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1 I THE FINAL FINAL 5 1 4 I 128th TEAR-No 351 MEMPHIS TENN SUNDAY MORNING DECEMBER 17 1867 132 PAGES PRICE 28 CENTS (Wolf pack Fangs Battling Georgia -UTM Shows US Air Blitz Pounds Repaired Red Targets As Monsoon Lets Ur NCJS14Ga7 Volt 25 WCS 8 Defense Bristles Mr Third Gif Honors 'Life Of Three Trapped US Platoons Are Saved In Victory -On Bong Son Plain By JOHN SORRELLS For the third time during the current Mile-O-Dimes I campaign Mr has given a $3000 gift this time ln memory of Mrs Agnes Coughlin The letter from the benefactor reads: "In these last few hurried days before Christmas may this memorial By BOBBY HALL naaa umim bit wnwr ORLANDO Fla Dec It Yes Pennsylvania there is a University of Tennessee at Martin That was answer! Saturday afternoon in the Tangerine Bowl football game as the spirited Vols coasted to I 25-8 victory over West Chester State for foe Atlantic Coast Regional Small College Championship "We said we were going to prove something" said Jiriian Nunamaker Vols' defensive tackle in the midst of a crowd of UTM well-wishers "I think they know Martin is on the map now" By MIKE FEINSILBER SAIGON Dec 17 (Sun- By KYLE GRIFFIN Foothill It played yesterday afternoon In Memphis Memorial Stadium can live braver There'e nothing in this world that can kill the biggest show on earth It waa the ninth annual Liberty Bowl Clastic and the beat game ever in the brief but hectic series It waa exciting That's the only way to describe it The best way to describe it Underdog North Carolina State nudged its nose into the lead early in the fourth Sirter and then fought oft suicidal charges of Georgia's Bulldogs for a 14-7 victory The aroused Wolfpack blocked punts played determinedly when called upon and bravely protected a cherished lead gift of $3000 to The Commercial Appeal-American Legion raexPff Christmas Basket Fund honoring the name of Mrs Agnes McKinnon rghUn help to quicken foe response from contributors and enable your these I ers its fund to reach and surpass goal to contribute in remaining few days" This afternoon at 3 at 311 Linden Circle the Mid-South Jamboree will hold its annual country music Christmas show for foe benefit of the Mile-O-Dimes (Pictures and Additions! Story On Page 4 Section 2) ed break in monsoon weather enabled American planes to hit the Hanoi-Haiphong area for the third straight day Saturday But pilots had to face the rury of air defenses reinforced under cover of more than month of heavy clouds Air war commanders at Saigon headquarters said the preholiday truce attacks were designed to up" with repairs carried out by North Vietnamese and Chinese construction gangs who rebuilt during a month of rain that grounded most American raid- "A busy Ufa of sacrifice and sendee aided just recently for Mrs Coughlin who held that Iran distinction of being a Memphis buslneis She was foe oldest of I night children and after her parents died she faced the responsibility of helping to I support and educate them In Holt Is Feared Victim Of Sea ers West Chester found out the hard way as the Vols came out realty to establish their identity for some people who earlier had claimed they had never heard of UTM A crowd estimated at 55001 including about 500 UTM fans saw this 22nd renewal of foe post-season classic which was dampened somewhat by rain It peppered down intermittent- ly in this section of Florida Bowl officials announced a sale of about 8000 tickets but many stayed home because of the threatening weather West Chester the team which was voted the best middle-sized college team in the East and received the symbolic Lambert Cup was not even foe best team UTM played according to some of the Vote get me wrong" said guard Foy Norwood who was one of the Vote' defensive mainstays "They have a pretty good team but we've played better this year They hit pretty good but been hit harder" Australian Prime Minister le Reported Missing While Skin Diving In South Vietnam American cavalrymen and South Vietnamese troops claimed victory after a two-day fight on the Bong Son plain ended Saturday with 104 Communists killed MELBOURNE Australia 7 at the age of 17 she got her first job as a bookkeeper and through persistence and hard work she rose to a top executive position as credit manager of EUisJones Wholesale Drug Company TVs was in an era when very few women were actively engaged I in business her duties increased she was never too busy to be helpful and foam her business knowledge with others Thus foe became both friend and counselor to many druggists and others closely identified with tin drug trade in the Memphis area "Though she was born in Texas ner heart was in Memphis Here she worked sacrificed and sent those dear to her through college With the determination to sue-ceed in- a new venture she founded her flower business 35 years ago Working with her she developed an inate skill and fantastic taste in arranging unique floral de- Georgia Its feared running game reduced to a stutter here and a stutter there lost Its cool in the steamy final minutes and add the vital points The Wolfpack had been a bit smarty about its defense all season long The defense men even painted their shoes white and dared folks to smudge fobm And some doubted if this Atlantic Coast Conference representative could keep up with the high-powered Southeastern Conference entry But on a crisp December afternoon before 35045 NC State's defense stood the test and stuck it right back at 'em More might have watched except for traffic jam on Memphis-Arkansas bridge It was the first win by an ACC team over an SEC foe in 24 tries It also gave the Wolfpack nine victories for the first year since 1927 State was leading 14-7 with 12:39 left to play and Georgia had the ball on its one With Kirby Moore passing and Kent Lawrence and Ronnie Jenkins running the Bulldogs marched to a first down on the State 10 But the Wolfpack braced by clean tackles from Trent Holland Gary Yount and Fred Combs held on the one The fighting pitted about 800 men of foe United States First Cavalry Division with armor artillery and aircraft to support them against North Vietnamese regulars in fight- ing so fierce that at one time the Americans were "getting -it from an a spokesman said The cavalrymen rescued three isolated platoons and captured a Cnmniimift button in foe village of My An 262 miles northeast of Saigon In the village they reported finding 47 dead Another 57 dead! NarthVJetnamesa tered over foe battlefield foe fighting stopped Saturday officials said The two days of fighting cost the lives (ft 22 Americans Another 53 were injured Dec (Sunday) (UPI) Australian military units Sunday launched a massive air sea and land search for Prime Minister Harold Holt reported missing on a skin diving expedition Search parties induding naval frogmen spread a dragnet over a wide area of Port Sea Beach near Melbourne where Hrit has a home Holt's press secretary Tony Eggfoton said the Prime Minister had officially been listed as mining Eggieton said there were serious fears for bis safety News that foe Prime Minister was misting first broke over a local radio station 3UZ Search parties began arriving a few minutes later Holt 59 had sparked widespread controversy because of Us staunchly prd-Ame rican Vietnam policy One of his first acts was to triple the Australian troop commitment to Vietnam to 4500 men Holt apparently had gone swimming Australian leaders are used to moving around without bodyguards Sources dose to Holt said be has in the past been known to swim to isolated beaches to sunbathe and has some- "Your fond literally takes hundreds of needy families under its wing for a distribution of food at Christmastime This same dedicated devotion also marked the life of MTs CoughHn as her unity's 'big sister timely adviser Ito her business associates and 'It was a combination of superb defense and steady offense that brought the Vote their 10th victory against one loss It was the first defeat for the Rams of Pennsylvania! now 10-1 UTM scored the second time it got possession With sophomore quarterback Errol Hook contributing some fancy running and passing the Vote moved 52 yards in five plays to score with 9:14 left in the first period The big play was a 31-yard pass from Hook to tailback Jkn Wiggins for a first down at the two Wiggins scored on foe next ptey and Leo Mayo kicked foe conver- Mon for a 7-0 advantage The Vol defense got the next points End Gordon Lambert crashed through to throw Ram quarterback Jim Haynie 15 yards back in the end zone for loyal and devout communicant 0 Immaculate Conception 1 Catholic Church She gave Ike Wolfpack get it out and so Yount went deep into the end zone to punt He wasn't deep enough as it turned out and Gary Adams churned through to Mock it The ball drifted up into the air hit near the rear of foe end none and then scooted out sideways to the 10 Now Georgia lived again with about two minutes left Moara surprisingly keeping his runners by his side passer three times incomplete and kept it once The series lost a yard Quarterback Jim Donnan the most valuable player then kept the ball twice and State had its first bawl victory Moore explained the surprising drift to passing in foe final seconds freely of her time talent and financial means to two groups interested in the welfare and cam (ft Lourdes Cir-de of Ave Maria Home For The Aged and Our Laity of Fatima Guild This memorial to MTs Coughlin come at crucial time for your fund and is not onty tribute to her but a message to encourage oth- safety and a OO lead UTM kept the Rams bottled times fallen asleep while doing this (Picture on Page I Sec 2) Fighting aha broke out 75 miles northwest (ft Saigon near the Cambodian border spokesmen said Communist forces hit a base camp of the United States 25th Infantry Division with rockets and mortars then retreated under mttA by armed helicopters Officials said the Red barrage killed 3 Americans and wounded 16 Three Communists era reported killed In the air waf pilots brought back harrowing stories of stiffened air defenses that put curtains at flak missiles and MIG fighters into the air around Hanoi and wtphng There were no reports at-losses on either tide in the dogfights Saturday The United States Command in a communique Saturday night said allied forces have killed more than 706 North Vietnamese and Viet Ceng In Bong Son lowlands fighting since Dec 6 at comparatively light cost Army investigators reported Saturday' that white powder bund in packets on the bodies of Communist soldiers slain in suicidal attack week ago not heroin as was first Inside The Commercial Appeal Today: uring most of foe first half thanks to foe defense and some overt punting by Gene Sides Sides booted one 69 yards to set a new small allege playoff game record he old mark of 68 yards was ield by John Wyant of Muskingum in 1964 and Wes Bean of Grambling in 1965 Renewal Hits 'Gty Of 1 I I I I I i I The Catholic sprawling organization sprawling is being torn down rebuilt and sandbagged for strength Story os Traffic Piloup At 2:30 On Arkansas Approach Tb Bridge Photo fey Vomon MaHhow Page 7 Section 4 Bridge Work Scores Big Traffic Tam The Major League Road- ed It 74 Seattle discovers what it taken to obtain a West Chester caught fete admiring one beauties early in foe quarter and returned yards for a touchdown Dennis Shank took it and handed off: speedy Paul Dunkleberger who dashed all the way behind of motorists many of them on foe way to the Lfoer Rams went for two dty Bowl boiled yesterday as the! major league baaeball franchise Page 5 Section 3 at the Liberty Bond thou-1 game "We frit wa had running team in foe country but wa had stalled on it all day long eo when we got done why go with a Moore singled out ends Pete Sokalrity and Mark Capuano as two reasons for chilling hot feet on the field Ron Carpenter a sophomore who filled in for the injured All American tackle Dennis Byrd also had a big hand in the line play The game was an even one right up until the final frantic scampering by Georgia It was tied 7-7 at foe half two scares came on a six-yard pass from Donnan to his favorite receiver end Harry Martel in foe foe best By THOMAS FOX But there are two ways of was looking at this situation" be aid "We have a Job to do and a contract to fulfill and we have lost two work days this week due to foe David Morgan manager of foe company was survive left knew foe it TELEPHONES: 2 miles of double lane tret end Don Wilkinson reported by an Army doctor A spokesman said i the Haynie to tomake it 9-8 with 12:52 left Ac backed up behind workmen contained disinfectant 13 not available to comment He SECTION 1 Inside Labor Page 3 Editorials Page 6 Backdrop Page 13 foe half That raHy shocked and equipment on the Mem-the Vote into reality and mbt- pMaArkansas Bridge 1 bad prat hy ert began to stack up Nye gave them a break at the West Chester 20 on foe Arkansas side about 11 On foe first play Allan Cox ajn and was dogged as far as replaced Hook at quarterbackwest Memphis The Arkansas The Weather PerU Increases For Transplant UJ MMS1MINT OP COMMMCI SSI State Police said it ordered foe FOR MEMPHIS and Vidnity- Several automobiles did not foe ordeal and we beside the highway "We they were working on bridge but we think would be anything like this" eaid Mrs Leonardl Walker of West Memphis The Walkers sat in foe traffic for 45 minutes before a broken fan belt forced them to puli over just west of the truck scales on Interstate 55 Another victim of the heat was an expensive sports car driven by Lt Dale Hogue (ft Eglin Air Force Base Ha thought there was some kind of emergency I hist cant imagine anyone wonting on the bridge during Saturday traffic" said MrsTlktyut as a mechanic the stalled car quarter and oneyard plunge Tony Barchuk in by fullback JH'SuKS' construction work halted at 1 With s-anrnmihifaft Iml but it was 3: 15 before the Witt 5:37 remaining Ia- gwue hum LwyKy stored to foUuse wood pinned yney in ridtaSous We have end and Lambert made 1 'been an hour getting from West the tickle for another safety SECTION 2 Your Zoo Page 2 Santa and the Pigwid-gen Page 4 Politics TMi Morning Page 6 Deaths Pages 8 14 Inex Robb Page I The Metropolitan Scene Page 18 News Briefs Page 11 foe fourth Gerald Warren kicked his 22nd and 23rd straight points after -Georgia scored in the second alio on a one-yard run Jenkins Jim kicked the point SECTION 5 Around the Town Reports From State Capitate In WasMngton Page 2 Letters To foe Editor Living With Art Page 3 Bridge Page 4 Resort and Travel News Crossword Page 5 Books Jumble Sunday School Lesson Billy Graham Page 6 Letters to Santa Page 7 ENTERTAINMENT Ear! Wilson Page 2 Bennett Cerf Page 6 Sights Sounds Page 8 Robert Jennings Page I On the Record Page 10 Television Guide Dixie Dialing Page 13 Top View Page 16 Night Life Page 18 Cloudy with occasional rain through Monday Also a of thundershowers Monday A little warmer Sunday night and Monday High Sunday 48 with southeasterly winds 6 to 12 miles per hour Low 42 KM Ttm mmw ta REPORT High 48 degrees at 3 pm Low 38 degrees at 8 and a 1U lead which heMltePPi until midway in the final -t-j igame on his car radio on the penoa larmroach to the bridle at Hash whs played three poJl-40 Kkhoff waa atlS 5 "I ritlnw 'including' qiiTtMtaghJam determined to grt to that tailback and wingback andgame ifit la only in time to SECTION 3 Sports Pages 1-8 Markets Pages 9-11 Cotton Comment Page I Mid-South Business Spear Page 10 Automotive Farm NewPagall -Pictures Page 12 was voted foe outstanding and low) 38 Normal mean i date 42 CAPE TOWN South Africa Dec 16 (AP) Louis Washkansky developed a mild form of pneumonia Saturday a new peril for a man alive only because he received a healthy heart in a historic transplant Dr Christian Barnard who headed the 30-member team that made the Dae 3 heart transplant went immediately to Wadkafr bedside A hospital spokesman said the pneumonia is of a mild font and' "under the circumstances Ms condition is satitiacto-ry" Barnard laid It should hike 24 to 48 hours for Washkansky to recover and added that the i one lung is afe tacking an organ which te susceptible to penidHin treatment" The hospital rrm said the pneumonia may not affect the heart transplant Ha eaid thaw li "no reason for alarm at present" I i One motorist who finally got past foe workmen shout 2:15 expressed Mi displeasure to the flagman at the end of foe "You id line "You idiots you HOURLY RCAOHM1 4 Ml tune's mostsee fos final play' player guided the Vols 89 yards in Wufaess mn wddiag ated plays for fos final gratiqg to thaawMntioa joints in foe left ssattound lane and A defeated coach Robert motorists sat Mitten of West Chester had for as long as a half hour It praise for foe Vote' defonseltook an avenge (ft SECTIONS Society News Capital Capers Page 4 The netaea turned out sweet after an for State Having crapped to the No 3 rank in an foe land foe Pads lost the final two of foe season and had locked at the Liberty opportunity to "finish it up right" The record is for Coach Earle Edwards For Georgia It was another ease of just missing Tb pytidnp came in on a 7-1 tM (losing two of those by a print) and then couldn' gain the tie or win here yeaterday But that's the game Every body gets another chance next year (Addttfoaal Stories and Pie-tana Pegs 1 and in Section 3) Ann Landers Page 10 ige 11 Susy Says Page SECTION 4 Fraternal Page 2 Salute Page 4 Yesterday and Today Cy Barrett Social Security Page 5 Real Estate Page 6 Want Ads Pages 8-23 wait and do this after foe first I of the year" Installation of the remainder of the grating and repaving of the bridge is expected to be completed by the end of foe month Much (ft the burden of the old bridge will be relieved when the new Interstate 40 bridge now under construe-1 tion is completed in 1972 No accidents were reported! during tieup Charm Secrets Page 13 Fashiona Page 14 Dr Molner A Woman Still Page 15 A YEAS MO VfSTIRSAY an which held Ms Rams to a net and a half to cross the bridge rushing gain (ft zero in the Police said "several first half and onty 17 for the care were involved game Theodore Blagg Fdr Ms work Lambert was tendent for Kiger selected foe best define which is installing foe tensive player He and Hook grating odd the extra heavy were mammons choices for traffic dua to tto their awards by fos 15 sports considered when foe work bo-writers who voted I gan yesterday morning Today's 162-page editions of The Commercial Appeid (Map and Forecasts Page 11 Include an eight-page section on the Chriftwf Gift at Sears Roebuck and Co I -A -r At.