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South Cagers
Are Favored
See Page 12
' By RICH BURK
VINTON (Spl) - The saga of
Jean LaFitte and his sunken
pirate sloop, enriched with the
telling over the past 125 years,
may be either punctured or
proven in salvage operations
now planned.
Coastal Diving Co. of Bridge
City is now preparing to begin
operations to raise the ship from
the east bank of the Sabine
River almost 19 miles north of
Orange. Core drilling will be
done Sunday to determine the
exact location óf the ship.
Dick Connally, spokesman for
Coastal Diving, said salvage op-
erations may begin next
Thursday or Friday.
"It will all depend on whether
or not. there is a ship and if we
can pinpoint it," Connally said
yesterday.
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Was It Jean LaFitte's?
aised
The ship lies along the east
bank about one mile north of
Niblett's Bluff at a bend in the
Legendary Ship May
Interest was aroused.by i
story in The Leader Sunday
about a Lake Charles man, Eus-
tis Dunn, and his efforts to se-
cure a park around the ship.
Dunn believes the ship to be one
that was sunk by LaFitte in the
early 1800s.
Efforts have been made in the
past to raise the ship, but all
failed. Dunn said last week,
when speaking of me ship, the
efforts had been unsuccessful
because of crude methods that
had to be used.
"We were supposed to be
helped by this contractor. He
said he would help if he did not
get a certain contract, but he
got it. He had to fulfill thai.
"We had to use what we could
to raise ttyé ship. We had a suc-
tion dredge and a cofferdam,
but our efforts still were not the
best in the world," Dunn said.
Sabine River. The ship long has
been covered by sand and silt
from the river, which will com-
plicate operations.
Connally estimated one week
will be needed to clear the silt
from the top of ship once it is
located. No estimate can be
made on the time to raise the
ship until this covering is re-
moved.
Connally reported interest in
the operations are already high.
"We have received calls al-
ready from the Lake Charles
and New Orleans Historical so-
cieties.
"We are just soing to raise
the ship. We will listen to the
best offer after the ship is up,"
Connally said. *
By EDWIN B. HAAKINSON Iments will be waiting for
WASHINGTON (AP) — Theithe new session of Congress in
Johnson administration dis- January.
closed plans today to increase The 340,000 increase in the
the nation's fighting forces by armed forces proposed by Mc-
340,000 and asked for $1:7 bil-! Ñamara would lift them to 2,-
lion in additional emergency, 980,000 men by'the end of next
Anonymous 6Leaks to Newsmen Ripped
Connally Defends Actions on Poverty
By LEE JONES ¡from the program."
AUSTIN (AP) — Ripping into! Connally has vetoed one proj-
what he called anonymous ect, a Neighborhood Youth
''leaks to newsmen" by U.S. La-¡Corps grant to be administered
bor Department officials, Gov. I by the Texas Farmers Union.
John Connally defended his own! He spent Thnrsdav night at
role in the war on poverty Tues- the White House and heard no
day criticism there of his actions in
"I have nothing but contempt the poverty war, Connally said,
for unnamed spokesmen," Con- His aides distributed a status
nally said as he thumbed report on Economic Opportunity
a project called "A-TEAM—Ath-1 Connally said the Labéi- De-
letes in Templorary Employ-! partment sent recruiting letters
ment as Agricultural Manpower for A-TEAM to high school prin-
—failed in Texas because of his cipals, bypassing the governor's
inaction. ¡office. The letters stated they
The Labor D e p a r t m e n t were going to schools within a
launched the program to meet i '-50-mile radius of areas with a
an expected farm labor shortage labor shortage, the governor
after the closing of the bracero sa'd
program. It sought 5,000 youths "At no time has the Texas
to work under athletic coaches Employment Commission re-
through a stack of newspaper Act programs showing the state I as agricultural laborers this ported there is a labor shortage
hour-long had received federal grants and
contracts totalling $29,234,563.
Speaking rapidly, Connally
said any federal official who is
unhappy with his actions
"should have the courage to
stand up and be identified—I
couldn't care less whether the
Department of Labor likes my
actions."
The governor said Labor De-
ent spokesmen have called
summer.
clippings during an
news conference.
He said "much has been writ-
ten" recently as a result of La-
bor Department "leaks to vari-
ous columnists and writers"
criticizing use of his power to
approve or veto some poverty
programs in Texas.
Sen. Ralph Yarborough,
D-Tex., a political foe of the
governor, was quoted in a re-
cent story from Washington as
saying he is looking into com-
plaints that some Texas pro-
grams have been delayed by
Connally. /
Connally said thf Johnson ad-
ministration's Economic Oppor-
tunity Act could not have passed
Congress without a
giving - governors veto power, men "because the v. too/have o/f¡ce
over about half the anti-poverty ¡been confused by the Labor De-
programs ¡partment"
" "I take that responsibility | His _printed summary showed
¡ (See CONNALLY. Page II)
Johnson May Be Caught
In Texas Political Feud
EL PASO, Tex. (AP) - Sen
partm<
fecal officials in Texas "alibiing jujEh'w Yartorou"gh,' D-Tex .
for their own lack of action and j^veled sharp criticism at Gov.
saying they could have gotten John B rmulij and the gov-
acl,°™ specific proj-iernor replied in kind Tuesday,
ects) but got delayed in the gov-1 Their blunt exchange signaled
ernor s office. 'renewal of a Texas political
Connally said he would send ieud that could put President
, . a synopsis of Texas poverty war ¡johnson ¡n the middle, particti-
provision projects to the state s congress- larly if the two run for the
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very seriously," Connally
"I would venture to say no gov-
ernor of any state of the Union
has spent as much time as I
have on the anti-poverty pro-
gram - :
"As long as I have responsi-
bility . . . we art going to try
to investigate, study and analyze
each of these projects to see
thev are conceived, designed
and executed to provide bene-
fits for those intended to benefit
in the next election as
some expéct.
Addressing the Texas AFL-
CIO convention here, Yar-
borough «aid Connally vetoed a
Farmers Union plan for an anti-
povérty project in southwest
want topa;
wage. The go'
everything be
with to frustrate their wishes.
that Texas Communitv action
programs were held in Washing-
ton an average of 65 days before
approval, while the governor's Texas'which promised to be one
office took an average of 14 days 0f the finest in the nation.
to . . ,, _ ¡ The senator also said the La-
Neighborhood Youth Corps bor Department holds such
projects waited an average of projects should pay a $125
55.2 days for action m Washing-¡hourly wage ''unless the com-
(on and three days for approval j munity could present persuasive
in ^Austin, the governor said, evidence that a lower wage was
He was particularly critical of justified " He added-
what he said were stories that "Many Texas
ly this $1.25 minimum
overnor has doné
can get away
hes."
In a statement issued through
his office today, Connally said
Yarborough's statement was
"motivated by pettiness, direct-
ed by deliberate disregard for
truth and inspired by ignorance
of the facts."
"It seems to me." Connally
said,, "if Ralph Yarborough
actually concerned about
these projects, he
his time and ener-
and what influence he
might have toward getting ac-
tion in Washington and not criti-
cizing the state of Texas."
The governor said that rejec-
tion of the Farmers Union proj-
ect "has <or some reason an-
him (Yarborough) to the
expediting
would spei
point that politics—not poverty-
la paramount in his mind."
June 30.
Johnson listed the additional
$1.7 billion as an "emergency
fund, Southeast Asia."
Under the request, the money
would be made available to the
secretary of defense "upon de-
termination by the President
that such action is necessary
in connection with military ac-
tivities in Southeast Asia."
Except for thé amount, the
reouest was a duplicate of $700-
million emergency fund asked
by the President on May 7 and
rushed through Congress in twef
davs.
Even before the formal re-
ouest arrived there were indica-
tions some senators favor a still
larger total.
I think the Congress wants to
be certain thev have enouch
money." Sen. Leverett Salton-
stall of Massachusetts, the sen-
ior Republican member of the
Senate Armed Services and Ai>
propriations Committees, said
in an interview.
Viet Nam meanwhile occupied
official Washington on several
other fronts:
— Roving Ambassador W.
Averell Harriman, who returned
last night from a tour of Mos-
cow and some Western Euro-
pean capitals, had an appoint-
ment to discuss his impressions
with President Johnson and Sec-
retary of State Dean Rusk
Harriman said on arrival he is
quite sure the Soviets want a
oeaceful solution but "it's in the
hands of North Viet Nam." The
North Vietnamese, he went on.
still believe "they can take over
'with Viet Nam bv force.
— Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor,
the outffoine U.S. ambassador to
South Viet Nam. had a separate
appointment with Johnson.
— The Navy, preparing to
... , . , induct drafted men for the first
ers Union project because the time in a decade, also was con-
organization has a political pur- i siderine the possibility of ex-
(See AFL-CIO. Page 11), (Sw> WAR, Page 11)
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defense funds.
Both steps are primarily be-
cause of the Viet Nam situation.
However, the increased man-
power does not mean the pros-
pective dispatch of that many
additional men to Viet Nam.
President Johnson asked Con-
gress for the $1.7 billion "to in-
crease our military strength in
Viet Nam."
Secretary of Defense Robert
S McNamara outlined the pro-
posed manpower buildup in tes-
timony to a closed Senate
Appropriations subcommittee
hearing.
McNamara told the senators
that the Communist Viet Cong
now hold the initiative in Viet
Nam.
He predicted that South Viet
Nam, with the aid of additional
U.S. fighting forces, will win in
the long, hard pull ahead.
Both the President and his de-
fense secretary asked blanket
authority for spending the new
$1.7 - billion emergency funds.
McNamara made it clear that
much larger detailed require-
Yarborough is sponsoring a
measure before Congress to
cancel the veto power of state
governors over poverty pro-
Conn li>
Etftor a
ly, who has said re-
the $1.25 wage is too
antipoverty projects in
Texas, told a news conference
in Austin, he vetoed the Farm
John Pickard Is Selected
To State Labor Position
EL PASO (Spl)—.John Pick- final convention session here,
ard. Orange area labor official,! Pickard, business manager
yesterday was elected as one of and financial secretary of the
district vice presidents of Sabine Area Construction Trades
the Texas Building and Con-
struction Trades Council in the
rcees Release Balloons
With Free Rodeo Tickets
Council since 1963, will repre-
sent District 7 on the state
board. The district encompasses
several Southeast Texas coun-
ties extending as far north as
Lufkin.
There were 179 registered del-
egates attending the construc-
tion trades council meeting
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HUGE MOBILE DRILLING PLATFORM IS CHRISTENED HERE TC&AY
'Jubilee' To Be Operational in Gulf Location in About Two Weeks
Drilling Rig
Christened
Here Today
Orange Jaycees have begun
sending up the first of 300 bal.
loons fuled with helium and free
tickets to the Jaycee Charity
Rodeo, which begins tomorrow.
Jaycees released the first
group of balloons late yesterday
afternoon from the rodeo arena
southwest of Orange on FM 106.
One hundred and twenty of
the balloons will be filled with
general admission tickets worth
$2 each.
Rodeo Chairman G. L. (Bad)
Garrett said that 100 balloons
were to be sent up each of three
days beginning yesterday.
The clear balloons flecked
with white snow flakes, contain
general admission tickets, which
may^be used any night at tha
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WEATHER
Data frota UJ. Weather Barean
Outlook: Partly cloudy and con-
tinued warm through
Thursday ¡with daytime
ahowera and thunder-
over 20 to SO per
cent of
High today „.. 94
Low tonight ................ n
Outlook for Friday:
"We have absolutely no Idea
he said.
Roy McDonald, who will run'
the concession stands at the ro-
deo, is assisting the Jaycees
with the balloon project.
Other balloons will be sent up
today and tomorrow at undesig-
nated times. "
Also in connection with the
rodeo is Molly Bee's expected
arrival today at 4:45 p.m. at
Jefferson County Airport.
" win fly from Idaho
The christening of a huge n
bile Offshore drilling platfor
"The Jubilee," was held today
at 1 p.m. in ceremonies con-
ducted by the Offshore Co. of
Houston at the Jack Tar Hotel
dock.
It was built by the Levingston
Shipbuilding Co. here for Off
shore at a cost in excess of $6
million. The rig will be used by
the Union Oil Co. of California
for offshore drilling in the Gulf
of Mexico.
Following final outfitting, it
will be dispatched on location
in the Gulf off the Louisiana
coast. Serving as sponsor today
was Mrs. K. C. Vaughan of Los
Angeles, wife of a Union Oil
Co. executive.
Others in the christening party
are Mrs. C. F. Bowden of Hous-
ton; Mrs. W. Hen son Moore,
wife of the president of the Off-
shore Co. from Houston; Mrs.
Ray Burke of Los Angeles and
Mrs. E. E. Sands of Houston.
With the exception of Mrs,
Moore, the others are wives of
Union Oil executives.
„ The new self-elevating plat-
which opened Monday represent- form will be capable of operat-
40,000 members from 15 ing In water up to 200 feet deep
The Cortex Hotel
was the convention head-
quarter!.
This meeting was held in ad-
vance of the ninth annual Texns
AFL-CIO convention here which
opened yesterday Other coun-
cil atal
A. B. McGintv, business man-
ner of a Houston plumbers lo-
cal, waa re-elected as state
president for hia third succes-
sive two-year term.
Gerald Brown named to his
first full elective term of two
years as the council's executive
aecretary. He was appointed
originally to fill the unexpired
term of Leslie G. Burnett who
went to work with the U.S. De-
Labor.
Brown win operate from the
council's headquarters in Aus-
tin. fllT
Other vice presidents and dis-
tricts represented were: Lee
and will drill to depths below
20.000 feet.
The platform will be rectangu-
lar in shape with the hull
measuring 170 feet long and 130
feet wide. Four triangular legs,
each measuring 287 feet long,,
support the platform.
A hydraulic lacking gvstem
(See JUBILEE. Page 11)
-Summary - Index-
News of Today
LOCAL
City zoning officials rescind
all previous action, send map
back to engineering department
Levingston-bullt
form "The Jubilee"
today at Jack Tar docks.
I ow will be gtavm
at the Jack Tar Hotel
Orange Mayor Neal Miller Jr.,
Lee Nelson. Chamber of Com
men* presiden ; Bert FUckin-
ger Jr., Jaycee incident; and
Orange County Sheriff Chester
Holts will meet Miss Bee at the
airport.
The rodeo events will begin to-
morrow at 5 p.m. with a parade
iMacArthur Shopping Cen-
onlo, District
1; John Wallace of Fort Worth
from
tor down Green Avenue and end-
ing at the Orange County Court-
Scallon
Charles Ehrh rdt of
Parker
4; N. F.
District
Dis-
W. W. Neilsen of
District;#
number of fig-
labor union: joid
District
Pal'as.l
of MM
Jaycee David Elson said to-
day that an Mustang automo-
bile owners mav enter a
for the
in the parade
'We
with
" he said.
EttM said that a prise will be
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By EDEE HOLLEMAN
After long attempts to reaoive
«ing changes in the proj
zoning map, Orange city
ning and zoning commissioners
last night rescinded- all previous
action.
At the same time, they voted
to send the map back to the
city engineering department.
The map was prepared by
Ross Wilhite, former Orange as-
sistant city engineer and mu-
nicipal planning engineer and
presented at the July meeting
of the commission.
It contained several zone
changes -which several commis-
sioners felt they could not be-
come involved in at this time.
A prelimiñary suggestion by
City Atty. Charles R. Holcomb
that the board hold a public
hearing before acting on the
map was rejected.
Moving cautiously to avoids as
much dissension as possible
among the commissioners.
Chairman Joe Martin asked
them, in alphabetical order, to
list the areas which they felt
were incorrectly zoned on the
map.
He said, "Wilhite made a land
use map and incorporated
changes in sections we were
holding action on, and went fur-
ther than this in some cases,
Hclcomb's suggestion is that we
have a public hearino and take
the easy way out. We're goiflg
to discuss it tonlpht."
Commissioners then proceeded
Jimmy Wynn's slugging leads
Astro attack as Houston divides
doubleheader with St Louis
Cardinals..
Salvage operations studied for
sunken
Pickard. local labor of-
me of eight vice preai-
John
ficial, „
dents of Texaa Building and
Construction Trades Council
, Towna-
ment at Galveston.
VIET NAM
The "new phase" of the war
in Wat Nam is a year old today.
&
ui6 irusu auons oyen grcaier.
to list approximately 30 areas in
which they-felt the zoning has
been arbitrarily changed on the
areas included a section
of Riverside; part of Bowling
Lane recently'resotted; intersec-
tion at Link Avenue and 10th
Street and Cordrey and 10th
Street, 3rd Street from. Pine to
John Avenue, and an area at
the in teres ection of Meeks Drive
and Eddleman Road.)
Motions were made and passed
to change the zoning map in a
section of Riverside, now in a
B residential zone, from a manu-
facturing zone back to a resi-
dential zone; ' to put an area
along Bowling Lane, recently
placed in an H business zone,
(See ZONING. Page 11)
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Delay Seen
On Letting
Road Pacts
It may be sometime next week
before Orange County commis-
sioners will award contracts on
the six county road projects af-
ter construction bids were
opened Monday. "
The six roads are divided into
two projects. Stephenson Road,
Connell Road and Jap Lane, an
in Vidor, are ,in one project.
Rosen Road and Granger Drive,
both in Bridge City, and Tulane
Road, west of Orange, are in
another.
A tabulation of all blda
opened Monday repealed only a
minor $1 error, .County Engr.
J. G. Foyle reported today.
Foyle met with County Auditor
Walter Ebanks-yesterday to be-
gin a check into the funds re-
maining to be spent on the
projects.
Foyle said it will be some-
time next week before he will
be in a. posit ion to recommend
award of a contract.
According to a listing released
earlier by Fovle, the apparent
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