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Great Bend Daily Tribune FIRST PAPER Throughout The "GOLDEN BELT AREA' Of West Central Kansas VOL. No. 114 GREAT BENO, KANSAS WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 172 THIS ISSUE 24 PAGES 2 SECTIONS SINGLE COPY 10c East of Coe Russell Corner Three Die in Wreck Near Edge of Town Three young men were killed in a one-car accident on Railroad Avenue a quarter-mile east of Coe Russell Corner sometime during the night. Exact time of the accident is not known but it is believed to have occurred around midnight. Dead at the scene were Allen R.

Ueckert, 21, 2101 Lincoln, and David G. Sauer, 20, 1410 Lakin. The third man, Anthony G. Esfeld, 21, 1411 Madison, died shortly after 5 a.m. at the Central Kansas Medical Center.

The accident was discovered Aa4ihahIi U.AJnJ shortly after midnight by Apartments Needed Barton County Deputy Sheriff Lt. Bob Yost and Reserve Capt. gw JUCO StUGetltS Gene Marks. Yost said he had just driven west down Railroad An appeal for rooms or made a swing toward the apartments for rent to students west on routine patroi and was of the Barton County Corn-returning to Great Bend on US- munity Junior College this 56. Yost started to turn north on summer and next fall has been US-56 when, on a sudden im- made by Robert Rumble, dean pulse, went east on Railroad of student services.

and discovered the wreck. Rumble asks that persons in SenateSteps Up Talks on Cut-off of War Money WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate, pushed by anti-administration votes in a Democratic caucus, planned to step up debate today on whether to cut off money for all U.S. combat forces in Indochina. President Nbcon's decision to mine North Vietnamese ports and his plea for a united American front was submerged in a cross-fire of statements in the Senate wing Tuesday and the unprecedented action of the Democrats. In caucus, the Democrats voted 29 to 14 to go on record "as disapproving the escalation of the war in Vietnam as announced by the President." The Democrats also decided, 44 to 0, to proceed with the pending Case-Church end-the-war amendment, and they approved 35 to 8 the cut off if it is the college areas who have rooms or apartments which they will rent call his office at the college.

Or, persons may write to the college listing the rental property', describing it and indicating the rent which THREE KILLED County Attorney Jack Russell and Sheriff Marion Weese examine the wreckage in which three men died. Increase Air Strikes in No. Vietnam The first ambulance call was received at 12:06 a.m. Yost said Ueckert's car was westbound when it veered to the right. The driver, as yet unknown, got the car back onto the highway but it again veered to the right and went into the ditch at the driveway of the Harry McCarter home.

The car went down the north ditch, back across the highway, into the south ditch, then into a broadslide. The 1969 model car rolled several times, throwing the three men out. Barton County has now recorded four traffic fatalities in two accidents and both have happened within a quarter-mile of each other. Communist invasion across the DMZ," the command said. "These actions are being taken to help protect the lives of remaining U.S.

forces in South Vietnam and to help the Republic of Vietnam resist the aggression by the enemy." In Saigon, President Nguyen Van Thieu proclaimed martial law throughout South Vietnam effective at midnight noon EDT. The nation has been under various forms of national emer- Special Cancellation For City Centennial A special cancellation in conjunction with the centennial will go into use at the Great Bend Post Office starting at SAIGON (AP) U.S. war-planes shot down seven enemy MIGs today while carrying out the deepest and heaviest air strikes inside North Vietnam in more than four years, the U.S. The downing of seven MIGs in one day is a record for the Vietnam war. The U.S.

aircraft attacked both Hanoi and Haiphong, while hitting at widespread areas of North Vietnam, the command said. It made no mention of any U.S. air losses. The aircraft streaked to within 60 miles of the Chinese border to attack North Vietnam's northwest rail link to China. Radio Hanoi said 14 U.S.

planes were shot down and "many pilots were captured alive." U.S. disclosures of aircraft losses often are delayed if search and rescue operations are under way. A 7th Fleet destroyer force also bombarded the Haiphong area. The U.S. Command in Saigon said an armada of Air Perce planes from bases in Thailand and Navy aircraft from three carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin attacked rail lines, bridges, repair shops, fuel depots, trucks, boats and supply distribution centers on orders from Prsident Nixon.

The command said that "among the targets struck were rail and fuel storage sites in the vicinity of Hanoi and Haiphong." A naval task force also bombarded North Vietnamese positions along the coastline, in addition to Haiphong, it was reported. The announcement hinted that strikes would be kept up in the Hanoi and Haiphong areas. "It is anticipated that air strikes and naval gunfire will continue to be used against military targets in North Vietnam to deny the enemy the weapons and supplies it needs to continue the attack." This referred to the 42-day North Vietnamese offensive in South Vietnam. A Hanoi dispatch of the Soviet news agency Tass said bombs fell on "a number of populated centers northwest of Hanoi." The U.S. Command statement said only military and supply targets were hit.

"These strikes were made in pursuance of orders to reduce to the maximum extent possible the flow of military supplies in support of the massive Vern Leads Hays Drug Raid; Nine Arrested, Four Sought gency decrees since 1963 and it was not immediately known how the new order would affect existing rules. Earlier the U.S. Command announced the loss of four aircraft since Sunday, One was a U.S. Army helicopter that crashed 20 miles northeast of Saigon today, killing 32 American military men. The command said the cause of that crash was not known but the helicopter was on an administrative noncombat mission.

Ness Citian Hit, Killed on Hiway NESS CITY Alan Munsch, 21, of Ness City, was killed instantly Tuesday afternoon when he stepped from his Kansas Highway Department truck into the path of an oncoming car seven miles east of Ness City on Highway K-96. The driver of the eastbound car, TTiomas Plum, 41, of Scott City, and his wife were treated for bruises and cuts from flying glass at the Ness County District Hospital and released. Munsch had waited for one car to pass before stepping into the road to pick up a hub cap lying in the roadway. His body was thrown over the hood of the Plum vehicle and into the windshield, said Ness County Sheriff Chester Barrows. Munsch was working for the Ness County Highway Maintenance Department when the accident occurred.

The accident was investigated by the Ness County Sheriff's Department and Kansas Highway Patrolman Richard Barta. Pravda Cautious on Nixon Move Postmaster Joe Henkle said the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce had purchased a cancelling hub which will be used on all mail at the post office until August 1. The cancellation, in addition to the usual circle containing the city, day and date, will have three lines next to it saying: Great Great Great Great Bend, USA 100 Years 1872-1972 Anyone desiring a first-day cover of the new cancellation should write to the postmaster or make arrangements with the clerks at the post office. Chamber Coffee Host Martin Jaeger, 1300 Kansas, will host the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce coffee club tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. All Chamber members and their guests are invited.

The caution in the government-controlled press seemed to indicate that the Kremlin had not yet decided how to deal with Nixon's direct challenge to the Soviet leadership. India joined Communist governments today in condemning the mining of the North Vietnamese ports while America's allies continued to support the move. "There can be no justification for this escalation," Foreign Minister Swarap Singh told the Indian Parliament. "Hundreds of thousands of human lives are being lost and more are being rendered homeless and I am sure this house will join the government in condemning this latest escalation." North Korea's Communist party newspaper, Nodong Sin-mum, called Nixon a "war maniac, a trucuelnt warmonger, a murderer and vicious enemy of peace." The Polish press said the Pentagon hawks liad persuaded Nixon to escalate the war and increase the "barbarous" air raids over North Vietnam. However, the article avoided personal attack on Nixon who is scheduled to visit Poland later this month.

The Cairo newspaper Al Gomhouria, the organ of the ruling Arab Socialist Union, accused Nixon of "pushing the world to the brink of war to win re-election." Australian Prime Minister William McMahon said his government "understands and supports" Nixon and "strongly condemns" North Vietnam and its allies but opposition leader Gough Whitlam said: "It brings the war to a stage of direct confrontation with the Soviet Union. President Nixon's decision is fraught with peril for world peace." modified to become effective four months after agreement is reached on the release of prisoners. The caucus position on the cut off was believed to be the first time a party expressed itself on Capitol Hill as in favor of stopping war money. The debate has languished on Case-Church for a week, with its critics saying to even discuss it would encourage the North Vietnamese. At one point, agreement was said to have been reached to put off the question until the President returned from Moscow.

Case-Church supporters are felt to be shy of enough votes, perhaps a half-dozen, to win. Sen. J.W. Fulbright, referring to reports that a large number of Democrats did not want to act. at all, said the votes themselves were significant.

The day's session was marked by Sen. Mike Gravel's reading of excerpts of secret 1969 National Security Council papers into the record along with the pro and con debate of the other senators. Gravel said the excerpts prove the President's plan has been discounted as ineffective by the CIA and the Department of Defense. There was Democratic dis-gruntlement over the President not consulting Congress before moving or with his latest plans. Democrats had agreed in caucus Monday to defer Case-Church action to hear from the President.

But, Democratic leader Mike Mansfield and others only heard from the President a few minutes before his broadcast announcement. "That's par for the course," Mansfield said. The Weather Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms likely with little temperature change through Thursday. Some thunderstorms may be locally severe this afternoon and tonight, mainly in the southern portions of the KVGB listening area. Highs today and tomorrow near 60, overnight lows in the 40's.

Southeasterly winds 10 to 30 miles per hour today and tonight with chances of precipitation 60 per today and tonight, 50 per cent Thursday. Local Weather Data Yesterday's High 55, Low 48. High A Year Ago Today 71, Low 50. There was .09 precipitation in the last 24 hours. Total for the month is 1.72.

Total for the year is 3.64. Moments History By Ray Schulz Slim Face was a famed Cheyenne Warrior whose piercing eyes scrutinized everything about him. In 1844 Mexican liquor was flooding into Cheyenne camps. Slim Face was selected by his people to go east and seek means of checking the illegal whiskey trade. Accompanied by William Bent, Slim Face carried his protest to the Superintendent of Indians Affairs at St.

Lotus. The appeal was futile, but Slim Face was filled with wonder at the multitude of white men in the fur emporium of the West. Procuring a long stick, Sum Face sat down on ft busy corner cutting a notch in the stick for each passing person. Tie crowds soon exceeded the stick's capacity for notches, and in awe Slim Face threw away his counter. will be charged.

Rumble stated that college would be happy to suggest certain rules ana regulations governing the students who rent the property. Generally, students are paying approximately $35 per month. He emphasized that more than one student can go together to rent an apartment. The Dean of Student Services phone number is 792-2701, extension 66. Miller arrived in Hays about 8:15 Tuesday evening with his assistant, Pat Connelly.

Miller briefed the news media and officers involved in the riad at the Hays National Guard Armory. They began the raids at 10:30 p.m. and at 2 a.m. Wednesday four of the arrest warrants were still outstanding. Miller said he expected these would be served.

The residences raided were not on the college campus but were scattered throughout the city. At a Hays High School speech last year Miller had promised that he would be coming to Hays. Sen. Jack Janssen Seeks Re-election State Senator Jack Janssen announced today his intention to seek re-election to the senate from the 35th district. This district contains all of Barton, Russell and Rice counties.

He has served in the senate the past two terms, previously having served six years as a County Commissioner of Rice County. He has served on the Assessment and Taxation Committee every year while in the senate. This summer he is serving on the joint Assessment and Taxation Committee, the joint Highway Committee and the joint Industrial Development Committee. Sen. Janssen intends to file when he returns to Topeka for a committee meeting.

Juco Trustees Meet Trustees of Barton County Community Junior College will meet in regular session Thursday afternoon at 3:30 in the administration building. Insurance on the Student Union and a report on classes for Fuller Brush will be among the topics on the agenda. the river as well as all locations where water is pumped out for irrigation projects. The group of 33 volunteers will come very dose to meeting a group of Green Berets from Fort Bragg. N.C., who are traveling in the opposite direction along the old Santa Pe Trail.

While marching the men average between four and five miles per hour. However, by 8:30 a.m. today, they were already six miles east of Ellinwood, having been on the hours. Thieu Orders Martial Law SAIGON (AP) President Nguyen Van Thieu proclaimed martial law throughout South Vietnam effective at midnight, the government radio and television network announced. Since 1963, South Vietnam has been under varied forms of HAYS Final examination week ended early for nine Fort Hays State College students when Kansas Attorney General Vera Miller returned to Hays to lead a long-promised drug raid.

Seven teams, consisting of Kansas Bureau ot investigation agents, state sales tax agents, Ellis County Sheriff's officers, 17 Hays police officers and two undercover agents, armed with 13 arrest warrants and four search warrants, arrested the nine for the sale or possession of drugs. Charged with selling narcotics or dangerous drugs are Pat Balthazar, Mike Muir, Joe Debliss, Greg Hayes, Jim Dowling, Edwin (Bird) Pentecost, Terry Martin, Rick Huntley and Johnnie Sanders. The nine are to appear in Ellis County Court today for arraignment. Drugs confiscated during the raid included hashish, numerous pills, marijuana and smoking paraphernalia. Harrison Concert Thursday Evening Harrison Junior High School's annual spring band concert, under the direction of Glenn Peak, will be held Thursday night at 7:30 in the school auditorium.

Performing in the concert will be the advanced band, seventh grade band, flute quartet, stage band and intermediate band. The program will include several numbers by Bert Bacharack, and the old familiar "Billboard March" will be played in honor of the centennial celebration. The advanced band will perform selections from West Side Story and Festivo by Nelhybel. Members of the flute quartet are Kris Underwood, Susan Moore, Barb Springer and Terri Montgomery. The public is invited to hear an evening of pop music.

to dry out, get a hot meal and spend the night. At 6:15 a.m. today, they left Great Bend on foot for a march to Lyons and then south to the Arkansas near Sterling where they again bone to launch their boats. The journey, according to Lt. John Clark, river group commander, and Lt.

Ben Teasley, support group commander, will cover a distance of 1,270 miles. The major accomplishment of the trip will be collecting of information on the ecology of the river which will include the locations of aU discharges into Corn Detasselers May Apply Now LONDON (AP) The Soviet press continued to exercise caution today in reporting President Nixon's orders to cut the supply of Soviet war materials to North Vietnam by mining the North Vietnamese harbors. Pravda, the Communist party newspaper and the Soviet Union's most important paper, again refrained from direct comment and published Tuesday's Tass dispitch from Washington, which called Nixon's step "naked acts of aggression" and a "violation of norms of international law." The paper, the only one published today after a three-day holiday marking the end of World War II, also carried Tuesday's Tass dispatches on antiwar demonstrations in the United States, the bombing of North Vietnam and the "liberation of areas of South Viet- ALONG THE ARKANSAS Bend on their march aloof iiouuuai aira gentry ueuccs, and it was not immediately known how the new order would affect existing rules. A brief announcement said only that martial law was being instituted. detasselers are that they must be at least age 14 or over by June 1, be 5'2" and have a social security number.

Crew leaders will be paid $20 a day and detasselers $1.40 an hour. Anyone interested in this work is encouraged to sign up in the counselor's office at their school or come in to the Job Opportunity Center here. Riley Ranger Group Aground in Great Bend Boaters March Through City The Job Opportunity Center at 1616 Williams is now taking applications for young corn detasselers for summer work. Approximately 900 workers are needed from the Great Bend, Lamed, Hoisington and Ellinwood area. Fifteen adults, both men and women, will also be needed to supervise the crews.

The only requirements for Ft. Ark River Twenty-two Rangers of the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry, from Port Riley, have found it "too dry" to carry out project started April 17. The planned project was to trace, by boat, the Arkansas River from its source at Climax, Colo. tte Continental Divide to the point where it empties into the Mississippi River at the eastern edge of Arkansas. support group, are traveling the Arkansas by assault boats where river conditions allow, When the water becomes too shallow to support the 300-pound boats, the men are covering the distance by foot.

A support group of three vehicles follows by the nearest roads and provides logistisica) support necessary cooramation with civilian communities along me route. Tuesday, despite the rain, the Army Rangers found the river too dry and were forced to load their boats into the support vehicles. The to the Army Reserve Armory where they were given a chance Twenty-two Ranger from Fort Riley leave Great US-M toward Lyons aod Sterling. ARCHIVE. fwspapfr: EWSPAPER.