Stephenville Daily Empire (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 186, Ed. 1 Friday, May 20, 1966 Page: 1 of 6
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Officers for next year are presi-
dent, J. W. Jennings; vice-presi-
dent, Mike Bergumar and secre-
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E. J. HOWELL
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of the American commitment
in Viet Nam. Premier Nguyen
Cao Ky says be expects to
hold power at least another
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ore wounded. The Budd- of the city 380 miles northeast
in a letter to the U.S. of Saigon.
A few stray shots fell near tops.
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Buddhists Revive Anti
about 1,008 rebel troops and
ra^expected
the Inequities in the draft might
be remedied "by asking jwery
young person in the United Stat-
es to give two yean of service
to his country" in uniform, the
Peace Corps or other help-man
kind programs.
Some members of Congress
said, however, that alternatives
to military service should be
considered. Among the possibill-
the study to completed.
ties, they listed^ Pyajge-
Negt year’s president will be
Tommy Ammons. , . .
at various times
Texas; Washing*
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tromttdt
duudcal assistance.
Thursday's final Methodist
Hospital advisory said, however,
doctors were
to batt a I .
the chest
FMI Removed
It said McCans, 81, a retired
Navy chief petty officer from
Woodinville. Wash , was return-
ed to surgery and "a large vol-
ume of fluid was removed from
his chest"
It was the second consecutive
elmw Faw MW^mnaa iMirlM-q-- Mam
My lor Mcvans to unMrgo mr-
gory for this purpose.
The artificial hear
-p
end thunderstorms today and
early tonight. Possibly a fow
showers late Saturday In south
and control portiene. Low t»
night In Ms. High Saturday h?
gation
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Texas today and temperatures
started climbing.
Showers dotted the southern
edge of the state and extended
Into the southwest, but the wea-
ther calmed in all sections.
An overnight severe thunder-
storm watch was up until 3:»
a.m. for ths western fringe of
the Panhandle-Plains sector and
adjacent areas of New Mexico.
It expired with no word of dam-
age in Texas.
Forecasts promised another
round of scattered thunder-
storms for the northwest part
of the state, however, by eve-
ning. Isolated showers were ex-
pected in all other areas.
As the effects of the latest cool
front.wore oft,
Wedneseday n
SuStl^nS^rmid^tS M™w«rwerally in tte Ms «d by the natifotal office of Pte
tO 70S. national hiuineaa
to the winners
with trophies di
Lewallen and Bl
war against the Viet Cong and
iappraisal
four point grade average. I’m
going to shoot myself."
"I wish I could have fought
the ease on principle because
I’d like to prevent anyone else
from going through the same
thiw,” she said.
Her attorney, however, said
a ruling in the ease would not
have set a precedent.
Two photographs of the at-
Ing her lawn
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evidence but the judge said:
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Iversity
cal students* Thursday for hat-
ing freshmen.
They also dismissed the upper
classmeh, from the same Army
ROTC unit, from the A&M cadet
corps.
James P. Hannigan, dean of
students, said the students were
accused of using broom handles
on freshmen in violation of rules
against striking eadets.
“We are extremely disap-
pointed with this outbreak of
hasing- to the cadet corps,” .he
bsid. “ARM cannot condom nor
whitewash this Illegal activity.”
Hannigan said the suspended
students are being permitted to
finish fhial examinations mark-
ing the end of the turfwft se-
mester. v?r' I t v”.
He reported the group ia-
eludes seven senior*, among
them the company commander,
and four juniors and seven
sophomores. * v ;.
Three of the seniors were due
to be graduated and receive
their commissions next week.
They ma^
^T^juiors^UbTaWe to en- i
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iiestion is a matter of the sophomores in
and must be decided be Mid. 7 '
Beta Lambda, national business
organtaation.
The Business Chib was found-
ed early this semester. Offtcers
this year wore president, Dohn
Barham; vice-president, Mike
Thomas; secretary, Tommie
Tafo; treasurer, Patsy Zimmer-
ah *
armed civilians
government sold
to destroy the 1
ed strategic air
gfoto War Action Slew ■.
Shooting erupted for the mg-
ond successive day in Da Nang
in the market place and in a
nearby park where Buddhist
led student* began the clamor
for a civilian government fa
March. There was lighter fir-
ing also around the complex
of three Buddhist pagodas
where many of the dissidents
wore penned in by Ky’s para-
troopers and martees.
Tarleton St. Club 1
Gains Affiliation
Tbo Tarieton Business Club I
became the first departmental ,
organisation to gain national re-
cognition and affiliation earlier .
this week, The club was accept-
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JMr Bae* Wwoatamd
Buddhist* in Da Nang ask
ed that Lt Gen Lewis W
Walt, the commander of U.S.
Marines in Viet Nam, force a
withdrawal of the 2,500 troops
Ky gent to that hotbed of dissi
dence last Sunday They wrote
Gen. Walt that If he did not
Intervene, “we have decided
to die for our religion and our
nation and Win destroy im-
mediately the Da Nang air-
field.”
It wa* not explained how the
Buddhists, with their force ot
ty System. 'JI
. After graduation from Waco
High School in 1918, he entered
Texas ARM University and wpa
awarded the Bachelor of Science
degree in Chemical Engl
hl 1822.
Served at ARM
Howell gained professional ex-
perience with an oil company L.
Port Arthur, then joined the fa-
ulty of Tariaton State College
in 1923 aa an Aaeociata Profes-
sor of Chemistry. In ISM be be-
came Registrar and Command-
ant of Tarleton State CoDege,
holding this pmrition^etfljto”
University a* Al
trar. He becam*
Texas ARM in IS
ed there in that
1941
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All-Around Cowgirl.
Books win open for the rodeo
grounds and will
junior activity.
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junior college to last Septem-
ber’s enrollment of 2,003 stu-
dents Under C
the annual t
from $246,917
to $2,307,848 in MM and phyto-
cal plant investment has ripen
from $1,581,310 bl 1845 to 3he
present $3,001,000. £/
Howell 1* a native of Wdoo and
ha* served the cause e< •dera-
tion for more than half of hi*
life, first as a faculty member
and later a* an administrator
within the Texas ARM Univerai-
in a Saigon riot tonight and
monks tried to pressure U4S.
Marine* to intervene against
government troops in / D a
Nang, where rebel and loyal
forces again skirmished in-
' conclusively. A Z
The crisis has built up over
an election issue threatening
to stall military action tn the
bring a possible rei
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_ bypass of the damaged
left ventricle, the heart’s main
pumping chamber, were im-
Move Started to Review
Military Draft System
am-Wftiroff ’W*-
uroan construcuon ana conser-
vation.^
But in Dallas, Tex., Lt. Gen.
Lewis B. Hershey, Selective Ser-
vice director, said he doubts
Congress can be sold on a plan
that would substitute some other
form of service for military
duty.
In the Senate. Nelson drew
support from Edward M. Ken-
nedy, D-Mass., and Jacob K.
Javits, R-N.Y., when he intro-
duced the resolution seeking a
draft review.
Javits said college deferments
should be abandoned because
“mostly poor guys are ending
up in Viet Nam.” Sen. Enest
E. J. Howell. Howell 18 scheduled
■F B Wte auece8*oM«4«and.
O S3 The invocation will be given ----
SEBSjl by Dr. Abner V. McCall, Presi-
» 11 dent of Baylor University. Dr.
F -J M. T. Harrington, Coordinator,
T*! Office of International Pro-
Hfed grams, and former Chancellor
KLi of The Texas ARM University
System, will serve as master of
Shm ceremonies.
HHi Expressions of appreciation
will be received from many
WMII areas: from the Texas A&M
University System, Dr. Earl
MM Rudder, president; from Tarle-
ton faculty and staff, Z. C. Ed
MM gar, professor and head, De-
MM partment of Business Admini-
■■■ stration, Tarleton State College;
from the former students, Mike
Myer* of Austin, president of
the Tarleton Ex-Student’s As-
sociation; from the Tarleton
student body, David Fite of No-
cona, presidant of the Tarleton
Student Council; on behalf of
the citizens of Stephenville, Jack
Arthur, Mayor of Stephenville;
on behalf of The Association of
Texas Colleges and Universities,
Dr. W. B. McDaniel of Abilene,
secretary; and from the Board
oi Directors, H. C. Heldenfels of
Corpus Christi, preseident.
A special token of apprecia-
tion will be presented by Joseph
Chandler .Stephenville attorney.
Special guest* who will attend
are: President and Mrs. Jack R.
Woolf of Arlington State Col-
lege; President and Mr*. R. M.
Cavness of Angelo State College;
President and Mrs. Lamar Fly
of HUI County Junior College;
and Dr. and Mr*. Lester Har
reU of Austin. Dr. HarreU is
Acting Commissioner of Higher
Education in Texas.
ARM Board Here
The following members of the
Board of Director* of The Texas
ARM University System other
than President Heldenfels wiD
also be present: Clyde Wells,
Granbury; Clyde Thompson, Di-
boll; Dr. A. P. Beutel, Lake
Jackson; L. F. Peterson, Fort
Worth; Storting C. Evans, Hou«-
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of Amarillo.
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Word of Meridian,; State Repre- mini.
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Kj|’*, farcea , *tiH made no
move to take the pagodas, and
the government’s strategy ap-
peared to be to bottle the reb-
els up in their headquarters
and wait for them to give in.
fare only scattered
Idrmishes were report-
ere WRa no inuicauon
__ _ mmunist* planned to
mouttt .*? heavy offensive to
take advantage of South Viet
Nam’a faemal discord.
Ho Cftsuftltv Count
There wa* no complete
SSn?foD^lfag1*! Budd6 Except for
hist spokesman said Thursday all U.S.
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next February and;
riore* in September,
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Saturday
The Annual Junior Bodfa
sponsored by the L R H Ropi
kmlel tfatnmlaM
ciuDg wui be awa oaturaay
8 p.m. in the redoe arena lee
•d mid-way between Ungiovi
end Hiw-kahay
Twelve event* have bean eg
duled for youngster* 18-years-
age ami under, inchiMng J
ing;’ ribbon^ tie-down and hrei
away roping; pole bendtag; b
rell races, rescue race* and gi
tteing. Trophies will be awed
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For Hazing
COLLEGE STAT1
(AP) Texas ARM
-[Patient Dies in Houston
A decision to remove the plas-
tic device was made, they said,
______________________because the natural heart had
rtlal artificial heart implant, improved enough to resume its
Officials to
Pay Tribute
More than SOO persons are expected to attend an ap-
preciation dinner at the Tarleton Dining Hall Saturday
I night honoring Tarleton State College President and Mrs
t'-B. J. Howell. Howell is scheduled to retire as soon as a
t
tern will also attend.
ClassiviAtM Dua
Sixteen members of Dr. Haw-
ell’s family and several aaem-
bers of the Texas ARM das* of
1822 have also indteated that
they will be present for the din-
ner.
The chief administi
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eU ha* been inatrumei
school** progress froi
SAIGON (APj — Buddhist* year; Ms critic* Want a quick American slogans and de-
revived anti-American slogans er restoration Ot civilian rule. mended Ky’s ouster.
;X«' Screaming CWMMB* Z .
A crowd of about l,ooo in-
cluding screaming children,
smashed windows, stoned po-
lice and exploded Molotov
cocktail fire bombs in a march
to Saigon’s heart from the
Buddhist Institute.
Tn turmoil resembling eart-
military government with a
civilian regime, reinfaeced po-
lice squad* drove the rioters
back with tear gaa grenades.
The crowd had roared anti-
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igon Riot
were ordered to stay off the
streets of Da Nang.
The ban also applied to Am-
erican construction worker*
and merchant seamen involv-
ed in the U.S. military build-
up and the unloading of vital
supplies for the big UJL-Vtet-
—namese airbase and U.S. Ma- ...
rebels and 80 J rine garrison on the outskirts JO and JO caliber machine
t guns against sniper* in sec-
ond-floor windows or on roof-
. The explosion of gre-
nade* could be r
the city. Empty cartridges
the U.S. Marine information
office at the edge of the city
but caused no casualties or
Limits damage,
iitary police. The fighting resumed in Da
y personnel Nang when government ma-
Anticipate
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planted. The tube* were attach-
ed to a plastic pump which re-
mained outside the chest
Only the pump was removed
during McCans’ return to sur-
gery Wednesday.,
In hi* initial operation Tues-
day, McCans was given a naw
aortic valve — the one between
the left ventrice and the aorta.
The aolrta carries bood out to
the body -
Hospital reports indicated he
was doing well until midafter-
noon Wednesday when an advis-
ory noted some “pulmonary dte-
tarbance.” A second trip to Sur-
gery followed rtiortiy.
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The NABCE Retirees will
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Jackson; L. F- Peterson, Fort
ton; Wofford
State Senator and Mr*. J. P.
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vv v* we warn a^aw*a *pw^eev ew^gee w ■
sentative and Mr*. Tom Holmes ,
of Granbury; former State Re
preaentative and Mrs. H. A.
Ix-averton of Evant; Mr*. E. H.
Hereford of Arlington, wife of
the late Dr. E. H. Hereford, for
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WASHINGTON UB - Congres-
sional critics pressed today for J
•a exhaustive re-examination of
the nation’* military draft ays
Um. They charged present pro-
cedures are inconsistent, inequit-
able, discriminatory and as out-
dated as the horse cavalry.
Two resolutions were introduc-
ed in the House asking ar
__T _? spacial invest!
committee*. In the Senate
Gayord Nelson, D-Wis., v
upon fa President to appoint
commission to ••
ns removed an artifi- The developments came as
Pentagon official* reported
Thursday Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara oppose*
the idea of allowing service fo _ .
fa Peace Corps or similar pro- draft should be suspended until
grams to be accepted as r fab- *■»«*■—reiwwanwai >.,*■■>, *-
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Long range prediction*, cov-
ering the period through May
B5, called for slow warming
throughout Texas until fa next
cool spell move* into the north
era half about fa middle of
next week.
The extended forecasts also
looked ahead to a likelihood of
moderate to heavy showers in
South Texas about Monday and
Tueseday but only light showers
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Coed Gets OK for
'Brief Lawn ffiim
EDMOND. Okla, (fl ~ Most
people hate to cot fa grass,
but Mary Luu Hood it looking
forward to mowfag her lawn.
And she plan* to wear her
two-piece black Mktai Satar-
she does. .
od, 21, wa* cleared
t exposure charges
Thursday night fo Municipal r
Court. She had been cited after Two photographs
some of her Mlghton com- tractive coed mowin
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after Judge Bab Rudkin dis-
miaaed the eouMdatot against
her.
Mrs. Jiiiadi ufahai of a 4-
year-OM bay, aide is a coed at
Central State fatat Bhe say*
'Tn ritfte 1
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logons in
10 Buddhist* had been killed
and 54 wounded. An unofficial
report Thursday night said
casualties this, week among
Ky’s forces were 89 killed or
wounded
A Viethameae newsman who
Rlday eaid
least six dm
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Marine commander, Maj. Gen.
Lewi* Walt, claimed at least
1,000 person* had been killed
or wounded.
Street* I
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rise* moved to dear anti-gov-
ernment force* from, fa mar-
ket place and park which fay
reoccupied Thursday.
For the first time, at least
one of fa government’s M41
Walker Bulldog tanks fired g
round from it* 78mm cannon
but nodJf fe tanks used their
guns against snipers in sec-
«ion of gre-
heard aero**
and grenade cases MfafaHfa
streets, and many taiMBngs
HOUSTON (ft - Waiter L. Mc-
Cans, fa second patient fa
Methodist Hospital to undergo a
parti. __~ ~ *
died today, fa hospital report- narma function without me-
ed.
The hospital bulletin, issued
about 8:45 a.m. (CST) said;
"Methodist Hospital regret*
fo announce that Mr. Walter L.
McCans expired at 8 a.m. today.
The patient had developed com-
locations In the past 48 hours.
The probable cause of death wa*
pulmonary insufficiency.”
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The bulletin was delayed 48
minutes from it* schedued re-
lease and offered no other de-
tails except that McCans, 81, had
dev doped complications the
damaged portion of his heart
had healed from the rest suffi-
cientlj to function normally
without machinical assistance. i
The final bulletin Thursday
had said fa heart of fa Wood-
inville, Wash., man wa* func-
tioning well despite having to
make a second trip to surgery
for removal of chest fluid. '"O
Marcel DeRudder, fa first pa-
tient at Methodist Hospital to
undergo such a partial artificial
heart Implant, died April 28,
about five days after the opara-
DeRudder, ®, of Westville,
III., never regained conscious-
ness after the operation and bis
death was blamed on probable
rupture of the bronchia or fa
McCana waa cooadou, shortly
after fa operation and appa-
rently had been doing well ex-
cept that he was returned to
surgery t-
, t removal of _ ______ . -
Surgeons removed an artifi-
cial heart pump from McCans’
chest Wednesday after It had
aided his damaged heart tot
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» new officers for fa Loa
lleros Social Club were
ted last week in fa organi-
n’s last meeting of the year.
vice-praai-
dent, Mike Bergumar and secre-
tary, Danny Bodeker.
Also, treasurer, Tom Ander-
pariiamentarian, Jue Richmond;
son; reporter, Ranny Burtte;
sergeant-at-arms; Hank Brown-
tngard and pledge master, Dick
Brown.
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