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The HERALDPRESS Weather: Possible Showers Complete Area News 10c ST. JOSEPH, MICH. SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1967 PAGES, TWO SECTIONS FINAL EDITION GOV. ROMNEY NOW BELONGS TO HAWKS Backs LB Military Position Nation's Trucks May Halt Strike Picture Worsens; Rail Showdown Set WASHINGTON (AP) Two big, tough labor disputes threatening to tie up most of the nation's trucks and trains kept federal officials working overtime today. 4 'Unthinkable That U.

S. Would Quit' By WALTER R. MEARS HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Michigan Gov: George Romney vows a Republican White Hcuse' undei' his command would not yield to Communist terms in Vietnam. Democrats said Rom-ney's postjon would lessen the war's impact as a presidential campaign issue.

Republican Sen. Thruston B. Morton of Kentucky said Bora- ney spoke the view of an American majority 'that we should follow the lead of the President" in the Asian conflict. The White House called the Michigan governor's words Hl strong endorsement of the ad The trucking industry said it would shut down 1,500 major firms today if the Teamsters Union doesn't halt a rash of hit-and-run strikes that has brought national contract negotiations to the brink of a blowup. Meanwhile, Undersecretary of Labor James J.

Reynolds wrestled with a scheduled six-union FLOWERS ON FORD'S GRAVE: Children from the Greenfield Village school, established by the late Henry Fwd, place flowers on the graves of Ford and his wife, Clara. The occasion was the20th anniversary of Ford's death, April 7, 1947. The floral bouquets, made up of lilies of the valley, heather, chrysanthemums and ferns, were favorites of the late Mrs. Ford, whose husband, founder of Ford Motor helped put America on wheels with his low-priced Model Ford. (AP Wirephoto) strike against 138 railroads next Wednesday.

Unless averted, the two wage disDUtes covering 450,000 truck Possible Suicide' Driver Hits Young Atty, Feldman 'CITIZEN. OF YEAR': Atty. Wilbur M. Cunningham holds plaque presented to him by Benton Harbor Kiwanis club as "Citizen of the Circuit Judge Chester R. Byrns left) presented award and described Cunningham's career as patriot, historian, attorney and public official.

Sharing in the tribute is Mrs. Cunningham. (Staff photo) ing workers and 135,000 railroaders could plunge the nation into its worst transportation crisis. TALKS CONTINUE Chief federal mediator Wil-Ham E. Simkin reported progress but still "serious problems" in trucking talks after a week of almost round-the-clock bargaining and called for negotiations to resume at 2 p.m.

today. But Trucking Employers representing the 1,500 biggest firms that carry 65 per cent of the nation's truck freight, said its board of directors would meet at 10 a.m. to decide reported that U. Banks Kelly, 39, Detroit, driver of the Mercury station wagon that slammed into Feldman's com pact, said he had been "pre occupied but did notice before the accident that my speed ministration's position on Vietnam." There was Romney criticism, too, but the White House dismissed that as "a few partisan morsels. For Romney, moving toward a bid for nomination to challenge President Johnson ii 1968, Friday night's speech was a crucial precampaign test.

His supporters were convinced he had passed. STRONGER POSITION One influential Republican who privately has expressed misgivings about Romney said the governor had strengthened his political position. He said a specific position on the war was crucial to Romney's budding candidacy. The position Romney took: "It is unthinkable that the United States withdraw from Vietnam "Our military effort must succeed. I believe that we must use military force as necessary to reduce or cut off the flow of men and supplies from North Vietnam, to knock out enemy main force units, and to provide a militnrv cViialr? -fnr Via criMtb $1,000 Note Is Worthless ometer was all the way He said merely he was unable Atty.

Cunningham Is rTop Citizen' to avoid hitting the Volkswagen according to Officer Stover. The crash occurred shortly after whether to carry out its lockout threat against 250,000 Teamsters employes. TEI has temporarily aeiayea its decision to commence a Atty. Joseph D. Feldman, 26, son of Atty.

and Mrs. Robert Feldman of Benton Harbor, is awaiting plastic surgery in University hospital at Ann Arbor after a narrow brush with death on 1-94 near Detroit earlier this week. The younger Feldman received minor injuries Wednesday when a possible "suicide" driver, traveling with his speedometer needle "all the way plowed into Feld-man's Volkswagen from the rear, according to the Wayne County Sheriff's department. The other driver, freed without any charges at the time of the accident, was reported being sought Friday for psychiatric examination and possible court committment to a mental hospital. WIFE'S STORY Deputy Richard Stover, who policed the crash, said other officers were told later by the man's wife that he may have been trying to commit suicide.

He said she reported to the noon. Stover estimated the station wagon had been going anywhere from 100 to 120 miles an hour when it rammed into Feldman's little car. Kelly received minor medical attention at a hospital and was released. defensive shutdown of the operations of its 1,500 trucking companies," the industry organ ization said. BH Kiwanis Club Honors Charter Member By HOWARD HOLMES Staff Writer 'Atty.

Wilbur Cunningham, charter member of the TEAMSTERS WARNED But it warned the Teamsters Union that "unless it caUs a complete halt to all strikes Not Real Just Advertising Stunt The $1,000 promissory note found in a dump by Mrs. Marvin Merritt of 204 North Haver street, Hartford is a fake, according to numerous people who have called this newspaper since a story appeared on the- banknote yesterday. Thousands of the $1,000 banknote of the Bank of the United States have been circulated throughout the state as advertising. All had the identical note number, 8894. The notes were circulated through the mail, by an insurance company, a finance company and a phonograph record company as advertising.

An en ATTY. J. D. FELDMAN Slightly injured Benton Harbor Kiwanis club, was named its "Citizen The younger Feldman is on the faculty of the University of Michigan law school, with its Institute of Continuing Legal Education. He passed his state bar examination last year, and on Dec.

19 was admitted to the bar in Berrien county circuit court. He is unmarried. His parents live at 1380 Miami road, Fairplain. of the Year" last night in a ceremony at the Win other officer her husband was "very disturbed" when he left home. The Wayne county officer Schuler's restaurant.

Berrien Circuit Judge Chester Byrns, who presented the award to Cunningham, said it should have been engraved citizen of the century against ft companies, TEI will exercise its right to take defensive action against these strikes and shut down its operations." TEI said more than 30 strikes had occurred in major cities including Atlanta, Birmingham, Chattanooga, Dallas and Houston, Oklahoma City; Memphis, Chicago; Cincinnati: Winston-Salem, N.C., "If I were asked to choose a lawyer whose life, ability and dedication I most admired," said Byrns, "there would be no hesitation in my naming Wilbur closed history of tne notes. How ever, denoted that they were We must give our gallant fighting men our full support." Romney unveiled his Vietnam policy before more than 500 persons at a black-tie dinner celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Hartford Times. OUT OF POLITICS "Basically, he comes out in full support of Lyndon Johnson," said Sen. Abraham Ribi-coff, who was there. "A few more statements like this and Vietnam ceases to be a political issue.

It seems the Republican party has accepted the position of the Democratic party as the national position." Romney criticized past Johnson decisions, said Congress has been bypassed and charged that administration pronouncements on the war produced 'a rupture of trust" between the government and the governor He counseled against "massive military escalation" and out Decatur GI Awarded Medal Before Death not real. Several such banknotes have ty and dedication," said Byrns. Cunningham has also served more than 20 years as member and president of the Benton Harbor board of education. He is a World War I veteran of the U.S. Navy and then a Naval Reserve officer.

He was a founder and past commander of Post 105 of the American Legion, Benton Harbor. LEADING HISTORIAN Byrns also cited Cunningham's scholarly ability as a historian of early Michigan and a leading authority of Indian artifacts. He has many time been elected president of the Michigan Archeological Society and was one of the founders of the Fort Miami Heritage society. Cunningham's book "Land of Four Flags" has had four print and Fort Smith, Ark. It said some were continuing early today.

One of the firms struck briefly Friday was Western Gillette Inc. of Houston, headed by Donald Cantlay, the industry's chief negotiator in the been reprinted recently as play money and were not marked "non-negotiable," unlike Con federate money which was so clearly marked. newspaper tne next aay received an Army news release bv mail that Gipson. a star Associated Press wires car- Decatur had been killed in ried the report this week that Vietnam. Specialist 4 Clarence Gipson of By tragic coincidence, this The question of the $1,000 promissory note being legal tender arose when the note was found in the Hagar Shore dump by Mrs.

Merritt. There was no explanation with the note found Decatur high school athlete, naa been decorated with the Silver Star a few days before his M. Cunningham. Cuningham's personality is unique, Byrns said, and quoted an expression of his grandmother's: "When the good Lord made him, He broke the mold." 'In these days of fear, confusion, bruality and selfishness," said Byrns, 'would that we had more of the character, strength, courtesy, integrity, modesty and generosity of Wilbur M. Cunningham." LISTS RECORD Byrns also cited some of Cunningham's achievements.

Cunningham has been elected twice to the office of county prosecutor and for 23 years was city attorney for Benton Harbor, "a post which calls for the best in patience, understanding, abili- death. by Mrs. Merritt. Spec. Gipson, son of Mr.

and lined a proposed future "peace with amnesty" for defeated Mrs. Samuel Gipson, route 1, 42nd street, Decatur, earned the talks here. Frank Fitzsimmons, Teamsters' general vice president, said the union would never call a nationwide strike and that if there were a major shutdown, the industry will be to blame. NEW UNION CHIEF Fitzsimmons, who took over last month from imprisoned Teamsters President James R. Hoffa, is running his first national contract talks.

He celebrated his 59th birthday Friday in an atmosphere of chrisis bargaining. Another Teamsters official Communists in South Vietnam. ings. In his home he maintains one of the finest private collections of Indian artifacts in the country. Cunningham retired as legal counsel for Lake Michigan College last October.

Byrns quoted from an editorial medal when his unit, Company A of the 9th Infantry's 4th Battalion, was attacked by a 014 Wabash Cannonball May Retire numerically superior Viet Cong force. We must learn from the lessons of this tragic war to avoid similar involvements in the future," Romney said. "There has been a failure to decide what the scope and nature of our Vietnam commitment ought to be." He said former President Dwight D. Eisenhower was The 20-y a -o I specialist advise, "Shut 'em down and get constantly checked with his men and encouraged them as they tried to hold the company perimeter. As they were forced to withdraw, Spec.

Gipson re it over with." but Fitzsimmons WASHINGTON (AP) The said, "The talks haven't broken folk song says, "She's long, tall (See back page, sec. 1, coL 6) off." and handsome; she's loved by mmmmmmmmm-wmn a The Teamsters Unions which mained behind to cover tnem. Ginson is the first young man one and all. Boy Loses Foot Trying To Hop Train The object of the verse the has announced no official strike call, reportedly was ordering its (Oct. 27, 1966) printed in The News-Palladium soon after his retirement: "Somehow, as he walks down Pipestone to his office, we're apt to hear the ruffles of drums and the words: 'Family, God, Country!" Cunningham, who had not been informed before hand that he was to receive the Kiwanis award, replied in his wry humor that such editorials and eulogies as-Byrns presented, force him to walk "the straight and narrow." Jail inmate 24 reg ATTENTION MOTHERS: YOU can earn a substantial year- from Decatur to be killed in the Vietnam conflict.

OUTSTANDING ATHLETE men back to work in cities where walkouts interrupted INDEX TO Inside Pages; SECTION ONE work. TEI stuck with its wage offer He was a football, basketball and track star at Decatur high school, graduating in 1965. He entered the Army in January of 44 cents per hour over a three-year contract, including Editorials 4 BAY CITY, (AP) An 8-year-old Bay City boy lost his left foot and suffered severe damage to his right leg Friday when he tried to hitch a ride on a passing freight train. an 11-cent cost-of-living adjust 1966 and arrived overseas in ment, plus what it said was 12 Wabash Cannonball passenger train still may be loved by one and all, but not enough people use the Cannonball to keep it profitable, says the Norfolk Western Railway. In fact, said Friday in petitioning the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to discontinue the train, the Cannonball lost money at a rate of 82 cents a mile last year.

No one knows the exact origin of the folk song that helped make the Cannonball famous. Some think it came from hoboes who hitched rides on the train, which operates between Detroit twin cities News Page Women's Section Pages 4, 6, Ann Landers Page Building News Pages 8. cents fringe benefits ana 6 July 1966. He was reported fatally wounded while on patrol with his company. The soldier's body is scheduled to arrive in Hartford at Obituaries It around income from your home as a part-time carrier counselor for The News-Palladium.

IF you would like to supervise boys, can spare 2M to 3 hours afternoons, contact the circulation department of The News-Pallad Martin Obermiller told police his grip slipped and he fell to the tracks. Police at first reported the lad lost both feet, but a Bay City Mercy Hospital supervisor said there was a chance doctors could save his i-S; 42 o'clock tonight, cents in additional cost-of-living payments. INDUSTRY OFFER An industry spokesman said this 63 cent package offer compared with Teamsters demands totaling 90 cents per hour. Although the threatened rail (See back pace, tec. 1, col 3) MEDAL, THEN DEATH: Army Specialist 4 Clarence F.

Gipson (left) receives Army's Silver Star for heroic action in Vietnam from Maj. Gen. Fred C. Weyand, commander of 25th Infantry Division. This Army photo was made at Cu Chi, division headquarters, shortly before Gipson, a Decatur high school star athlete, was killed in action.

SECTION TWO 1 Area Highlights 11 Sports Pages 12, 13 Comics, TV, Radio Page 17 Markets Page 18 Weather Forecast Page 18 Classified Ads Pages 19, 20, 21 The Rev. Henry Houseman, pastor of the Trowbridge Methodist church will officiate at (See back page, tec col. I) ium to learn more about this interesting and rewarding occupation. Adv. lower right leg whjch nearly was severed in the accident.

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