The Daily Journal from Fergus Falls, Minnesota • Page 1

THE WEATHER Fergus Falls Dahi Journal MoslJjr Fair, Cooler Tonight VOL. 94 No. 160 FERGUS FAILS', MINN. 56537 MONDAY, JULY 8, T968 SINGLE COPY 10c ESTABLISHED 1873 for UNDERWOOD BEAUTY WINNERS Sandy were 22 entries in MISS ELIZABETH Four-year-old Teresa Aas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Aas, was crowned princess at ElUabelh Saturday after, appearing in balhing suit and dress. She PRINCESS CONTESTANTS Eight' all deau, misiress of ceremonies, planned the under six, competed Saturday for the title parade with the help of Club-of Miss Elizabeth. Gail Hendrickx was members. (Journal Photo) chosen Miss Congehiaiity. Debbie Blon- Peterson, center, won rjueen competition Kersteri, left, and Lois Trochrnan were run-at the Underwood Summer Festival.

There' ners-up and Miss Peterson's attendants. (Journal sang "Jesus Loves Me" in a loud clear voice for her talent (Journal Photo) Adjournment Edges Closer, but ONLY FRANCE HOLDS BACK Pound Given Major Bills Still Await Action New Support appointments. i of President Johnson's nomlnrt- The Aug- 3 deadline would be Hon of Supreme Court Associate hard to meet even without such Justice Abe Fortas as chief jus- a fight. Major legislation yet to lice of the United Stales and Ho--be with-includes 10 ot the mer Thomberry 'as anassociate 13 regular appropriation bills. justice gets a formal, arena WASHINGTON (API The 90th' Congress, hoping to adjourn before the political conventions next inontbi went into the.

homestretch today immedi ately facing a large amount of major legislation. Key iluor or committee action' ori- gun aid, and President John- son's Supreme Court appoint ments was berore the end of the as congressmen returned from a long Fourth" of July wcoKLnrJ. l.But prospects for meeting leaders' Aug. 3 adjournment larger oali: were clouded by a brcwinc Senate fieht over con firmation ot' ihe Supremo Court LONDON (API Briti lised billion worth of credit for about 10 years from Western industrialized national1! to stave off another devaluation of tTte pound, Gov. Sir Leslie O'Brien ot ttie uane a fi disclosed today: He said ne detected no fear of 'second devaluation of the pound.

British last fall cut back the value" of the pound by nearly 35 'per cent. LONDON- (API Central BanY- crs frr-iri 12 rhnntrii-s rYHiwIinp ranee nave agreed to join Muss Talks on Arms Curbs Being Set Up WASHINGTON (AH U.S. officials say they hope the United States and' the Soviet Union will work out a formula hy the end of the week for starting taiKs on curomg the nuclear missiles rate. liam C. Foster, plans a prelimi- narv meet mi? wifb his Snvtot STORYBOOK WINNER Shari i top honors' in the storybook division of the kiddi "parade at Underwood Saturday, presentation.

new Insurance scheme to pro tect Britain from massive SDerj. ulaticn against the Dound. the Ban1; of England announced today. The Bank of Ensdahd state ment; based on results of a meelina of central bankers at illasei, Switzerland Sunday, gave no indication of tha size of the proposed new standby credits for the pound, borne predictions have put: the size of the eventual package at 2 billion: to St.i: billion; which'1 would coyer about a third ot Britain's overseas sterling liabilities, r. The bank esplained that the weekend meeting continued through the Bank for Interna tional Settlements discussion of Britain's 'sterling balances thi money on neposit in.

London which can be nulled out anv time foreign governments Dr private deposits fear another devaluation. Britain then has to pay for eign currency to make cood the withdrawal; and its reserves would nut be large enuugh to a mass flight (ram the lerlitii; balances, which now to la! about 9.6 billion. Participating in the talks were central bank representa tives ot Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, West Germany, MoiiaiM, Italy, Japan, Norway, oweceji, awiizcnana, me United amies ana ranee. The Bank of England said ail 1he central banks except France have given firm assurances of willingness to participate in the arrangements which, are to be completed as soon as satisfactory consultations have taken place with sterling area countries." "Ihe Bank of France, while in Ihe present circumstances it must reserve its position, has expressed sympathy with the sleps being taken to deal with lliis problem." Thus it was made clear that despite France's own economic (Continued on Page 2) SEVENTY-SIX Million Sign Anti-Gun Petitions ROAD TO BE ROCKY FOR Thursday al Senate. Judi- Aity.

uen. Kamscy. (Jiarir, as leadoff witness, is expected to be questioned closely on.wheth- vaeanty exists the court. i Some committee members argue there is no vacancy because Johnson said Chief Justice Earl Warren's rrliremrjnt would he accepted tvheri a re placement was appointed and no replacement has been con firmed by-the Senate. Leaders of a group of'19 Re publican senators have thiuat-encd to' filibuster confirmation on the Senate floor but Senate' Republican Lea'dsr 'Everett M.

Dirkscn has said he would oppose such a' filibuster and vote for confirmation. The Republican opponents argue Warren's replacement ana a new justice to rill the va cancy should be appointed by Ihe incoming president next January', not by Johnson whom they call a "lame duck" President In other action this week, a foreign-aid authorization hill already cut $600 million in committee below Johnson's S2.S billion request faces further nits and a close final vote in the house. The House is expected to pass a ivideraiiging housing bill similar lo one already passed by the Senate. (Continued on Page 3) STRONGER GUN CONTROL Action on gun control sinned today with House Rules Committee' 'scheduling of floor action on' a measure' to extend Ihe already-passed ban mail-order sales of handguns to rifles shotguns a.nd:amroimition. The Senate Judiciary Committee begins, deliberfitiuns Tues day on President Johnson' stronger proposal lo require registration of-al! guns nnrl licens ing of all owners.

The battle -over confinnalion crest about the time President -Johnson asked for laws register ing all guns and licensing Ihcir owners. When the Senate Judiciary Committee voted June 28 to postpone action on all gun bills to this week, supporters stronger laws said the delay was a defeat for them. The supporters remained hopeful even so that the com mittee will report out a gun control bill containing a registra tion provision. But strong opposition is pected on the Senate floor, par ticularly to Ihe registration and licensing provisions. Then, if the hill gets through the Senate.

It will have be accepted hy.the i louse, which will be a rough tass. OH Page One Picture sloiy of Cmtcrwood" festival. PageS Fergus and Kolhsay win Legion tournaments, rage 8 counterpart, Alcxei A. ilosh-" chin, before the 17-nation marr.ent conference nnens its JOHN SNOWBERG Snowberg Files for County Board John Snbwbcrg. 720 North Aur-' dal'filed Friday as a candidate to (he fifth district county com missioner, He and his wife are life.

long residents of Fergus Kails except fa: eight years in Superior, Wis. He is a graduate of Fergus Falls High School and North Dakota State University' and he is a reg- istrreci civil cnfP-neer in Muuie-snta. Snowbere spent three years in the Navy during World War II, serving as engineering orficer on a destroyer and submarine. He started work wilh the John Diesetb Company in 1916 and in 1954 became a stockholder and officer in the firm. From 1958 to 1S55 he managed W.

K. Kim-mcs a highway construction firm in Superior which had been purchased by Dicseth stockholders. He recently has sold his in terest in the Diescth and Kim- mes firms and eiqwcls lo open a small business in Fergus Falls in 1SSS, He is presently com-nletins highway projects for Dicseth in the Duluth area. Snowberg has had experience construclion. accounting, fin ancing and lax work and is familiar with county and city ac-tivities.

He believes he is well qualified to represent Ihe fifth district and (o serve (he county as a whole. EMERGENCIES Fourth when there were 35 Surprised on the lake lo fish. "I was still 'shook from the experience," he saia, -ana eniier trie ish weren't biting or I wasn't doing the ngm imngs so i relumed to tnc cabin," Eusck fieures the neanuts he had placed on Ihe stoop for chipmunks and squirrels attract ed tne wear and tie curled up for the night after eatine them. "They chU' Ihe place Bear Island Lake you know," Busek Peterson and her dog. Lassie' Photo) on ami he tried to brim; hin but.

Robert slipped away from him, Dennis Borgos. v. ho was swim- mine on the far side of the nar rows, rode his motorcycle to a cabin and summoned help. The Underwood fire department and Ihe office responded prompt ly. Scolt Schei.

who also had been swimming, dived and tried to una young Rindahl, His body was recovered nl 11:30 p.m. Tlw drowning was ihe third In (he cniintv this vear. Robert Riudarl was born on June 22, 1051. He fanned of Underwood and worked pail time as salesman, for Lykken farm supply. i i isummer session Jul 1 Foster plans to leave far Ge- neva about Thursday.

He and Roshchln as delesra- lion heads for the two nations mament parley are to stake oat the aeenda fin- Ihp riHifArpnrfTc round. it, meanwhile, washinglon-Itoscow diplonialii; exchanges have not completed the missile talk arrangements, the two may tackle this also. It is possible that for international political convenience the (Continued on Page 21 The Weather FERGUS FALIS AREA Fair to partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; a little cooler tonight; little change in temperature Tuesday; low tonight 52-53. High Sunday 90. Overnight Low 65.

At 8 a.m. 68. At Noon 70. Precipitation 21 hours ending 8 a.m. today, none.

Temperatures One Vear Ago Maximum B4, Minimum 61 Lake Region ITospital handled 76 patients in its emergency department from July i through Sunday. KIDDIES PARADE WINNERS Denise and Unce Peterson were juriged winners in Ihe miscellaneous calegary of the kiddies parade at Underwood Saturday, (Journal Photo) The biggestjday was the WASHINGTON (AP Suitcases and boxes stuffed wilh petitions for strict gun controls were carted into Senate hearing today while a House committee prepared to act on a sweeping proposal fo ban mail order sales of all firearms. Senators were told the petitions carried more than one million signatures. Wilh both wings of Congress at work loday on (he gun cwitro! measures, a bill is expected lo emerge from the House this WEct- But is still doubt whether a stricter law can be sent to the While House before Congress goes home next month. A proposed ban on mail sales rifles, shotguns and ammuni tion was pending before the House Rules Committee wtiile the Senate juvenile delinquency subcommittee conducted bearings on a wide range of gun control measures.

Thomas J. Dodd, D- the subcommittee chairman, said he will offer an amendment lo put into effect immediately the firearms im port controls provided for in the recently enacted crime bill. The import curbs will not take effect until mid-December as the law new stands. Dodd said last dilch attempt 'lo (lood the country with cheap foreign sur plus military weapons before Hu One restriction came soon aft er Kennedy's death when Con gress passed and the President signed an omnibus trot bill containing a provision prohibiting lhc mail-order sale of pistols. Then as congressmen report ed public pressure mounting lor even stronger gun bills, ures were introduced to extend the mail-order ban on handguns to rifles and shotguns.

Opponents of the more stringent laws, led by lite National 1 i i i rtrivp fn L-prn fnriTrr frnm acting. This effort seemei to people who reported for treatment. -A few ot the people were admillcd as medical patients. But most of Ihem were injured in minor accidents and sought Ireatnient at the hospital when clinics were closed. A fall downstairs, insect bites, nail puncture wounds, dog bite and lacerations were among rea Underwood Youth Is Drowning Victim Bear, Busek Both ALL IN THE DATS NEWS VADUZ, Liechtenstein (AP) The women of Liechfcn- -slein voled last week for the first time in history.

It might also be the last time. In an unprecedented advisory vote on female suffrage, the women were only to in favor and the total vole came oul 2.5S2 to 2,152 against them voting in regular elections. -k jc TAUNTON, Slass. (AP)-Darryl R. Bayer, 7, won two first prizes tn the Massachusetts Mujlc Teachers coolest, but he doesn't want to be a musician when he grows up.

Barrjrl, who began music lessons at the age of four, says he would rather be a comedian like Jackie Gleason his favorite. "I dori'l know any Jokes yet," he says, "but as I get older I'll learn some." HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP)-Albert Foster has a classic problem. After working nearly two years in his yard build- ing a 30-foot cabin cruiser, Fosler discovered the boat wouldn't til out the driveway. "It locks like aboit the only way wo can get it out is to have a large crane lift it over tb house," be said.

sons for needed attention. SSiS it. "Was 1 scared? Ynu bet 1 was," said Busek telling of his: experience, was loo scared lo run. There was that big black brute with mouth open standing between me and the safety of the cabin. I guess the bear was more surprised than I was because he suddenly broke to the'iie iand, ran away.

II didn't take me long to get back in trie cabin." After he was convinced the had left, Busek went out UNDERWOOD A 17-yoar- old rural Underwood youth drowned while swimming in South Turtle Lake about 9:15 p.m. Sunday. Robert Wayne Kindahl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Flddie Rindahl, Umlerwnod Haule 2, met with difficulty while swimming across the narrows, a distance of about 500 feet, at Hie west arm of Ihe lake three miles east ot Under- wood.

Sheriff Carllon Mortcnsen said flobcrl was nliead of James Pcdcrson of Underwood who was swimming with him. Rob ert was ahaut lio icgi from shore when hu encountered trouble, Pedersoa told him to hang ELY Minn. fAPl His arms loaded with fishing gear, Larry llusck backed out of r.ihin door at Bear Island Lake and tripped over an object on the small stoop. Busek landed on his rear. He jumped up.

So did the object, a big black bear. There they stood, face to face. "For seconds that seemed mare' like minules, the bear and I faced each said ths 111, fisherman. 1.