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i Lexington Kentucky Sunday Morning June 12 J966 Vol 30 No 24 Price 15c Leaf Men Convene For Meet Viet Military Successes Exceed Expectations McNamara More American Troops Needed For War Effort By LEWIS GULICK WASHINGTON (AP) Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara said Saturday that military successes in Viet Nam our expectations" in the first quarter of this year but said more troops will be sent there to counter continuing infiltration from the Communist North ALUMNI DAY AWARDS Shown at the Transylvania Alumni Day yesterday are From left Di A Crawford who received the Transylvania Medal for service to the cOUege by a non-alumqua Dr Irvin Lunger president of the college and Vandivier recipient of the Morrison Medallion (Staff Photo) tansy Honors Vandivier Crawford Class Of '16 Attends Alumni Day celebration of their class were Mist Mary Wood Brown Lexington Frank Spencer Comely Warsaw Everett Earl Pfanstiel Carlisle Miss Henrietta Ray Marimon Toledo -Ohio Mrs Bey her Gary Ind Mrs Lourana Howard Oklahoma City Okla and Joseph Hunter Little Bock Ark Duncan Elected Ralph Duncan Louisville was elected president of the alumni association at a business session He succeeds Judge Morris Montgomery Law-reneeburg Dr John Berry Lexington was re-elected vice president Dr Dexter Meyer South Ft McNamara uid 18000 more GIs already are ticketed for South Viet Nam duty which would boost the total there to some 285000 Some expect the buildup to reach 400000 by foe end at foe year Secretary of State Dean Rusk joined McNamara is anticipating further political turmoil in South Viet Nam it shifts from a military toward a civilian regime However after cutting the effectiveness of the military campaign in half earlier this spring the internal impact on the anti-Viet Cong effort hu now been virtually overcome and think that controversy will impede military McNamara said Thh defense and foreign afflars chiefs spoke at a wide-ranging news conference Immediately after a dal White House briefing Democratic and Republican congressional leaders Johnson Presides President Johnson presided at the two-hour session which also featured a repot by Rusk on his just-concluded European trip Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois had complained that the administration was not engaging in enough bipartisan consultation on Viet Nam After midday gathering he left the White House voicing satisfaction with the meeting Senate Demo Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana and other administration supporters recited statistics designed to show how-much the Johnson regime hu kept in touch with Congress and foe Republican opposition iident himself told re- The President porters thii bipartisan this wu foe 39th such i parley tered the White House Rusk hit back -too at Har-il Galbraith a vard Prof John Kennedy administration ambassador to India who had termed the secretary of state misinformed" in believing there is wide support for administration foreign policy know of any subject on which the American people have been more fully informed than Viet Rusk said Sometimes Prof wit conceals his basic he added Intend To Push Ahead Rusk said 14 allies intend to push ahead with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance without backbiting against President Charles de Gaulle who is divorcing France from NATO's integrated military system McNamara and Rusk stoutly denied any Intent to cut back the 225 000-man US force in West Europe Rusk portrayed the Soviet forest still there and on Wet Nam he challenged Soviet lead en make rude remarks" against UA actions in Viet Nam to try some peacemaking instead He noted the USSB is cnchairman of the Geneva convention supposed to guarantee peace neutrality and independence for Indochina McNamara quickly swung foe focus id the joint news conference to Wet Nam by reading from a report on military operations during January-April Since intelligence material from captured documents prisoner interrogation and other sources lap behind the event it wu not known until recently how successful the campaign hu been he uid 21040 Reds Killed He listed 21000 Communist fighters killed a 3-to-l ratio for the 2100 UA dead 4000 South Vietnamese and 250 allied soldiers slain mean we will stop our military he uid stating that North Wet Nam hu been sending 4500 soldiers south a month and he expects this infiltration rate would continue it does I would expect we would increase our he said The secretary of defense would give no specific figure for an eventual US buildup He uid his only authorisation is to supply upon 45 days notice foe forces requested by foe US commander in South Viet Nam Gen William Westmoreland McNamara credited hard IMOLl Sack Pm TMi SsdM QUEEN INSPECTS TROOPS ON HER OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY Queen Elizabeth IL mounted on a white horse inspects troops taking part in Trooping the Color ceremony on Horse Guards Parade in London Saturday marking her official birthday Riding beside her is Prince Philip on (Associated Press Wirephoto via cable from London) Transy Gets $25000 Lunger Reports To Board Vandivier a Louisville insurance executive was named Transylvania College's fifth Morrison Medallion recipient yesterday at the annual Alumni Day celebration at the college Dr A Crawford professor of education emeritus and director of the summer school received the second Transylvania Medal for outstanding loyalty to the school and for service to the college by a nonahimnus Alumnus Service Mr Vandivier was awarded the Morrison Medallion for outstanding alumni service to the college and wu praised for his service to die school A 1819 graduate of Transylvania Mr Vandivier has served as president of the Transylvania Alumni Association as an alumni representative on the board of curators and as president of the Louisville Alumni Club Nenalumuus Service Dr Crawford first became connected with the college in 1832 when he was principal at Bryan Station High School and supervised student teachers for the college He continued the service when he became principal of Lafayette High School and in 1M7 Joined the Transylvania faculty as professor of education and head of the education department Grads Return During the day-long meeting at the college seven members of the class of 1916 were honored and received 50th reunion pins from Transylvania "president Irvin Lugger Attending the 50th reunion Stab Wound In Neck Fatal Powell Man in foe vehicle and wu lodged in Powell County Jail on a charge of public drunkenness Sheriff Crabtree uid tonight the weapon had not been located Charles Hatton will be arraigned before Powell County Judge Jamu Crow at 9 am Wednesday Billy Hatton is Survived by his wife Brenda Hatton his mother Mrs Tina Hatton Stanton a sister Mrs Margarets Congleton Stanton four brothers Jamu Little and Clark Hatton Stanton and Arnold Hatton Lexington The body is at foe Wells Funeral Home Export Subsidy Opposed Morton Rupp To Speak By DALE LOAR What promises to be the Burley Auction Warehouse Association Convention in history opens here today: Sen Thruston Morton and UK Basketball Coach Adolph Rupp are the three-day principle speakers With announced five-cent-a-pound export subsidy for hurley and this past defeat of the acreage-poundage referendum conversations should prove not only lively hut heated The 20th annual convention of hurley warehousemen gets under way this afternoon at the Phoenix Hotel with registration until pm to be followed by a president's party Reaction Felt But while there may be a party atmosphere present association spokesmen yesterday were still reacting to the announced extension of the export subsidy made by the US Agriculture Department which now applies to all US tobacco directors of the Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association last Wednesday went on record in opposition to the then rumored subsidy in the belief that such a subsidy could create losses which would reflect discredit on' the tobacco program Since buriey growers and oscat Bscs pass van sadioo Hit-Run Fatal To Farmer In Breathitt JACKSON Ky June 11 (Special) A 46-yearold Watts farmer was killed in a hit-run accident near his Breathitt County home today State Police said that Marshall Foch Noble was hit by a vehicle on Ky 47S between 12:30 am and 2 am Breathitt County Coroner Ed Hollon ruled that Noble was killed in a hit-run accident Survivors Include his mother Mrs Mollie Watts Noble Neb five sisters Addie Noble Watts Mrs Oma Campbell Bowdie Mrs Ivory Wilden Clymer Pa Mm Omeda Estepp Vicco and led four Margaret Neace Ned brothers Moncure Noble Washington Ola Noble Watts Norris Noble Lost Creek and Lacey Noble Peru Ind Services will be conducted at 1 pm Monday at the Pilgrim Rest Church at Watts Burial will be in the Noble Cemetery The body will be taken to the church Sunday from the Breathitt Funeral Home Cornered By Bob Fain Farm girl Judy wants to know if anybody knows what the plow said to the tractor No? It uid me closer John Good grief Basinets Seats Hear about the three merchants who owned adjoining stores on a block? Business was terrible The merchant on one end of the block wu facing the world from the wrong side of the debit column He lay awake nights trying to think something to had iL better his business He Next day he mounted a big sign at his store advertising oing Out of Buslneu Customers flocked in The merchant in the middle atom and the merchant at the other end stood dismally and watched The merchant with the store at the other end of the block wu almost equally desperate So the next day he showed up with a big sign reading Our Lease In flocked the customers The poor man in the middle thought be would go under All the best ideas have been taken already he mused For a cou ple of davs he stood alone in front of his i store while customers flowed past on cither aide of him Into hla stores But presto! Ho had an inspiration too Next morning the two merchants on the end of the block showed up to see their stores empty and throngs flock ing Into the middle store For Over his door tho middle man bad posted a sign Main En trance Metro Murder You may think that tractor Joko stretching it soma But where do you think Garden plows come from Fear Mounts For Missing Boy Scouts Their Leader State ETV Authority Asks Million Plus Federal Aid Mitchell received the alumni appointment as representative on the college's board of curators Executive Board New alumni executive board members elected yesterday include Harry Stephenson Burt Halbert Lexington Caswell Lane Mt Sterling William Morris Frankfort Owen Hun-gerford Columbus Ind and Dr Culbertson Cincinnati Ohio Bruce Cotton making a report on alumni fund drives reported contributions to date total $2336 for the year about $1500 over last contributions at the same time 236000 The new building will be ready for use by foe Fall In his summary to foe Curators on the operation of the college during the past academic year President Lunger stated he fdt it been outstanding year in the long history of the college and that the coming year promises to be an greiter period of advance for foe -t He reminded the Curators that in 1958 they approved a for for the college which looked to 1969 for foe accomplishment of certain stated objective we renew these goals Dr Lunger said find that in many areu objectives set for 1969 have been met or su: Included in foe areu in which the college hu already achieved objectives set for 1969 is that of faculty salaries The goal for the average ulary for 1969 was set at $9200 The actual average salary set for 1966-67 is $10070 Goal Met The goal for enrollment at the college for 1969 wu set at 800 The college now hu 800 students In 1958 the college projected its budget for 1969 at $2 million The college budget will be in excess of $2 million this foil Dr Lunger said Of the physical additions and improvements scheduled for completion by 1969 all but two will be finished by foe end of this fiscal year Several projects not anticipated when foe 10-year plan was 1 drawn will also have been finished Remaining on the list of physical facilities to be added to the campus by 1969 are a new ISM CeL I Beck Phs TMi SecMae) O'Neal Hudson Rlcnhard Xosalr Temple Louisville tt BOQUILLAS Tex (AP-An intensive march of the wilder ness of Big Bend National Park along the Rio Grande wu pressed Saturday night for 15 New Mexico Boy Scouts and their leader missing after a weeklong raft trip on the river Officials would not speculate on foe fate of foe 16 whom trip ralleled in part that made by idy Bird Johnson wife of foe President when she visited the park in April too early to uid Terry Brown park superior Thera is a lot of country to found any bodies or anything that is amiss" said foe Border Patrol officer at Marfa Tex By RALPH DERICKSON Kentucky's Educational Television Authority hu applied for more than $1650000 in match ing federal money under the Appalachian and ETV Facilities Act to build six television transmitters in the state Twelve transmitters will be needed to round out the state's educational television network which is expected to reach all schools and homes in the state by 1968 The applications were made for transmitters scheduled to go up near Pikeville Ashland Somerset Hazard Morehead and Madison County Leonard Press 2580 MiU-brook Drive executive director of foe ETV Authority said he expects approval of foe applies lions sometime in early July Of the total $1650000 in fed eral tax funds the ETV Authori-r is seeking to help build foe transmitters $1150000 is expected to come from foe Ap Transylvania College has been awarded a $25000 grant by foe Kresge Foundation Detroit Mich to help in foe ftnanglng of its new Mitchell Pine Arts Center currently under traction Announcement of the gift wu made yesterday by Transylvania President Irvin Lunger at foe June meeting of foe Board of Curators in Forrer Hall Dr Lunger uid foe Kresge gUt wu contingent upon foe securing all the funds needed to underwrite the cut of foe center Total cost of the structure and its furnishings will be $1570000 To date foe college has received from private sources towards its construction $1- Fear for thd 15 scout and their leader John Rachel 42 of Hobbs NM mounted when what Brown described a foe area northwest of foe Park Thursday night and Friday-The heavy rain sent torrents at water rushing toward tho Rio Grande causing the river to rise from 6 to 10 feet The water level wu down to 14 feet today Brown uid Everybody started looking for them Friday after foe the Border Patrol spokesman uid storm wu considered bad enough that they started looking for New storms menaced foe area Saturday night and an air (Sat CM i Back Pass TMi SacHnl ington Mrs chief Rabban STANTON Ky June 11 (Special) A 30 year rid Powell County man was stabbed to death this afternoon Billy Hatton apparently died instantly from the wound which severed his jugular vein according to Powell County Sheriff Ernest Crabtree The incident occurred on the Hatton Creek Road about three miles south of here at 3 pm Sheriff Crabtree and Deputy Sheriff Billy Joe Martin arrested Charles Hatton 42 Stanton a cousin id the victim on charges id murder and placed him in Powell County Jail without bond Officials said the two Hattons and Elvin Logan 48 of Stanton were driving in car Billy the driver and Charles Hatton were in the front seat and Logan was unconscious in foe back seat All three men had been drinking officials said The sheriff gave the following account of the incident: Billy Hatton stopped the car on Hatton Creek Road in front of foe home of his brother Little Hatton A fight then ensued inside foe car between Billy and Charles Hatton The car door Hatton's side ai out apparently was immediate Little Hatton who witnessed the encounter reported Charles Hatton got out of foe car and called to him to over here and see how bad I've hurt Billy I think killed Sheriff Crabtree added that Hatton left the scene apparently on foot Logan remained HERO IN VIET NAM BATTLE CapL Bill Carpenter the of foe 1959 Wut Point football team la a hero in foe ground fighting by US paratroopers 30 miles northwest of Kontum South Viet Nam 11a wu reported to have led survivors of his company to safety Carpenter had called in a napalm air strike on his own position Thursday when his company wu being overrun by North Vlctn a a (Associated Tress Wirephoto) May Take Trip PARIS (AP) President Charles de Gaulle may make an official trip to French Polynesia this fall foe independent daily newspaper Le Monde reported Saturday The visit would include Tahiti and Mururoa where French atomic tests are now being prepared Sunday Guide Post Faya 44 LimIwi 43 Bw Pan 41-41 I Araaad 10 CbaaHiad 44-74 Nataa A Craaaward 44 ObitaariM 1ft 44 MwU Pay 43 Kadia-TV 17 Pay 40 laclaty 31-44 Oanha if Sparta 1731 Nam Pas 34 Mata Haws 1031 Hama Plan 44 Tkaatan The Weather Today's Forecast Partly cloudy and warmer today and tonight with chance of thundershowers tonight High today Low tonight 61 Precipitation probability for today 19 per cent Tonight 26 per cent Outlook for Monday warm with risk of showers Yesterday's Figures 78 low 47 average 63 normal 71 Records for June 94 in 1911 and 49 in 1913 Precipitation for 24 hours to none For year 213-1 pm inches Accumulated deficiency 128 inches Sunset today 8:01 pm Sunrise Monday 5:15 am American Planes Take Up Slack In Ground Contact palachlan Act and $500000 from the ETV Facilities Act Requests tar federal matching money which will help pay construction costs of transmitter facilities near Elisabethtown Ma disonville and Murray may be ready with ing the next two or three weeks Mr Press uid Hr Press explained be expects the Authority to ask for about $375000 from the ETV Facilities Act for there transmitters Construction of ail the transmitters is scheduled to begin early next spring and foe entire network should be operational by Sept 1968 Other transmitters are planned for Covington Owen ton and Bowling Green Change In Comics Gasoline Alley and Iicnry appear on page 65 of today's issue of The Herald-Leader farther north where at least two other battalions were sighted on ths move US fighter-bombers which have flown more than 200 sorties in lha battle struck at enemy positions In some eases only 50 yards from American lines The air offensive over both North and South Viet Nam continued full scale A spokesman announced UA Air Force and Navy planes flew T3 missions over North Viet Nam Friday with bridges barges and box cars among the targets US and Vietnamese pilots together flew 607 sorties in the South About 5000 Buddhists staged a demonstration in Hue marching through the streets of that northern eity with anti-Ameri can and ant (government banners It was an orderly crowd however and 400 riot police dls-patched to Hue from Saigon by Premier Nguyen Cao regime Friday had nothing to do but watch By ROBERT TUCKMAN 8AIGON South Viet Nam (AP) planes took up slack in ground contact in the Kontum plateau battle Saturday Fresh American troops moved In to reinforce the five-day-old drive against battered but stubborn North Vietnamese regulars still clinging to ridges Helicopters flew in supplies and flew out the wounded If foe Communists intended to launch their tag awaited mon-mi offensive from their entrenchments in that area 280 miles north of Saigon their timetable at least has been upset 1 Paratroopers of the US' 101st Airborne Division who have borne foe brunt of the fight reported 385 of the enemy have been killed This was well over half of foe two North Viclnrm-ere battalions known to have dug in on foe Jungle terrain 30 miles northwest of Kontum city UA B3I Stratofortresses from Guam pounded a ma 10 miles MIRINERS DISCUSS CONVENTION Discussing the Shriner'a convention now in Lexington at a dance last night are from left Kenneth O'Neal Olclka Potentate Lex and Mrs Rienhard (See story on page six) (Staff Photo) tf-.