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Wallace telegram revealed at Library
Wednesday, December IS, 1072
AUSTIN, Tex. (UPI) - A tel-
egram Alabama Gov. George
Wallace sent Lyndon B. John-
son when Johnson was president
and civil rights demonstrations
were occurring in Selma, Ala.,
was made public for the first
time Tuesday
The wire, in which Wallace
said the protests posed "some
of the greatest internal problems
ever freed by this nation” was
one of a mil lion civil rights pa-
pers from Johnson’s 1963-1969
administration opened at the
LBJ Library.
The Wallace telegram, sent "DearMr President:
March 12, 1965, asked for a "The situation existing in Sel-
meehng with Johnson, and John- ma. Alabama, which is not un-
son returned a tlegram saying like recent occurrences in otlier
he would meet the governor at states, pose some of the great-
Wallace’sconvenience. estinternal problems ever faced
Wallace’s telegram came by this nation
when civil demonstrators led by "Voter registration and voting
the Rev Martin Luther King rights arc not the issues in-
were staging protests against volved in these street demonstra-
demonstrators led by the Rev. tions. The voting rights of ev-
Martin Luther King were stag- cry person in Alabama are now
ing protests against discrimina- being considered by litigation
tion in Selma Manvwerear- pending in the federal courts. I
rested and violence broke out have sad many times before.
>t the civ
■e direct!
of LaVst
authoait
d poses
during the arrests
The text of the telegram:
and I sav again, that am indi-
vidual who is qualified to vote
is entitled to vote.
"The activities of the
rights leaders are
toward a defiance
state and federal
which if unchecked pos
threat not only to the lives and
safetv of our people but the
preservation of a lawful society.
"As governor, I propose to
take whatever steps that are
necessary to preserve order in
this state and to protect all of
the people of Alabama State
authorities are completely ade-
Boyle reign is in danger
WASHINGTON (UPI) -The
10-year reign of W A "Tony"
Boyle as president of the
United Mine Workers was
threatened today by unofficial
returns showing his opponent,
Arnold R Miller, runing a
strong race in a federally
supervised election.
The unofficial returns early
today gave Boyle 5,605 votes
and Miller5,4?9.
“We are surprised that the
lead is not bigger," said a
Miller spokesman "Most of
these returns are from pension
locals expected to go for
Boyle.”
The spokesman said Miller's
camp expected the challenger
to take the lead when the "big
working locals come in" and
keep it for the balance of the
vote counting
Boyle supporters declined to
comment on the unofficial
returns, but predicted victory
when Boyle took 58 per cent of
the first 3,767 votes counted by
the labor department.
Labor Department officials
who supervised the Dec. 1-8
election and are conducting the
count projected that 143,000 of
the 205.000 eligible union
members cast ballots. The
counting is expected to continue
through Saturdav
Bovle, who celebrated his
68th birthdav Dec. I, was
elected LMW president in 1963.
He won re-election in 1969 over
challenger Jock fablonski. who
was murdered three weeks
later.
L.S. District Judge William
B Bryant Mav I voided Boyle’s
1969 v ic tory citing irregularities
Court News
LEVELLAND POLICE
DEPARTMENT
The Levelland Police
Department received the
following reports: speeding and
reckless driver's reported on
Redwood, a disturbance was
reported at K.P.’s Place in the
north part of town; seven white
males were reported playing on
the ice east and north of the
college; anda reportof a dog bite
occurred onClubview Drive.
ACCIDENTS
An accident occurred on 11th
StreetandAv enue D, December II
atll:40a.m.
According to investigating
Officer, Joe Condren, a 1969
Chevrolet" Cbevelle driven by
bv Bovle supporters and illegal
use of union hinds On June 16,
Bryant ordered a new election
under federal supervision.
Miller, 49, of Ohley, W Va„
was nominated to oppose Bovle
by a convention of union
members calling themselves
Miners for Democracy (MFD).
Among the platform planks ol
MFD is rank-and-file control of
the union by moving the
national headquarters from
Washington "to the coal fields.”
Miller is a former mine
repairman and electrician. He
currently heads the black lung
association. Bovle, a native of
Bald Butte. Mont . has been a
national union official in
Washington for the past 24
years.
quate to cope with the situation,
although our task is difficult be-
cause the leader of the demon-
strations has testified in federal
court that he obeys only those
laws of which he approves.
"However, a solution leading
to the cessation of these demon-
strations if of urgent need. I feel
a discussion with vou of these
problems will be of great bene-
fit to Alabama and the entire
country.
"Accordinglv, I respectfully
request an appointment you al
the earliest possible moment.
"George C. Wallace governor
of Alabama."
Johnson's reply:
‘Televisionreportershave in-
formed me that press tickers in-
dicate you have sent a wire re-
questing and appointment at the
earliestpossible moment.
"I want vou to know as well
as every other governor to al-
ways know I am willing lo see
you on am matter ot mutual in-
terestand concern.
"I will be available in mv of-
fice at am time that is conven-
ient to vou."
"Lyndon B. Johnson. "
• troops to Eagtaad, Ml. World War R. At ri#t
he greets troops in Vietnam during his annual Christmas tour. Mr. Christmas, as he it sometimes
cslled, says he does not like war, but likes bringing joy and humor to young Americans away from
home.
Bob Hope readies troupe
for Christmas show
‘Playful’ phone game
ends with a shooting
By Abigail Van Buren •
[• im kv mini Tioin m. v. Mm im, lac)
DEAR ABBY; By coincidence, a woman named Bonnie
fees a phone number similar to ours, and I keep getting
calls for fear. My wife works nights and I am home alone in
the evening so I started having a little fun when people
would call op ashing for Bonnie.
One night last week a guy called for Bonnie and I
rise was in the shower but afae’d be out in a minute. The
guy an the other and of the phone said, "Well, I’m her
hnahend and you’d better be out of that house before I gat
home or I’D blow your head off!” Then he hung tg>.
That evening on the TV nears they reported a local
shooting. It learned a hnahand came home and fond his
wife with another guy so he shot him, and the guy eras in
addcal condition. The husband admitted the shooting, and
said fee warned the guy on the phone to get out of his
Bonnie’s name aad addraos awe in the evening news-
paper. so I inched it up in tike phone book and the number
aned!
Now this
DEAR CON:
its Isas
the last two
ne a good lemon, bat here’s my
this phone hit to the author Hiss T
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
: la anybody's
DEAR ABBY: When one child to the family gets a
thday present, aheuld the ether child get a present, too?
ngr parents do this so the other child won’t foal hart, left
in ms
chad to sogmet a
FORT BENNING MOM
gHttotha
I am a
day.” *
hat I
told fey
Debra Kay BuUerwas proceeding
to pull a way from the curb to enter
lane of traffic, and a 1971 Buick
driven by Pedro Trevino was
stoppedatan intersection
BuUerwas issued a ticket by
Officer Condren for failure to
yield rigbtofway.
In the 1000 block of College
Avenue, a mishap occurred
Sunday, December lOat II :40 p.m
A 1972 Ford driven by Dennis
Tipton Wrinkle was going north on
College Avenue and according to
investigating Officer, R.C.
Cheek, of the Texas Highway
Patrol, a 1970 Chevrolet Pickup
driven by J im Hugh Steward was
going easton 10th Street, stopped
ata stop sign and pulled infront ot
the Ford.
Highway Patrolman Cheek,
issued a ticket to Steward for
failu re to y ie Id right of way.
Delbert Phipps, who was a
passenger in the Ford, was taken
to Cook Memorial Hospital by
Smith Ambulance where he was
held for observation.
Tuesday. December 12 at 9:40
a m., an accident occurred on
AvenueH and AustinStrect.
A 1970 Plymouth driven by
Gayle Dotxsoa Smith was going
east on Austin Street, and a 1970
backed out from the curb.
According to investigating
Officer. AJ. Fowler. the
Chevrolet struck the Plymouth in
the right rear.
EUis was issued a ticket by
Officer Fowler for improper
start from a perked position.
A mishap occurred on College
Avenue and Magnolia Street,
Tuesday, December 12 at 8:57
p.m.
According to Sgt. James
Osborne, investigating Officer, a
1970 Toyota Pickup driven by
Billy Paul Steffins was attempting
to make a left turn, and a 1964
Chevrolet driven by Collie
Wortham, was going south on
College Avenue. The Chevrolet
was reported to have struck the
Toyota.
Steffins was issued a citation
for failure to yield right of way by
Sgt Osborne.
At 8:30 a.m., an accident
occurred Tuesday, December 12,
at Avewie D aad 10th Street.
Investigating Officer, Joe
Condren reported that a 1963 Ford
driven by Paul Alan Hale was
traveling north on Avenue D and
was reported to have skidded into
the left side of a 1963 Chevrolet
which was legally parted, owned
by EdwardCastil lo.
Hale was issued a ticket by
Officer Condren for failure to
control speed.
Anaccident occurred Tuesday,
December 12. at 10:50 a.m. at
AvenueH, 25 feet south of Austin.
A 1971 Dodge driven by Frank
Bates Kis ter was parked at curb
and according to investigating
Officer, Sgt. Janies Osborne, a
1973Forddrivenby Jenna Keefer
Kluckman was attempting to park
inatcurb.lt was reported that the
Ford struck Im Dodge.
Sgt Janies Osborne issued a
ticket to KJuckman for failure to
control vehicle.
Tuesday. December 12 at 8:20
a.m., aa accident occurred at
Avewe Hand Highway I Id.
A 1968 GMC track driven by
Otto Edward Coon, owand by the
Mnpte Co-op Gin. wee traveling
easton Highway 116. According to
witnesses, t non contract vehicle
behind the Oldsmobile. and
according to investigating
Officer, Sgt. James Osborne, a
1969 Chevrolet driven bi Billy
Eugene Shelton J r.,» as following
and struck the ford, causing the
Ford to strike the Oldsmobile.
Shelton was issued a ticket by
Sgt. Osborne for following loo
close.
A mishap occurred in the 400
blockofCollegeAvenue Tuesday,
December 13 at 5:27a.m.
A 1969 Chevrolet G-30 truck
driven by Joe Lee Whishert was
going north in the 400 block of
College, and according to
investigating Officer. Billy
Burch, collided with the rearofan
American Cattle trailer, which
was being towed by a 1972 Mac
AmericanTrailerdriven by John
Herman Goodpasture, who was
traveli ng north on Col I ege.
Wisbert was issued a citation
by Officer Burchforfollowing too
close.
On Highway 116, 150 feet from
the intersection of highway 385,
an accident occurred Tuesday,
December 12 at 8:35 a.m.
According to investigating
Officer, Sgt. James Osborne, a
1968 Chevrolet Pickup driven by
Daniel Gonzales was going west
on Highway 116 and a 1964
Chevrolet driven by Jerrel
“ •*rK,K”
Schoenrock was issued a ticket
Gunmen
commit
murder
By COLIN BAKER
BELFAST (UPI) —Gunmen
armed with automatic weapons
murdered a policeman emerg-
ing from a Belfast hotel early
today by pumping at least 24
bullets into his body. He was
the 660th victim of Northern
Ireland violence in more than
threeyears.
An army spokesman said the
victim was the 29th policeman
slain during the political and
religious strife in the province.
His death came only hours
after Roman Catholic politi-
cians ended a boycott lasting 10
months and met secretly with
British government officials to
discuss ways to resolve the
Northern Ireland crisis.
Government officials said
leaders of the Social Democra-
tic and Labor party, the
province's major Catholic oppo-
sition party, held a two-hour
discussion Tuesday night with
William Whitelaw, secretory of
state for Northern Ireland.
News of the meeting in
Whiteiaw’s office was not
released by British officials
until the six Catholic partici-
pants returned to their homes.
The party Mid it requested the
secrecy to avoid possible
extremist attacks on them as
they went to and from the
tofts.
Political sources said that
during the talks the Catholic
politicians repeated their propo-
for failure to control vehic le b\
Sgt. Osborne.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
From the office of Justice of the
Peace. Judge Earl Ford, the
following charges were filed
against: Rosarera M. Dechanez,
display of expired registration
plates; Francisco Trevino,
drunk; Wendell Carl Howie,
speeding 82-65; Martin Trevino,
nodrivers license; Russell Scolt
Price, passing while insufficient
clearance; Terry Max Wade, no
drivers license; Charles M.
Knight, speeding 82-65; Ronald
F.ugene Smith, speeding 70-55;
James Eugene Keith, no motor
vehicle inspection sticker;
Ausencio Chavarriz, no motor
vehicle inspection sticker. Dale
Lee Cummings, racing; Raul
Herrera Solis, racing; Joe
Wesley Cook, operating
unregistered vehicle (cotton
trailer); Carrol Joe Boyd,
speeding 85-65; Kenneth D.
Hancock, speeding 75-65; Walter
Wendell Smith, speeding 75-65;
Curtis Masters, speeding 80-65;
Emil Rudolf Haselofl, turning
without safety; William H.
Lovejoy, speeding 75-55;
Andrews Anton Witter, speeding
84-65; Holland Douglas Dirby.
failure-to appear, m, ca»«>,and.
Tra?l< VLevofi |. purbdfi. ACT.
failure to appear in case.
COUNTY CLERK
The following marriage
licenses were issued in the office
ofCountyClerk, Ray mond Dennis
to John Patrick McGinty and
Bil lie Lou Renfro Overmyer; and
Gary Lee Roberts and Martha Ann
Morris.
DISTRICT CLERK
The office of District Clerk,
Ruby Will iamS, had the following
cases filed: Atex Oil Company of
Texas vs. Rufus L. Morgan and
Harold D. Powell dba Powell and
Morgan Mobil Wholesale
By JACK WEBB
Copley New* Service
He’s got a nose like a man-
gled Tootsie Roll, this jet-set
Santa Claus who carries his
jokes like so many gaudily
wrapped gifts to the G.l.’s
abroad.
And not only jokes, for as
Bob Hope begins his 22nd
Christmas trip overseas, he
will carry with him the usual
bevy of beauties for the de-
light of homesick soldiers in
Korea, Thailand, Japan,
Guam and a ship or two on the
high seas.
Hope at 69 is self-admit-
tedly at the mid-point of his
unusual career, which has
carried him from being an 18-
year-old hoofer on the vaude-
ville circuit to being Bing
Crosby’s stooge to an Ameri-
can institution and the coun-
try's most-exported product
Hope these days is as much a
Christmas figure as Santa
Claus or Dr. Seuss’ Grinch or
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Rein-
deer.
His friends say he could
pass for someone 20 years
younger.
“Which is what I intend to
do," Hope told a reporter,
laughing. “No, make that 26."
Bob Hope has spent 30
years, with a lay-off in the
mid-80's because of illness,
carrying a little bit of home to
'He has seen his share of. the
action too.
During World War II Eisen-
hower once told him that
things had been quiet for a
few days.
The next day, during a
show, a bombardment began.
"This is what you call
quiet?" Hope cracked.
Then there was the time
that Hope and his troupe
landed on a lonely beach in
Korea. They looked around
for the Marines they were
supposed to entertain and
couldn't find them.
Finally they located a small
group of Marines who turned
out to be advance scouts. One
of them pointed out to sea,
where some landing craft
were hoving into sight.
"We haven’t landed yet,
sir," said the Marine.
In 1964 Hope was supposed
to stay at a hotel in Saigon
while doing a show. Just be-
fore the comedian arrived in
his car a bomb went off, miss-
ing the comedian by a few
minutes.
U S. intelligence later said
Hope hadybeen the i' tended
target of the bombei
Though Hope is a close
friend of President Richard
Nixon, not even friends can
escape the Hope scape)
Back in 1971, one of his fa-
vorite jokes went sonu ’hing
like this:
"Nixon went down t, the
Lincoln Memorial one rught,
and he looked up at Abe and
said, Abe, you had a war, you
had a civil rights problem,
what’ll I do?’ And a deep
■itsmm- ? ro:
Many of Hope’s jokes are
enlivened with a little light
sex
Soldiers in World War □
may have heard this one, just
as Vietnam G.l.’s have:
was waiting for someone to
turn him on."
Vietnam has also been the
theme of quite a few other
jokes, all aimed at G.I. audi-
ences.
of weeds at wintertime
AMARILLO. ..Winter
annual
Company, cancellation of lease weeds are beginning to appear,
and damages- Dr. John Michael especially in early planted fields
Roberson vs. Larry Da I e of wheat and other small grains,
Pettigrew, damages. according to Frank C. Petr, area
COUNTY JUDGE agronomist of the Texas
At the office of County Judge. Agricultural ExtensionServiceat
Judge Hulon Moreland, the Amarillo. Now is the time to start
following charges were filed making plans for spraying these
against: Martin Trevino, driving weeds before they utilize
while intoxicated. A plea of guilty moisture and nutrients needed by
was entered and Trevino was thegraincrop.
fined $100 and court cost plus "Tansymustardandkochiaare
three days in jail; Jose I. Chavez, the weeds most commonly
aggravated assault. A plea of not encountered in the major wheat
guilty was entered and bond was growing area of the state,” Petr
setatSSOO.
explains. "Theycanbe controlled
— easily with one-half pound of 2,4-D
sus- applied either by air or ground
spray equipment. It is important
that the small grain plants are
fully tillered before 2,4-0 is
applied. Yield losses and plant
deformity may result if the plants
1 -----i—, | wo soiuicrs were wu»
Ml for ■ county government to ^battles there Monday.
I hoeefa«« foot thfe to» happened team* m
wtaMmpe hei
*wmrpm&mi^uLn m thaeghtlera?
nyn czno
truck drove off the rend to the toft
end overtimed. The accident was
by Officer Joe
fee province for four
year* as a prelude to the
possible unification of the north
with the Irish Republic.
it was fee first time the
Catholic party bud held political
dtoCMstons with Whitelaw since
Britain assumed direct rule
fee province tost March. It
refesed to meet with
Whltokw because of the
continued internment of
peeled members of the Irish
Republican Army (IRA).
British government officials
described the talks as a
“significant development” in
Whiteiaw’s efforts to end more are tooyoung."
than three years of strife Not all wheat fields
stemming from the IRA’s spraying, since good stands
bombing and shoottog campaign vigorous wheat shade the ground
to unite the predominantly earl) anddiscourage generation
Protestant north with the and growth of weeds, the
mainly Catholic south. agronomist says. In late planted
in sporadic violence Tuesday, fields or
sniper, fire aimed at British receive n
troops in one Belfast area bit a the weeds may not appear until
woman bystander in the ate- January or February. Therefore,
mach, an army spokesman fields should be checked
said. It was the third sniper carefully.
attack in the area in 24 hours. "Weeds are easiest to kill
Two soldiers were wounded in while they sre in a rosette stage
with a diameter approximately
the size of a half-dollar," Petr
advises. ‘If the weeds are
elongated |itd yellow blossoms
require
of
in those that did not
receive moisture until recently.
ICELAND’S
have begun to appear, it may be
too late. They have already
caused a reduction in potential
grain yield.
’’Research on weed
competition which has been
conducted by Dr. Allen F. Wiese
atthe Southwestern Great Plains
Research Center at Bushland,
indicates that one weed per
square foot can reduce wheat
yields by 10 percent. If a potential
yield of 40 bushels per acre is
assumed, the yield loss would be
about fourbushels or about $7.00
per acre at current prices. WiUi
an estimated spray cost of $1.50
peracre, this could meananextra
$5.50 per acre as . a result of
controlling the weeds. When two
weedsare present per square foot
the estimated yield loss is 20
percent. Assuming a 15-bushel-
per-acre yield potential under
dryland conditions, the loss
caused by weed competition would
be about three bushels, in this
situation the fari
spray costof$l,._,^
additional $4.00 peracre f rom tl
weed control practice.”
One-half pound Of 2,4-D will
control most winter annual
broadleaf weeds, advises Petr.
However, treacle mustard is
showing up in some fields in the
Northern High Plains. This weed
is more difficult to kiM and
requires one pound pf_2.4-D for
WAR ENDS
Peace Articles ending the
Revolutionary War were
signed in P«to on Nov. 90,
170.
: bushels, in this
3 peracre from then
effective control, says the area
agronomist. It is important to
fight this weed diligently to
prevent its spread and hopefully
toeradicate it.
We Sell
Service
Install
Finance
And
Guarantee
ELECTRIC
WATER
HEATERS
"Most things -here are ex-
repL
portable. Some are even cur-
sert
able."
Even the newest Hope joke
bros
sounds like you’ve heard it be-
stem
fore. It’s the Hope style, the
shoe
one-liners one on top of the j
they
other, like a one-man “Laugh-
the i
In," that sets him apart. Peo-
mak
ple laugh at and with Hope
partly because his jokes are
the i
funny and partly because it’s
roofl
Hope who is telling them.
drivt
Not that Hope doesn’t keep
! set ii
up with the times. During the
1971 Christmas tour Hope told
fore
a few marijuana jokes:
Albu
“1 saw a guy watching “12
oratt
O’clock High” and he didn’t
lumi
even have a TV set.”
ho us<
“I saw a guy with a lamp-
tour
shade on his head — said he
resid
At Long Birth, South Viet-
Tue*
nam, Hope once told the aol-
and
diers;
“This place is not fit for
atlTJ
man or beast. The girls tell
me it’s full of both.”
sio!q
World War II soldiers may
and
have heard that one.
Hope has said many timea
that he's seen too much of war
per
ever to think it a good thing —
DraJ
Uiat we should learn to settle
Tex*
our differences around the
Red
Conference table......’
. But as tonfe as UtoMtiaxrazv. r'
Marl
or the threat of war, there will
won
be American troops to enter-
tain.
r
It wouldn’t seem like
Christmas without Hope.
A- '
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at leant five years.
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