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FINAL edition Mst tribune WEATHER Variable cloudiness, continued mild tonight and Tuesday. Westerly winds, 5-12 upper 30s tonight. Mid-60s Tuesday. VOLUME 63, NUMBER 310 20 Pages LA CROSSE, WISCONIN, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1968 Two Sections PRICE TEN CENTS NEW PDC-MARQUETTE BRIDGE IS PROPOSED PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wisconsin and Iowa Highway commissions have jointly submitted plans to the U.S. Coast Guard for a proposed bridge across the Mississippi River between Prairie du Chien and Marquette, Iowa.

The plans show a Main Channel (west side of the river) multi-span bridge with a clear horizontal opening of 390 feet for navigation between bridge piers. Vertical clearance in the span would be 60.5 feet above normal river level. The plans also show an East Channel multi-span bridge with a navigation opening of 340 feet between piers, and this also would have a vertical clearance of 60.5 feet. Whether the plans will be approved rests primarily on the effect of the bridge on navigation. However, the Coast Guard announces, other factors will be taken into consideration in determining whether the bridge would be in the best public interest.

Interested persons may submit statements of objections to the Office of the Commander, 2 nd Coast Guard District, St. Louis, 63103, until April 15. Showdown Near Between 2 Panamanian Presidents U.S. Gunships Destroy 245 Cong Sampans f-j 12 Bodies Found After Airliner Into Sea By GEORGE ESPER SAIGON (AP) American helicopter gunships and fighter- bombers have smashed 245 sampans carrying weapons and food to Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta in the last three days, the U.S. Command said today.

yGunships destroyed 114 sam- I pans and damaged another 50 NOinC I riTrt Sunday at an enemy base camp IW II IIW WWM near the Cambodian border, 1 headquarters said. Pilots spot- By RONALD THOMSON Investigators urgently needed ted the flotilla while flying sup- (Associated Press writer) wreckage from the Aer Lingus port missions for South Viet- FISHGUARD, Wales (AP) British-built Viscount airliner to namese civilian irregulars and Searchers found today the bod- provide clues as to the reason their U.S. Special Forces advis- ies of 12 persons and bits of the for the crash. ers fighting the Viet Cong 116 wreckage of an Irish airliner Capt. Gordon Black, air safe- miles southwest of Saigon, that plunged spinning into the ty officer for Aer Lingus, said Headquarters said 20 Viet Irish Sea Sunday with 61 per-earlier, thing is a com-Cong soldiers were killed and 43 sons on board.

plete huts destroyed. It reported two Some of the bodies were badly No Americans were known to civilian irregulars wounded, mutilated. of a worn- have been aboaid the plane, Earlier Sunday, South Viet- an was sighted floating in a which was on a scheduled flight namese infantrymen spotted a sitting position, apparently still from Cork to London. The pas- estimated as a battalion strapped in her aircraft seat. sengers included nine Swiss citi- moving in sampans near the The bodies bore no lifejackets, zens who had been on a fishing dejta cjty 0f ga Dec, 80 miles indicating there was no time for vacation in southern Ireland.

southwest of Saigon, and called Robles Refuses To Quit, Orders Arrest Of Foes By ROBERT BERRELLEZ PANAMA Guard troops smashed the headquarters of opponents of President Marco A. Robles today and arrested an opposition leader after the National Assembly swore in a new action Robles ignored. The troops moved in two hours after twice-deposed ex- President Arnulfo Arias called for nationwide civil resistance to mean a general support the decision to convict Robles of unconstitutional political activity and suspend him from office. TWO PRESIDENTS Delvalle (right), newly inaugurated president of Panama, is shown swearing in a member of his cabinet in Sunday ceremonies. A special assembly upheld the impeachment of President Marco A.

Robles earlier in the day, but Robles has ignored the order and plans to stay in Telephoto. Organize For Rockefeller 'Draft' A make-or-break showdown seemed imminent. The National Guard, the only military force, already had announced it could not obey the assembly decision and said it would await an opinion from the Supreme Court, due to reconvene next Monday. Witnesses said the guardsmen smashed windows and doors and moved in behind a barrage of tear gas bombs shortly after 2 a.m. at the two-story head -1 Pr 0 MARCO A.

ROBLES He asked Panamani- a common effort that the passengers and crew to put in air strikes. U.S. pilots report-, them on as the plane spun out Seconds before the crash, an- ed sinking 36 sampans and said Ml AA of the sky. other Irish airliner in the area the enemy ned into nearby TIV JVlOQSrQTSS Hope has almost been aban- picked up a radio message ap- woods. doned for finding any survivors.

I parently from the ill-fated plane Numerous secondary explo- them on as the plane spunt out Itmt it was spinning at 1,000 sions have been reported after Wreckage was found, too, feet. the recent attacks on the sam- about eight miles off Rosslare The message, much of it lost pans, indicating they were car-ji Wi I The imPeachment of Point Wexford Ireland. in background noise, was: rying ammunition or fuel. An was the third such move in last cryptic message moved breaking up U.S. officials said the volume WASHINGTON (AP) GOP his readiness to help finance personal said that reported arrested trontoi op- 65 history, at least better Who are you of war supplies, presumably moderates who had urged campaign if he candidacy would position headquarters.

1,000 feet, spin- coming from Cambodia along son A. Rockefeller to seek the ran. nor quarters oi the National Union.I** Present drcum- i st a five-party coalition opposition opposed to government. Ianf. or HUdegrando Nicosia, the on- wlU.Perm,t us to overcome the ion secretary-general, was we now confront, among scores of demonstrators from the pilot said 1,000 spinning talking to? Lifeboats from Kilmore and ning many rivers and canals, has in- presidential nomination Javits, Morton and Sen.

Mark while debate about Vietnam. Dunmore on the Irish coast put An airline spokesman said the creased considerably in recent have formed a nationwide O. Hatfield, said Nixon Appearing on the NBC sea and an Irish Army heli- weather at the time of the crash days. lition for a Republican Alterna- does not have the nomination show, Morton said such a copter joined the search for was normal and that a This indicates the Viet Cong sewed up. debate could produce a military more bodies and wreckage.

Viscount could not cope may be replenishing supplies And Sen. Jacob K. Javits says Morton, who announced last alternative to See AIRLINER, Page 2 See VIETNAM. Page 2 he will push for a Rockefeller month that he would not seek ties. Nicosia have contributed to 1 a worth- Told newsmen he thought he was the only official arrested.

Animal Neglect Court Appeal Likely In WKTY'S TV Bid 60 Days In Jail With 12 minority deputies staying away from the impeachment proceedings, the assembly 1 30-0 Sunday to convict Ro- tsKltlAf bles of charges brought by his Morton, who said he did he influenced pretend to be military per- the selection of a candidate for said he thought the mili- the May presidential election, tary goal in Vietnam should be allowed the use of government secure the 20 per cent of the facilities for political propagan- land where 80 per cent of the da and hired and fired govern- A Town of Hamilton man con- people ment employes for political rea- victed of neglecting his cattle sons. to the point that several of them put 6,000 men up in the it swore in the first vice presi- died will spend 60 days in north in Khe Sanh where nobody dent, Max Delvalle, as president ty Jail. MCGREGOR, Iowa Dennis lives is he said. and Delvalle named a new cabi- County Judge Eugene A. Toe- Morton, who denied it McCroy, 14, son of Mr.

and would ease the bombing of Ha-net and called the assembly into pel imposed that sentence Mon- was a move to stop Richard M. Mrs. James Hartschen of Me- noi and Haiphong, but would session to draft reforms in the day morning on Gerald E. Gulis repon, ine rvA, saiu Nixon from getting the nomina- Gregor, drowned at 5:30 p.m. continue bombing of the Laotian electoral law.

lickson, 35, R. 2, Holmen. The in maimana. fnr Mwnnsirtoratnn nf a 0 rant fnr any van, age5 tion. The aim, Morton said, is to Sunday when he attempted to trails and the Ho Chi Minh But he did not take the cus- sentence is to be served under Royal Air Force Shackleton am0nJ a drifinS "ft to trails." tomary step of new presidents the Huber Law, allowing Gula iuu-per ceni saieime are more cans Qn Vietnam and other is- shore 100 feet away.

Javits said he will nominate the command of the lickson to leave jail during his Putwei 8 bed by the prompt sues jje was playing with two oth- Rockefeller to be New National Guard. working hours. if -I Accnriatps nn hphalf nf a new televisionj er boys in a backwater the favorite son at the Republican Gullickson had operated the Oil III WKTY TV had asked the FCC servlce in Crosse area. Morton reportedly had been Mississippi at the foot of state committee meeting in Al- A farm Part time wbde worked 1 IQ I UUIII I a December cK line t0 On shore, squads of police from Wexford and Rosslare patrolled the beaches, should anything be washed up there. The British navy frigate HMS Hardy reported she would put into Rosslare harbor tonight with three bodies and some wreckage.

favorite-son candidacy in New! re-election very compelling York State, a move he predicted 1 would stir up national interest I in Rockefeller for the IOWQ OUTll tion. Rockefeller announced last I ri week he be an active can- KJww I IO III didate but left the doot open for Lee Associates owners ellite operation in La Crosse will a possible draft. The finding of the bodies, clos-o(ra(HostationWKTY, probably provide unfair competition for the coalition came er to the Irish coast than ex- a court appeal as a re- WKBT-TV and will impair the ben. Thruston B. pected drew an armada of ves- sult of a dccision the Federa, sels which had been concentrat- Communications Commission rn jts reoort the FCC said ing the search nearer the Brit- Frid which denied its petition In ish mainland.

inai Mississippi aircraR also moved in to help. Youth Dies In Crash At Whitehall which gave Midcontinent Broadcasting Madison, i rights to operate a commercial TV station on Channel 25 in La Crosse. Lee said Monday morning Peak State Park south of Me- banv, N.Y., Wednesday. Guardsmen stood watch in the full time as a truck drjver jn Gregor. The boys had built a go to the convention square outside the assembly Crosse.

1 1:11 ociicic Leader raft, and as Dennis stepped on with a very strong bloc of votes building during Sunday voting. A sheriff department investi- 1 Everett M. Dirksen said he wasithe raft another boy pushed it which will put him before the Crowds of demonstrators op gatjon March 8 of complaints the jest in 1 eres of puzzled about the objectives of into the water. in opposition to to milled near' that cattle were be- of La 1 sse a tbe new organization and add- The boys expect the Nixon, Javits said. by streets.

When guard neglected revealed that ed: raft to drift much because of will stir the Javits forcements raced into the area, cause the barn bad not been a satellite operation HTTFHAIT wk nannv WKOw-TV station (Channel 27), centage of local programming, Hi 1 LHALL, vvis. uannv in Madison for the first year, of- An official of Midcontinent Ray Crowe, 19, Sparta, em- ferjng Crosse viewers the said Monday that his company ployed the past two weeks at same progranls as Madison. I it Whitehall, early Sunday when his car The station will be a 100-per-ionly through another local tele-, life into a poten- the relatively slow current, but said of the favorite-son action, a burst of gunfire was heard but cent satellite of Midcontinent vision station w'lth a good per- tjaj candjdate wbo started out it floated about 100 feet from adding that efforts will continue guard sources said later a wea- with vigorous support of another shore. Dennis became alarmed in recruiting Rockefeller sup- had accidentally, candidate, belatedly came into and tried to swim to shore but port nationally. Throughout Sunday, the oppo- the picture himself and then sank.

Hatfield also discussed the fa- sition appeared unable to mar- the Thome Finance office in been the bowed out, presents a problem The McGregor Fire Depart-vorite-son approach, tagging shal a demonstration to equal a wac kitted instantlv Rrst tbe Wltb lLs to get any steam up for him ment recovered the body about Mayor John V. Lindsay of New progovernment rally held Fri- Lee said that although the full to operate the satellite station 6 p.m. Dr. Donald Pheiffer, York and Sen. Charles H.

Percy day. foiled tn neantiate a ioc in a text tbe not bere- Dirksen told an informal news Clayton County coroner, pro- of Illinois as Republicans with Robles contends the assembly of The cm.th pdcp of availabIe yet' hc ls encouraged He said that the station hopes conference Nixon way out in nounced the boy dead at the alternatives to the Vietnam poli- has no legal right to impeach at th.e by the fact that three of seven to be on the air by August. lfront cv. him. His supporters have asked Whitehall ana strucK a tree, commissioners dissented on the The station will be affiliated It was Trempealeau idecjsjon third fatal accident in 1968.

jn tbe jkted sev- A passenger, Harland Roes- eraj reasons wby fjrm con. ke of R. 2, Norwalk, was treated sjdered Midcontinent unqualified in a Whitehall hospital foi cuts to tbe permit for tbe station, and bruises and released. including contentions that a sat- According to ----------------------------County Sheriff Eugene Bijold, Crowe was going north on County Trunk approaching the intersection with Ervin Street, and failed to negotiate a jog in the street. The car skidded 36 feet on the county highway, crossed Ervin Street to the curb, jumped the curb and crashed broadside into a tree, smashing the left side of the 1965 model car, then striking a stop sign post.

The car spun around and stopped facing south on the sidewalk in front of the Alan Getts home. Neither person was wearing a seatbelt. body was taken to the Robert Page Funeral Home at Sparta. He was the son of Sgt. l.C.

Walter Crowe, now serving in Vietnam, and his wife, Patricia, of Sparta. Funeral arrangements are awaiting word from Sgt. Crowe. Investigating the accident, in addition to Bijold, were George Fromm, Whitehall police officer, and William Knutson and D-xryl McBride, county patrolmen. Crowe was to have reported Monday for his Army physical examination.

cy. mm. ms supporters The coalition was disclosed by He was an eighth grader at Hatfield, who opposes the ad- the Supreme Court to rule on a Morton in a television interview the McGregor Center of Mar- ministration's war course, also lower court injunction against arid formally announced in New Mac Community Schools. Serv- said he would support for presi-the proceedings. York by Stewart R.

Mott. ices are pending at the Thorn- dent Sens. Robert F. Kennedy The opposition, headed by Ar- Mott, son of multimillionaire burg Funeral Home, McGregor, or Eugene J. McCarthy, both ias, claims the assembly is be- nent operates WAOW-TV, Chan- philanthropist Charles Stewart He is survived by his parents, seeking the Democratic nomina- yond the reach of any court, nel 9, Wausau.

Mott, had previously pledged one brother and five sisters. See GOP. Page 2 Delvalle said he had neither with the American Broadcasting Co. and has acquired a transmitter site near La Crescent, Minn. Besides WKOW-TV, Midconti- See CATTLE.

Page 2 WHERE TO FIND IT Page Bridge 9 Classified Adv. 17, 18 and 19 Comics, Movies TV Community News ..............12 Crossword Death Notices ...................13 Editorials 8 Local News .................11 Markets 2 Sports 14 and 15 Tri-State Deaths 3 Weather Map 3 HE DRAWS A BEAD ON RUSK McCarthy Takes Case To Elderly POLITICAL FORUM candidates Harold Stassen (left), a Republican, flashes a smile, and Sen. Eugene McCarthy chats with an admiring young lady as they entered the Milwaukee Jewish Center Sunday. Stassen and McCarthy, both campaigning in the state, took part in a political forum at the UPI Telephoto. By HARRY KELLY FOND DU LAC (AP)-Sen.

Eugene McCarthy, who has likened himself to a leader of a Crusade, took his case to a senior center todaty and declared, people may be the hope of America but its older citizens are its great neglected A score or two of the senior citizens were on hand at the headquarters and were outnumbered by the younger elements in the McCarthy following and the accompanying newsmen. it often our older people are shunted aside at some arbi-! trary age confined in homes or left to struggle along on fixed incomes in the face of increased medical and personal McCarthy said. McCarthy took to the road to open his last full week of campaigning before the April 2 primary after a Milwaukee appearance in which it apeared he tended to make Secretary of the Constitution, but State Dean Rusk an issue. passed over the part requiring The Minnesota Democrat, him to seek its challenging President John- The senator said was very son in the Wisconsin primary that the nation move April 2, cited the secretary of closer to what the of state in a speech Sunday night the Constitution had in mind to a dinner in subur- when they weighed out the bal- ban Franklin. ance between the legislative and McCarthy, talking about the the executive tugging and hauling between Congress and the exeuctive de- McCarthy said that never be- partment over decision making fore in his more than 20 years in foreign and domestic policy, in Washington had Congress said that if President Johnson failed to act on a tax measure were re-elected and Dean Rusk proposed by a president, remained his secretary of state, He expressed belief that one Rusk would remain in office reason the House Ways and for as iong as 12 years without Means Committee has not been review by Congress, specifically more responsive to the Senate Foreign Relations tax proposals was that they con- Committee.

eluded last year were And McCarthy drew applause being used a little when he said, am hopeful The Ways and Means Commit- we can shorten that tee, under the chairmanship of McCarthy argued that in deal-Rep. Wilbur Mills, so ing with its role far has refused to turn out a tax in foreign increase requested by the ad Johnson the part on con- ministration. MADISON Capital Times, evening newspaper, announced in a front page editorial today its support for Minnesota Sen. Eugene McCarthy in his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. The newspaper which identifies itself as politically independent, usually supports Democratic Party candidates and backed President Johnson four years ago.

Wisconsin does on April 2 could mean a new era of constructive American leadership in the world, or an end to the American era and the ascendancy of Communist the editorial said. can give Sen, McCarthy the thrust he needs to carry him through the jungle of American politics to reverse the disastrous course into which thia nation was trapped by the seductive promises in the 1964.