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THE LINCOLN STAR 70TB YEAR No. 217 LINCOLN, A I IRDAY I .11 A I I 7 2 20 Pilles 10 CENTS Heavy Bombing Raids Continue ENDORSEMENT WITHHELD Saigon U.S. B52 bombers pounded supply depots on both sides of the big coastal city of Dong Hoi Saturday in the third straight day of strikes inside North Vietnam. Other waves of the eight-jet bombers struck North Vietnamese troop concentrations and staging areas within 23 miles of Saigon, The raids were the closest to the South Vietnamese capital since the 19H8 Communist-led Tet offensive. U.S.

officials reported that on Thursday, American warplanes battered the of Hanoi and Haiphong with the most concentrated bombing of North military heartland in more than four years. In the Saturday raids, more than 20 of the big U.S. B52 bombers each carrying up to 30 tens of explosives stockpiles of war materials north of the demilitarized zone that were reportedly awaiting shipment into South Vietnam to support the 73-day-old offensive. Some of the raids were 10 to 20 miles south of Dong Hoi, a major transshipment point, and six miles northwest of that Accident Claims 'ville Man city. 45 miles Eddy' Sumner, Neb.

A one- car crash east of Sumner Friday claimed the life of Sidney L. Thompson, 66, of Eddyville. His car careened off the road and jumped a ditch, authorities said. Dong Hoi is north of the DMZ. In a delayed report, the U.S.

Command announced that an Air Force F4 Phantom fighter- bomber was lost Wednesday 30 miles northwest of Hanoi and the two crewmen were missing. The downing raised to 37 the number of planes reported lost over North with 37 Americans missing, since the resumption of the bombing April 6. Radio Hanoi claimed an F4 was shot down Thursday over Vinh Linh, just north of the DMZ, and another U.S. plane was downed Friday northeast of Hanoi. There was no immediate comment, from the U.S.

Command. Its reports of plane losses often are delayed because of search-and-rescue missions. On the ground, the U.S. Command announced, enemy gunners shelled the big Da Nang air base before dawn Saturday, wounding two Americans. Damage was described as negligible.

In another action, two Americans were reported killed and one was Friday when a reconnaissance patrol from the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Air Cavalry Division clashed with enemy troops 27 miles northeast cf Saigon. Enemy losses were not known. The South Vietnamese command reported more heavy fighting Friday around An Loc and south of the besiged provincial capital along Highway 13, which had been cut for weeks. Headquarters said 109 weapons were captured. Government losses were given as 13 dead and 29 wounded.

Muskie Holding On To Delegate Votes Says McGovern Position Still Unclear STAR PHOTO DEATH SCENE policeman mea sures, girl's bike in background. Car-Bicycle Crash ICiUs Girl, 10 A 10-year-old Lincoln girl was killed in a car-bicycle accident at 70th and Eas thorough Friday night. According to police officer Lyle Roberts. Karen Vogt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Vogt, of 301 Indian suffered massive internal abdominal injuries when the bicy- cle she was riding was struck by a car driven by Emma Johnson, 50, of 1531 No. Cotner. Police said the Vogt girl was apparently crossing 7 0th eastbound about 8:40 p.m. when the accident occurred. Roberts said the Johnson woman told him she was northbound on 70th and had just checked her speedometer.

Sne looked up just in time to see the girl but was unable to stop in time. There are no stop signs on Kastborough for traffic crossing 70th. Police said the girl died in surgery shortly before 11:00 p.m. Johnny Rodgers Handed 30-Day Jail Sentence By VIRGIL FALLOON Star Staff Writer University of Nebraska All- America slot-back Johnny Rodgers was sentenced Friday in Lincoln Municipal Court to 30 days in jail on a charge of driving on a suspended driver's license. In an emotional appeal for probation, Rodgers told Judge Neal Dusenberry that you send me to jail my life and career will be won't be able to play Rodgers said, claiming a university official had told him he could not play football unless he was placed on probation.

sentence on a misdemeanor offense jeopardize your replied Dusenberry. played football last season while on probation for a Sentence Deferred At the request of attorney, Robert W. MuUin, Judge Dusenberry deferred execution of the jail sentence until June 30 at 8 p.m. Mullin said Rodgers needed some time straighten out his affairs in In connection with the sentence, Judge Dusenberry ordered Rodgers not to drive a motor vehicle for any purpose for one year. Rodgers was also fined $5 for violating a red light at 48th and A on Feb.

23. Rodgers had pleaded guiltv May 17 to both offenses and further proceedings were deferred pending a pre-sentence investigation. Help to Others Cited In urging probation for his client, Mullin told court that Rodgers spent a great deal of time helping other people with who has helped others, should also be given Mullin said. probation system has fine Judge Dusenberry noted the probation report bears out the fact that Rodgers had helped many underprivileged youngsters, and contained Appeals Court Backs Ruling On Reservation Jurisdiction St. Louis W) The 8th U.S.

Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling that the federal government has exclusive jurisdiction over crimes committed on the Omaha Tribe Reservation in Thurston County, Neb. The earlier U.S. District Court ruling was appealed by the village of a 11 i 11, Thurston County and the state of Nebraska, but the appeals court said this week that it found no error in the lower court order. The controversy was precipitated in October 1970 when the Department interior agreed to accept jurisdiction over the Omaha Tribe Reservation but not the Winnebago Indian Reservation in Thurstom County. Local government authorities in Nebraska argued that the federal government a obligated to accept all or none of the Indian country in Thursday County.

The courts held, however, that the government was not required to take jurisdiction for all Indian territory in the county and had complied with the 1968 retrocession act. On inside Pages World News 2 Old Hotel Given New Life State 5 Top U.S. Advisor Killer Women's News 9 Wedding Music Pages 11,12 Meet Starts TV, Radio ..............10 Want ads ................14 Sports News Of Editorials ...............4 Astrology ..................3 Entertainment 6 Markets ..................13 The Weather LINCOLN: Partly cloudy Saturday, chance thundershowers. High in upper 80s. Cloudy, showers Saturday night, low near 60.

Partly cloudy Sunday, high 80 to 85. EAST AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA: Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday, chance scattered showers northeast. Highs Saturday 80s northeast, low 90s southwest. Saturday night low 55 to 60 north central, low 60s southeast. Sunday high 70s northeast, 9Q southwest.

More Weather, Page 5. many letters recommending probation. (Bob) Devancy has strongly urged the judge noted. He noted the report contained a suggestion that Rodgers might not be able to play football if probation were denied, but did not identify source. you played football under a noted the judge, a misdemeanor end your Set By Legislature In imposing the jail sentence.

Judge Dusenberry noted the Legislature decreed a 30- day jail sentence, no more and not less, for driving on a suspended license. On all other misdemeanors, the court may exercise discretion even up to six months in jail. Rodgers appeared in court walking on crutches. He said he had injured a knee playing football with some would probably be on crutches for 10 days. Omahan's Body Found In River Nebraska City, Neb.

UO The body of an Omaha man was pulled from the Missouri River one mile south of here Friday, authorities said. Police identified the man as Otto James Falk, 37, of Omaha. His body was spotted by the crew of a barge around 4:15 p.m. authorities said. Omaha police a i the case would be investigated as a felony.

Norfolk Youth Drowns In River Norfolk, Neb. hP) Authorities pulled the body of a Norfolk teen-ager from the Elkhorn River west of here Friday. He was Daniel Spiering. 17, authorities said. His body was pulled from five feet of water.

Police said the companions last saw him swimming about 50 feet downstream from where the body was recovered. Retail Sales Boom Washington Retail sales boomed to a new record in May, up 2.5% from April, the Commerce Department reported on the basis of preliminary estimates. In his appeal for probation, Rodgers also told the court, done everything myself. I had a father to help me from making says had a lot of chances the only real chance has been playing Rodgers said. keep trying to better myself.

had to make decisions right or wrong all by Now On Probation Rodgers is currently under Lancaster District Court bation for two years in connection with a felony offense for larceny from a person in volving a May, 1970. service station holdup. The probation was imposed in June. 1971. in connection with a suspended sentence.

Under District Court procedures. motions for revocation of probation are initiated by the Adult Probation Office. Chief Probation Officer W. Paul Beave said late Fridav he will not ask the court for revocation of probation this Washington UP) Sen. Edmund Muskie said Friday he is not going to hand Sen.

George McGovern the Democratic presidential nomination, at least until McGovern makes peace with skeptics in the party. Conceding that McGovern probably will get the nomination anyway, Muskie said he still was not going to give the endorsement which might make it certain. In a National Press Club speech, Muskie rejected arguments that he should swing his support to the South Dakota senator in order to blunt a movement and prevent a party split. No Magic Wand unity is not achieved with the magic wand of the Muskie said. man can hand George McGovern a united party.

And 1 would do him a grave disservice to pretend that I could do Muskie at one lime had been considered the Democratic front-runner, but after a series of primary defeats he announced he would end his campaigning in the primaries. Speculation had mounted this week that he might drop out altogether and endorse McGovern. Muskie said he was concerned about the new party reforms aimed at opening up the nominating process to the people and that to shut it off now would defeat the whole program. Open Convention Needed reform of the Democratic party means anything, it means that the nominee of the party must be selected in an open Muskie said. decision should not be made weeks in advance for whatever purpose, for whatever high But Muskie made it clear that his chief concern was that if he should put McGovern over the top now it would only stifle dissent without answering important questions about campaign proposals particularly welfare and lax reforms and cuts in defense spending.

hope that Senator McGovern will use the time which remains before the convention to draw on the wisdom and experience of those elements of the party which are not yet prepared to support his Muskie said, seek their advice and counsel and to re-examine and refine his own position with respect to critical issues. Can Narrow Differences predict that if he does so, he will find that an agreement can be broadened and the differences can be he said. In a question and answer session after the speech Muskie was asked if he might release his 166 delegates later if McGovern succeeds in closing gaps in the party before the Miami Beach nominating convention. would keep an open mind, of Muskie answered. would see developments in this pre-primary period, and that, I suppose under an hypothesis that I could construct, might be conceivable, provided it didn't do essential violence to the principle that I have tried to articulate here While reminding that it takes 1,509 delegate votes to win the nomination and McGovern is still short of this, Muskie conceded that McGovern is likely to win.

now appears likely that by the time the delegate selection process is completed in late June, 1.200-1,300 delegates pledged to Sen. McGovern will have been elected in primaries and Muskie said. is only realistic to recognize that his nomination is McGovern said he was disappointed that Muskie had not endorsed him but thought Muskie made the proper decision in leaving it up to the convention. think it hurts. We were winning without Sen.

Muskie and will continue to win without McGovern said. While campaigning in New York, McGovern said he realizes he have the campaign sew'ed up yet. not confident I've got the McGovern said while campaigning for New York's June 20 primary. got to win New York and win it McGovern currently has 90 7 delegates in pocket. There are 237 convention delegates up for grabs in the primary in addition to delegates being chosen by convention in other states.

-zYouth -in -A ciion Young Musician Member Of New Advisory Group gee sNew Arrivals Dark summer sheers Nelly Don Missy and half sizes. $27.00 and $30.00. Downtown By MILAN WALL Star Staff Writer A youthful Lincoln musician who is on his way to the famed Eastman School of Music is also a member of a relatively advisory committee which helps the Lincoln Foundation make decisions on grant requests affecting young age groups. He is Michael Swartz, 18, a spring graduate of Northeast High School, an Eastman scholarship winner and a member of the foundation's representative He will be studying string bass and piano at Eastman this fall, but he is devoting his summer evening hours to playing bass guitar for a local combo. His musicial background was particularly helpful when the Lincoln Foundation asked its youth advisers to help evaluate a request from Nebraska Wesleyan University for a grant to help fund a one-day high school jazz band workshop under the direction of Don Ellis.

The workshop was a resounding success, and Foundation Executive Director John Frey says without an enthusiastic response from the youth committee the grant simply wouldn't have been made. Young Swartz said he secs the youth committee as one which is to help give the foundation a different outlook, on any grants that relate to When a request comes from the foundation for help, the kids not only our own ideas, but also talk to kids at the to attempt to pull together some sort of consensus opinion. He said he believes the jazz workshop a real and he was happy he could participate in the decision-making process that helped bring Don Ellis and his orchestra to Lincoln for the event. Frey said the youth committee. with a representative from each high school in Lincoln, was established to boost foundation's need for a broad base of community support and interest.

Swartz will remain a member of the committee until he leaves late in August for Rochester, New York, home of the Eastman School. Travel for enhancement of his musical skills is not new to the young Lincolnite. He took an audition trip to Eastman as a part of his scholarship application, and he spent much of last summer traveling as a part of a national youth orchstra. That trip took him Switzerland, where he auditioned for and was chosen a member of an international youth orchestra which performed in Germany. STAR PHOTO SWARTZ visits with Foundation Director Frey (left) at Foundation's Book of Memory.

Committee Holds Increase In Social Security To a i Conservatives on the Senate Finance Committee succeeded Friday in holding a general increase in Social Security benefits to However, Chairman Russell B. Long, D- predicted the a would change it to on the floor. The figure was rejected on a 7-7 tie vote. But Long pointed out that 64 of the 10 0 members, including himself, have announced they will vote for when the body considers the bill. Adoption of the boost came as the committee completed its work on benefits in the massive Social Security- weifare reform bill.

The pane! put over until Monday its final vote on approving the measure and sending it to the Senate for debate. On Monday, Long said, the committee will act on higher Social Security payroll taxes to pay for the new benefits. The bill provides for many Social Security increases for special groups as well as the across-the-board hike. The increase would be made retroactive to June 1. It is unlikely that the boost finally decided upon will be reflected in Social Security checks until October November, since it usually takes three months after an increase is signed into law for it to be paid to the 27 million recipients.

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