U.S. military Field reports said the drive was nearing and end and that the strength actually was below 12,000 troops. 17 miles from their point of deepest penetration. Saigon command sources said, the SAM defenses) An sa id the westernmost were SA2 ou th Vietnamese units in Laos launchers and 120 SA3 launch- are now ight miles from the er i Vietnamese than The SA2 is fired at high-flying planes, the SA3 against lower flying attackers. The increase in Egypt's military power during the months of the cease-fire has included significantly more MIS troop-carrying helicopters and huge artillery pieces as well as other equipment, the sources said.

The new material was ship- The claimed that Hanoi troops more than have been killed in the six-week-old drive to cut the Ho Chi Minh trail network. But the South Vietnamese admitted heavy losses themselves: 1,031 killed, 219 missing and 3,985 wounded, a total of 5,235 casualties, or about 25 per ped through the Dardanelles in 'ent of the invasion a stream of ships checked tOjf orce their Egyptian destinations by U.S. reconnaissance As the South Vietnamese turned to South Vietnam by officials are silent on helicopter or made their to play this season under the means 4 0f gathering information way overland, artillery duels two coaches and the excellent Um Soviet military shipments. raged across the border and backing the fans gave them. Closing the celebration was Mitchell High athletic director Earl Hilton.

The long time Mitchell coach said, "I consider the job performed by the team a task well done." And with that the Mitchell High School pep band cut loose with the school song and once again the 'rooter-tooters' were the loudest voices. McGovern Says- Kissinger Indicated US In Asia a 'Mistake' WASHINGTON (AP) Sen. George McGovern, said Sunday that presidential advisor Mitchell proud of the job Henry A Kissinger has indicat- the coaches did in molding our i ed ne rega American involve- frt fnniw nrnontif ctaTiit'o i team to their present stature on the basketball court and also the way they developed the players into gentlemen. Added McCardle, "we know that Sioux Falls Washington is 'number one' in free throw shooting that is." Mitchell High School principal Bruce Crockett following by telling the audience, "Mitchell ment in Southeast Asia a mistake. But McGovern said he receive little indication that "we are coming out fast" from South Vietnam in a recent interview with Kissinger, President national security affairs advisor.

McGovern, the only announced candidate for the Democratic beat Yankton in the sectional I presidential nomination, told of and Pierre in the state tourney the March 9 interview with so we know who the top team singer on the ABC television- in the Eastern South Da- radio program "Issues and An- swers." McGovern said successes claimed recently by South Vietnamese military officials involved with the Laos campaign have thrown into doubt "the whole credibility of South Vietnamese forces." He said the apparent route of hand-picked South Vietnamese forces also casts doubt on the "reliability of predictions of our own leaders." McGovern added that he plans Meanwhile, the United States ly.S. warplanes exchanged mis- has been furnishing Israel more jets, tanks and other military gear under a $500 million appropriation vote by the last Congress. 6 Area Youths Arrested for Burglary ABERDEEN (ffl Six youths from Spencer, Alexandria and Salem were arrested Saturday morning in connection with the burglary of Lefty's Bait Shop in Aberdeen. Frank Wagner, owner of the shop, called police at 4:40 a.m. to report that the shop had been broken into.

Officers said that upon arriving, they found one young man in the entry way and another being held by Wagner. They took the two to the siles with batteries in North Vietnam. Two South Vietnamese infantry battalions hurrying to the border ran into strong North Vietnamese forces south of Highway 9 and suffered men killed and 80 wounded, field reports said. A South Viet namese communique issued along the highway Saigon claimed 245 North Viet namese troops killed. Low clouds fog and enemy artillery slowed down U.S.

helicopters trying to lift South Viet- with an armored column and I remnants of two other battalions. North Vietnamese guns firing from caves and mountains in namese forces out of Laos. I Laos poured more than 100 There were still stragglers to 1 rockets into a South Vietnam- be picked up south of Highway 9. Most of the South Vietnamese paratrooper division was pulled out along Route 9 but four battalions were moving ese ranger command post along the border. More than 70 rangers were killed and more than 120 wounded, field reports said.

2 US Platoons Refuse To Go Into Battle Zone Near Laos By MICHAEL PUTZEL Associated Press Writer KHE SANK, Vietnam (AP) A commanding general said today he does not plan to take disciplinary action against 53 of his men who refused an order to move forward to secure a damaged helicopter and their commanding officers armored vehicle. "I suppose if I went by the book, we could take them out and shoot them for refusing an order in the face of the enemy," said Brig. Gen. John J. Hill, "but they're back in the field, doing their duty.

I don't think it should be blown out of proportion." The commander of the reluctant armored cavalry troop, Gapt. Carlos A. Poveda, wos relieved of his command. Hill, commanding general of the 1st Brigade, 5th Mechanized Division, said the captain "made an error in tactics" that resulted in his losing control of his unit when he became separated from it. The men who balked were members of two platoons of Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry, America! Division.

They are temporarily assigned to Hill's division in the northwest corner of South Vietnam, supporting the South Vietnamese invasion of Laos. Hill told newsmen the incident occurred late Saturday night. Informed sources gave this account: The armored unit had tried for several hours to move forward and dislodge an enemy ambush on Highway 9 between Lang Vei and the Laotian border nearby. Three times the two platoons of Bravo Troop moved up, ran into heavy resistance and pulled back to wait for their heavy weapons and air support to soften up the enemy. On the third move forward, the troop commander's armored personnel carrier hit a mine as the unit against pulled back, and the platoons became separated and disorganized.

Just before dark, two other arm personnel carriers moved up the highway and picked up the troop commander and hiis crew, including one wounded man. Shortly after that a helicopter made a forced landing behind the abandoned command vehicle, but the crew of the chopper removed safetly. About 8:30 p.m., Bravo Troop was ordered to move forward again to secure the helicopter and the command vehicle, but the men refused to go. Hill was informed and sent the squadron commander, Lt. Col.

Gene L. Breeding to talk to the men. He spoke with the men of the two platoons but 53 of not including their officers or platoon still refused to go forward. Khe a till, the big U.S. air operations base not far from the ranger base, was shelled for the eighth consecutive clay with several volleys that disruted helicopters and cargo planes supporting the Laotian operation.

The U.S. Command said some Americans were killed and wounded. U.S. B57 Canberra bombers, carrying special electronic gear to aid in attacking enemy truck convoys, were fired on Sunday by surface-to-air missiles as they attacked the Ho Chi Minh trail near the North Vietnamese border. None of the Canbcrras were hit, the U.S.

Command said, but it sent waves of fighter- bombers armed with Shrike missiles into North Vietnam to attack the SAM batteries, antiaircraft gun positions and supply depots in retaliation i'or attacks on U.S. planes bombing the Ho Chi Minh trail rnd ou reconnaissance planes flying over the North. A spokesman said all the planes returned safely, although North Vietnam claimed were shot clown. Another rocket barrage was ired into the airport this monk- ing, and two hours later an munition dump was blown up, Defense Ministry in Vientiane announced. The airport was closed to civilian planes.

Informed sources said more than 50 planes took part in the raids. It was the heaviest attack on North Vietnam since November. Elsewhere in Indochina: The North Vietnamese and Pathct Lao fired 39 rockets into the airport at Luang Prabang, the royal capital of Laps, and the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane ordered nonessential American personnel evacuated. About 120 women and children were flown to Vientiane.

Although 11 North Vietnam- ese-Pathet Lao battalions are deployed around Luang Pra- bang, Western military observers in Vientiane doubt an attempt will be made to capture the city. But they predict more harassment to government. embarrass tha S. D. Legislative Reapportionment Passes With Little Controversy PIERRE W) Legislative reapportionment, expected to be one of the major partisan battlegrounds of the 46th South Dakota session, surprised nearly everyone by passing with relatively little controversy and in a form that is aimed at easing the redistricting problem for police station and then futllre i awma kers.

called back to the shop where Redrawing the line that sep- two more suspects were found arates the state two y. Con hiding in a live bait tank. gress i ona i Districts turned out Two others implicated in the to fc i mp i and satisfying to breakin were located about the legislators, with three coun- 5:45 a.m.Jn^a car on U.S, ties mov ing from the first to i i secon congressional dis- east of Aberdeen. The youths reportedly ranged 1 trict. in age from 17 to 20.

The legislative reapportion- Tuesday to introduce a resolu-. Taken in the breakin were six me nt plan approved by the two tion declaring the Senate in favor of extending diplomatic (Continued on Page 2) REPORT Galley Court-Martial Voice of Meadlo Recounts Galley's To Kill My Lai Citizens to eight dollars from a cash i louses set a precedent in break drawer, a shotgun and a .22 ng C0 unty boundary lines to form legislative districts and in rifle. Sturgis Man Killed by Lumber By HARRY F. ROSENTHAL Associated Press Writer FT. BENNING, Ga.

(AP) The voice of Paul David Meadlo, recounting how he stood at Lt. William Galley's side spraying bullets into groups of terror-stricken My Lai citizens, was heard again by the murder jury weighing Galley's fate. Meadlo's voice, captured on tape during his dramatic Jan. echoed stenographers are far behind in i ing on all four murder counts transcribing the four mouths of testimony. The tape replay of Meadlo and two other witnesses was expected to consume the day.

The entire trial was captured on recording tape by the court so that attorneys could have instant access to testimony. Normally, such tapes are not part of the official court record, but the trial judge got agreements from both prosecution and defense that their replay would 'je the quickest way to comply charged against Galley. He told about the incidents at a trail intersection and a mass execution also said he saw Calley hit and then shoot a man dressed in white who approached with his hands in prayerful gesture and also that Galley picked up a child by the arm, and threw it in the ditch and sent a shot after it. On the child incident, there was no testimony that Galley actually killed the child and on STURGIS Cooper, 62, UP) Carroll D. reducing the size of the house of representatives from 75 to 70 members to create a 2-1 ratio with the 35 senators.

Reapportionment is based on the U. S. Supreme Court's decree of one-man, one-vote, an manager of the effort to have each legislator Sturgis Lumber and Grain represent as nearly as possible died Thursday evening at a the same number of people. The stats was divided in- districts, Deadwood hospital following an accident at his place of business. According to investigating officers, a pile of lumber fell on Cooper at approximately 3:45 p.m.

He was rushed immediately to the hospital. to 28 legislative with all but three of the districts having one senator and The two representatives. exceptions ware the three largest counties. Min- neliaha County will have News Briefs that count alone the jury was 11 court appearance through the nearly empty i with fee jury's request. courtroom, to fill a request Meadlo, 23, is from the jury to be refreshed on the Haute i d.

He lost a foot when testimony of some key prose- cution witnesses. "He said: 'I want them 1 assault on My Lai. was to rehear the testimony of it could assault with To Make Stage Debut NEW YORK (AP) Joan Rivers, best known as a ter of Arrow Rock Other features spiritual sung by club commedienne and occasional "Tonight" show emcee Hearnes, wile Mo. included Warren Missouri's five senators and 10 representatives, Pennington County three and six and Brown County two and four. Predictions prior to the beginning of the 1971 session particularly from veterans who had been through the bloodlettings in the 1965 reapportionment war had been that the cess for future sessions.

Sen. Harvey Wollman, D- Hitchcock, said the way would be clear "for future sessions to effect reapportionment to conform with the results of the latest census." Rep. Joe Barnctt, R-Aberdeen, said the legislators, in considering the proposal, should not it 1 partisan aspects of the issue I consider "only your present leg would provide the highlight of jslative district, but you should the session and could even cause the legislature to go overtime to reach a decision. However, subcommittees from both houses laid the groundwork for a reasonably smooth trip for the proposed redistricting bill through the senate in particular, and the house with the exception of individual legislators who were affected by the changes. Legislators who worked on the subcommittees said the reapportionment proposal, drawn up to provide single senator districts and introduced in the at lhe fu ure Dakota.

This is a radical departure from the standard concept of county line reapportionment," the plan 63-12, with Reps. James Kesling, R-Timber Lake, and James Nelson, R-Rapid City, leading the fight on the floor for amendments to return the plan to a system that did not violate county boundary lines. Kesling offered an amendment to return the reapportionment to county lines with 75 house members, but his change was defeated, as was a similar proposal by Nelson to retain boundaries but reduce the house Rep. Simon Chance, R-Scot- heTaid, "but if is' aTchaageT'tiiat land tried to amend the bill to, will affect South Dakota possibly for as long as we have a state." The senate approved the plan, effect make the entire state which crosses 11 county bound aries, by a vote of 31-4, with only Sen. Bill Uecker, D-Raymond, speaking against the proposal on floor.

The with house members and 35 senate members elected at large by a vote of all the electors in South amendment Dakota. Chance's was killed. The house did amend the bill olani to move Sully County from one 'district to another and to replaces Uecker in the same dis- (1 st a er trict as senate minority leader lace t1iat couol wlth Hyde Wollman. senate first, said the concept of The house debated for more 2-1 ratio would simplify the pro- than two hours before approving (Continued on Page 2) LEGISLATION Consumer, Environment Get Some Protection from 46th Legislature Mr Del Wood of the Mrs. Del wood 01 me on PIERRE (M The consumer and the environment both received some protection from the 46th South Dakota legislature, but not as much as many lawmakers suggested.

A bill granting the attorney general and state's attorneys the power to enforce regulations against deceptive trade practices was approved, but a measure limiting the interest rates of charge accounts, ranging from a suggested 12 to 18 per cent annually, was allowed to die in the senate judiciary committee. Instead, the legislature directed the Legislative Research Council to conduct an interim study of the uniform consumer credit code, a comprehensive set of guidelines for consumer trap the day after the Marchl Following Sledge, the jury He told me to help him, The jury obviously is split: James Dursi of Brooklyn, N.Y. shoot them," Meadlo had said over the first of four murder The government cnarges that in his flat, unemotional voice. When Meadlo was there counts charged to Calley. the lieutenant killed at least 30 For the lieutenant, sweating there.

The jury, under instruc after demanding and out the verdict that will iscide ns receiving immunity for his tes- his future, it meant another 66 ac ult oa that C0l tf reasonable doubt the ICCClVlug t-ui uia uwj- jjia 1UULUG, il mcaU'U 011VI.LLC1 At. courtroom was day in the courtroom listening killings were at that exact packed. But few showed up for: aga ui to the jjrim words of men asked to rehear the testi- today's replay in the jury's he commanded at My Lai, de- mon 0 con- sixth day of deliberation. scribing how he coldly mowed Even Army prosecutor, Capt. i down 30 to 40 civilians herded Aubrey Daniel, and Galley's to a trail intersection.

chief lawyer, George Latimer, It took two hours to replay sat in back of the spectator sec- Meadlo's tion. Other testimony and the cerning the incident. The readings today, by court reporters, resumed with the eighth of those witnesses. Broadway play, Zubin lodny Rosenberg. Stage inSw lt iw: televisiS XVllUVVO monologue and Curtis McClinton, former Kansas City Chief's pro football running back, who sang two selections.

Lester senate committee. Bills designed to Legislators successfully lowered the number of citizens from 100 to 15 needed to initiate an investigation by the air or water pollution committees of alleged violations The lawmakers were not able, however, change or add to the membership of the committees. Anothei proposal that found acceptance was one authorizing the state to make grants to municipalities to take advantage of federal funds to build certain pollution control pro- Host Benefit KANSAS CITY (AP) Former stage and movie person- 1 ality Jane Rowland Smith to her neighbors in hostess Showboat a benefit for the Laster Armstrong Recovering Louis a number of states. clean up' Also viewed as consumer pro- 7 Creek and to make tection were bills approved that jects. Currently, the federal ir and wa- would provide for protection of government pays 30 per cent easier to motor vehicle franchise dealers and the local unit 70 per cent investigate were into in the state and for regulation of such projects.

If the state aw but an attempt reduce of multi-level distributorships, contribute, 25 per cent how- he'litter from bottles and cans Highlighting anti-pollution leg-' ever a failed to acceotance islat on were a pair of bills cover OD per cent, leaving we The consumer JrSon'mea- aimed at cleaning up White- local unit only 20 per cent of By March led to his among them making false rep- Hospi- resentatiocs lPm with intent one of the of One witness Pawl navirt opened and ciosea wun per- A L-UJU violatu attorneys for both jury then heard a recording fences by jje ractices sides sat at the counsel table. another prosecution boy, who said the lipntpnont chorus of Columbia College and was in bign hpmis. Arnmruu The tape replay was aeces-, Charles Sledge of Sardis, Miss. 1 rated him for not having because the court's two 1 Sledge testified Dec. 7, care" of Uie trail as other the state, was lulled ji measures will de- resentatives.

strict pollution bill said the creek. The on beer I vne presentation trumpeter, said Satchmo sat up technique's 1 a the Lead-Dead- would greatly reduce opened and closed with per- in a chair Sunday, had his first violation of the me a i woo sanitary district to accept and can litter hftcmtai and nuiushable by a a gtft of $1.5 million from and streams. The fine up to $5000 Homestake as the state's share the representatives agreed Jane Froruan, Musical 70. A bill attempting to set of a $6 million waste treatment Utter was a reject a ceiling on the interest I facility OB the crees. led tiw solution as impractical,.