Dixon Evening Telegraph from Dixon, Illinois • Page 8

8 DIXON EVENING TELEGRAPH Wednesday, April 10, 1968 Thieii Mobilization School Board Candidates Explain Their Positions SAIGON S. pressure being exerted in the background. President Nguyen Van Thieu today asked legislative approval for a general mobilization to meet the Communist threat to Vietnam. An extensive mobilization and increased South Vietnamese fighting ability would put Thieu in a better position to ward off move tow ard formation of a coalition government with the Communists Wins Applause Mis resolve today that the Communists would never be allowed into a coalition won him his warmest applause from the National Assembly. The 20-minute speech was made before a special session of the National Assembly in Saigon's ornate Pien Hong Palace recognize the need for general mobilization of manpower and resources," Thieu said.

"I beg the Congress to debate and approve this immediately." U.S. officials have quietly urged that South Vietnam increase its war effort, and today's request represented. Thieu's strongest proposal yet for putting his nation on a total war footing. He did not spell out the details of his request, but it apprently involved increased financial and economic regulatory authority for the president and authority to increase the military draft. Reject Earlier Request A similar request for increased financial and economic powers earlier this year was rejected by the legislators.

However, they were expected to he more rereptive to the new proposal. Thieu warned of the Communist threat to his country that still existed despite the possibility of contacts between the United States and North Vietnam. The North Vietnamese will take advantage of the current U.S. bombing letup to move men and supplies into the South, he warned. The South Vietnamese leader also said he doubted the good intentions of the Communists in the flurry of activity aimed at negotiations.

Allied Troops Begin New Military Drive Communists JOHN W. EDMUNDS DARRELD E. SUNMARK PAULINE EVANS By JACK WALSH SAIGON military spokesmen said today a force of 100.000 allied troops had been unleashed in the largest operation to the 18.000 to 20,000 Communist troops still infesting the 11 provinces nearest Saigon. It marked the first time the war that American, South Vietnamese, Australian, New Zealand and Thailand troops had joined in a single massive drive through the 10,000 square miles around the capital city. A spokesman said its objective was simple: "the elimination of enemy forces." He said more than 00 only inside its city after the allied force sweeping near the northern border fort of Khe Sanh 90 little resistance.

Instead Amefi- troops said they fouAd operates limits. U.S. spokesmen said commanders have ordered that the battalions ate free chase the bodies of about 100 them no matter where the trail North Vietnamese troops and leads' Militarv observers said pile, of arms-remnants of the this Will hamper the -rillas 1 16,000 to 20.000 man Communal had counted on army that last weekend gave up a after an 11-week attempt to John W. Edmunds, 42, Rt. Darreld E.

Sunmark, 3ft, 1117 program director for radio sta-1 Lanewood Drive, district engi- tion WIXN, is one of three can- neer. Illinois Divison of High- didates seeking a one-year term I ways, also is a candidate for on the Board of Education. 100 Missing In Shin Wreck WELLINGTON, New Zealand (UPI) Minister John Scott said he had alvandoned hope for the 100 or more persons missing from the ear ferry wahine which foundered on a reef outside Wellington harbor today during a typhoon. It was feared the death toll would reach 150. Most of the 744 persons were saved by a Dunkirk-like flotilla of small boats which put out into the tumultuous seas to rescue the men, women and children who leaped into the sea or were hurled into the icy water when the ship heeled over near the treacherous pinnacle rocks.

By 2 a m. Thursday Wellington time (9 a.m. EST Wednesday) police said they had recovered 45 bodies and that 101 survivors were in hospitals. The typhoon which wreaked devastation in Wellington itself and killed at least one person in the city isolated the eastern harbor shore where bodies were being washed up on the sand. But for relatives fearing for those not yet confirmed as safe Scott gave no hope.

"1 am satisfied that no one alive was still floating in the water when darkness fell." he said. "And that was seven hours ago." The ferry Wahine had just arrived from Lyttleton on the South Island, separated from North Island by 16-mile wide Cook Straight, when she entered the harbor with 614 passengers and 130 crewmen Installation Is Approved MOUNT MORRIS The Village Board Tuesday night prox ed the installation of meter equipment at the village sewage disposal plant by the Ehmen Plumbing and Heating Co Oregon. at a cost of $1,155. Carl Personette, director of! Cixil Defense, reported one tor- nado watch with nine members participating. Personette said the central point of contact for communication is the village; communication center.

He also asked the board to consider the purchase of three walkie-talkies to be used during alerts and storms, at a cost of $50 to $90' each No action was taken. The transfer of $500 from the i aboard and crashed into a group of rocks known as the Pinnacles. The 19-month-old vessel, de signed originally as a troopship for the Korean War but delayed in construction, suffered a gaping hole at her waterline A tow line from a tug helped free her but then the typhoon winds struck and she foundered, turning almost on her side. Men, women and children were thrown into or leaped into the water but were saved by a flotilla of small boats that a Dunkirk survivor said reminded him of the armada of small boats that saved the British army trapped on the French beaches early in World War 11. Edmunds, a graduate of Gardner, 111.

high school, also spent three years at the American Institute of Technology, Chicago and two years at the University of Illinois. He is the author of several books on electronics now used by the Devry Technological Institute, where he taught electronics for six years. He also taught at Joliet Electronics, Joliet, for five years and was director of education there for three of those five years. Edmunds is married and lives with his '-ife, Wanda, and their five children. He was once elected president of the DePue PTA.

Edmunds is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He spent two and half years with the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during WW II and took part in the Iwo Jima and Okinawa invasions. Here is reply to The Telegraph query: Many Problems "You have 300 words, or solution to the overcrowded conditions within the Dixon public school system I hope, however, you do not consider this the single issue on which to base qualification for School Board membership. The maintaining of competent teachers and administrative staff, plus the responsibility of curriculum advancement, legal, state-aid and financial responsibility, building maintenance and personal problems of The Ogle County students and are just a fexv of the problems which must be faced by the board and solved on a day-today basis.

"Although the recent referendum is the emotional issue at the present time, it must not be allowed to loom so large that citizen is pitted against citizen within the school system. When brick and mortar smothers educational insight, the student is the ultimate loser. Now is a time for calm and reassessment. "However, I still feel an obli- gation to answer such a direct as countv supervisor of safety question regarding the referen- at $4,500 a year, when the old jail is demolished, since his living quarters are in the old the one-year term on the Board of Education. Sunmark and his wife, Sylvia, have a daughter, Karen, 5.

He holds a B.S. degree in Civil En- Lewis New Ogle Head OREGON Board of Supervisors Tuesday named Stanton Lewis, Marion Township, chairman to replace Fred Filkers, Eagle Point Township. The board also appointed Richard Caldwell, on the recommendation of Circuit Judge Helen Rutkowski. to the vacant post of public defender at an annual salary of $4,000. Caldwell resigned last year as assistant attorney.

Phillip Nye was the former public defender. The board passed by a 13 to 12 vote a request by Sheriff Ed Lang to speed his appointment is a member of the Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation, Dixon branch. She is also a member of the First Methodist after the Tet offensive. gineering from Montana State University and served with the i FAHS for the past 14 years and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for two years.

He is a registered engineer in Illinois and a former Dixon Jaycee. Sunmark is a member of the Masonic bodies, Freeport Consistory, a Dixon Rotarian, a member of the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers and the Illinois Association of Highway Engineers. Here is reply to The Telegraph query: New PLan "Whether additions to the present facilities, a new junior or senior high school or some other plan is the solution, it is certain that the Board of Education must reanalyze the entire matter and develop a new plan. There is an overcrowded condition in the grade and high schools and something must be done to relieve this situation. "Rather than make physical additions to five or six school buildings, it seems logical to establish a junior high system and construct one new facility, either a junior or senior high school.

A new junior high would require less campus area than a new battalions jumped off Monday Mrs. Pauline Evans, 67, 927; in the operation, called "Com- Washington president of plete Victory," and that at least the local Friends of Animals i 75.000 combat troops and 25,000 Humane Society, (FAHS) seeks reserve and backup forces were a one-vear term on the Board involved. of Education. The new drive follows close Mrs. Evans attended Dixon behind "Operation Resolved to public schools as well as Cop- a 50-battalion push that pins Business College.

She has'killed 2,685 Communists been president of the Dixon in a monthlong drive through the five provinces immediately surrounding Saigon. That drive was to eliminat Communist forces remaining in the Saigon area Church. Here is Mrs. reply to The Telegraph query: "My solution to the school problem would be to build more rooms to the present schools. The Dixon High School has plenty of room on the east side and if necessary they can build back to the parking lot.

We do not need to purchase any more land to the north, as it seems to me they have plenty of room al- More Tet Damage U.S. officials disclosed new details of the Tet $173 million worth of property damaged or destroyed including 85,000 houses 50 to 100 per cent destroyed. Another 30,343 houses suffered up to 50 per cent damage. A report from Khe relieved by a massive 20.000 man attack force last week- said the base went through an ready owned by the school. The entire day Tuesday without present location of the High: taking any Communist mortars, School is ideal.

"Also, if the crowded conditions in the grade schools exist they also can build additions. We definitely do not need a junior high school. "I am sure that adding rooms to the schools that we have, will not cost $4 million. No doubt the citizens would be glad to, The pass a referendum for more destroying rockets or artillery fire. Two weeks ago Khe Sanh was receiving hundreds of incoming shells a day.

The spokesmen said the new campaign picks up where Resolved Win left off. The first operation aimed at freeing Saigon of a guerrilla menace. drive aims at those Communist rooms and not the expense of a new school. I am against any more refrendums and the money forces. New Tactics Allied commanders threwout spent so foolishly.

Referendums some former strategy to give building. Two recommendations by the zoning board were also approved by the supervisors. The first went to William Cultra. Rochelle. to change from agriculture to commercial for a sales possible solution of the problem.

Failure to answer would appear to he hedging. Continue Thinking "The recent vote is convincing evidence that a new high school is not acceptable to Dixon residents at the present time. and center. The second wou went 10 Harry Wiles, to change i deay 1,1 an iron, agriculture to residential As cnn' in Stillman Valley. 1 to ask questions of persons who feel they may have the answer.

"The most popular solution currently seems to he to move the present football field to the Ashton High School Borden property on a buy or L. McCannon, lease basis, build more class- has pur- rooms for the high school on the A. C. Bowers Athletic To continue thinking along these )he cannot be deter. mined by ballot.

The Board of School Will Purchase Radio ASHTON Superintendent announced the school chased a 10 10 radio to be used in vacated the event of tornadoes or storm Field and add to elementary alerts. schools as needed. The Borden The radio is hooked up to the Company has indicated the land State Police headquarters at Ster-j is not for sale. 1 understand, administrative fund to the i lmg and will relay information however, a lease arrangement me meter fund was approved. A neu village employe, Glen James.

hired for the street department It was announced that about 100 feet of curb in -p)le the city needs to be repaired or replaced and work on this will jq begin as soon as possible. Police Chief Gerald Peterson announced the new squad car is expected to arrive this week. Three building permits were issued. Russell Yocum, 310 E. Lincoln to build a garage; Mark Crawford, to build a house in Robin Heights, and Mdlard, to add a porch to his house at 208 McKendne Ave.

Robert Huff was appointed chairman of the recreation board to replace Ben Colvin, who resigned effectix May 1. about approaching storms. Slate Dinner Education must be entrusted with this responsibility and must obtain professional help to study feasible sites, economics, architecture, engineering, and benefit to the school district." Will Install Nacliusa Pump Trustees of the rural fire protection district Tuesday night authorized Chief Alvin Sheelv to have a centrifugal pump installed at a well near the Nachusa fire say, as many people have much voiced their opinion in the Dix- on Evening Telegraph." senior high school and would re- do cost the taxpayers, and it lieve crowded conditions at all schools by taking over seventh and eighth grades from the grade schools and ninth grade from the high school. A considerable savings in equipment would be realized since expensive seventh and eighth grade scientific, shop, and home economics equipment could be located at one site rather than at all grade schools. New Concepts "To continue the high school at its present location would require building additions and rearrangement of present interior facilities to accommodate a more complete curriculum.

There are exciting new concepts being developed in high school education and a new building for 10th, 11th and 12th grades would be a way to establish a facility which could readily keep pace. I believe it necessary for me to keep an open mind on all issues so that, if elected, I can analyze each plan fairly. "Selecting a site will always generate debate since it is natural for each of us to want it on our side of town. I believe the troops of Complete Victory seems to me this money could unprecedented freed-ti to hunt be used to build new' rooms the C.ousr^ds of where needed in our schools. jnists in the area.

Formerly "I think that this just about each allied unit restricted its covers everything that I have to i operations to a certain area, the chase breaking off after time. Resolved to Win, the previous record-sized drive, ran throughout March and was the allied reaction to the February Tet offensive that drove into 36 cities and towns. U.S. spokesmen said the first two action of Complete Victory brought "light, scattered for the opening of a guerrilla hunt. No casualty reports were given for the two days.

In Resolved to Win, American forces suffered 105 men killed and 922 wounded. Bomb Supply Lines In North Vietnam, U.S. planes continue their heavy bombardment of supply lines in the southern panhandle. U.S. spokesmen said jets on 131 missions Tuesday kept well below' the 19th parallel as they have for five President Johnson had set the 20th parallel, 75 miles farther north, as the top limit for striking North Vietnam in his limited air war pause bid for peace talks.

Most of the strikes hit supply dumps, rail yards, airfields and other coastal area targets. In South Vietnam, U.S. B52 Stratofortresscs today bombed the Central Highland jungles where American intelligence officers said Communist forces are mounting a serious threat to key allied bastions. The eight- engine jets also hit near Hue, the battered former imperial capital 400 miles north of ai n. North Vietnamese troops were reported massing there for a possible major offensive.

Assess Damage Hue was badly struck in the Tet guerrilla drive, the nationwide invasion of cities that U.S. State Department officials today said caused more than $173 million in damage. They said 85,000 houses were destroyed or received more than 50 per cent damage during the urban warfare. American commanders sent overrun Khe Sanh. Area Hospitals Perry Memorial PRINCETON, Admitted: April 9 Mrs.

Elaine Stier, Walnut, and Miss Ada Utherberg, Princeton. Discharged: April 9 Miss Kathy Gustafson, Miss June Erickson, Miss Ann Smith, Mrs. Esther Tracy and baby girl, Mrs. Anna Betz and Mrs. Kathie Siebert and baby boy, all of Princeton.

Births: April 9 Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Lange, Princeton, a boy. Amboy Public AMBOY, Admitted: April 9 Mrs. Vernon Alvbe, Amboy, and Richard Welch, Sublette.

Discharged: April 9 Gary Glaser, Amboy. Rochelle Public ROCHELLE, Admitted: April 9 Mrs. James Nordman and Mrs. Perry Stivers, both of Davis Junction; Mrs. Donald Mickley, Steward; Susan Jeter and Mrs.

Alvin Hasart, both of Ashton: Joseph Lee, Ronald Haas and Mrs. Galord Tate, all of Rochelle. Discharged: April 9 Mrs. Charles Horton, Julie Lehmkuhl, Nancy Koenes, Earnest Karge, Wallis Rasmussen and Edward Fenwich, all of Rochelle. Births: April 9 Mr.

and Mrs. James Nordman, Davis Junction, a girl; Mr. and Mrs. Perry Stivers, Davis Junction, a girl; Mr. and Mrs.

Alvin Hasart, Ashton, a boy. like a police force I the biggest bombers into action Warmolts Clinic OREGON, Admitted: April I Nelson and Mr.s. Georgia Draugelis, both of Qr- egon. Discharged: April 9 None. may be acceptable.

It is in this: area in which I am now con- installation centrating my thinking and searching for answers. Garden Club will sincerity I would say: We a scramble dinner Thursday have an abundance' of talkers. I believe we need some listeners at this point. Someone may be transmitting the answer with p.m. preceding the regular meeting.

Members are asked to bring a dish of food and their own one tuhed in t0 hear it service. Card of Thanks Card of Thanks We wish to thank our rela- I xxant to thank all my r.la- tives, friends and neighbors for Marx friends and neighbors for their help, kindness, and remainder of thy extended to us during the' Liberalize Czech State PRAGUE liberal new Communist government today disclosed a series of sweeping domestic reforms, Including safeguards against a police state. The new regime also was reported removing tank barriers along the border with West Germany. The "New Action" program restricted the operations of the State Security Police. It said it must be assured that "no citizen can be questioned by the State Security for his political The service must confine its to fighting "enemies it said.

Czechoslovakia began removing barbed ire barricades along the border with West Germany last week. Today, West German border police at; Tirschenreut hsaid Czech milita- rv work gangs began clearing out steel-spike antitank barriers from a three-mile strip opposite the Bavarian town. State Police The State Security Police is concerned with foreign affairs while the Public Security agency keeps internal order and fights crime. The proposal that State and Public security must be strictly separated was part of the Communist reforms listed in a 24.000-word "new action" program. It also promised new rights to I travel and even migrate to other countries.

The reform program was released Tuesday night but expanded today in Czech newspapers. i 11 "Czechoslovakia's. Road to the reforms were adopted by the Communist party Central Committee after SALISBURY, Rhodesia week of debate. will be done by Dalke Plumbing and Heating, 2123 W. Third for $388.73.

The pump is designed to pump water into a fire truck at 80 gallons per minute for hauling to fires. In other action trustees approved payroll and bills totaling $4.163.80. News Briefs their cards, gifts and flowers; Fathers Laffertv. Boland, Callahan, Joffe and Hughes for their visitt; Dr. Murphy and Dr.

McFetridge: the and nurses for their excellent care during my stay in KSB Hospital. Margaret J. Blackburn sudden loss of our loved one. Mrs. Bernard Shoemaker Mrs.

Lucille Janssen Mr. Mrs. Harold Shoemaker Family Mr. Mrs. Elmer Shoemaker Family a 100-man band of guerrillas who attacked Rhodesia from Zambia three weeks ago are "completely disorganized" and seeking escape or surrender, Rhodesian authorities said Tuesday.

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