Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 189, Ed. 1 Friday, May 23, 1969 Page: 10 of 10
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UMW Chief Corrals Phony Votes
.. Nader Hurls Charge at Boyle
b.
THIRD TERM POSSIBLE
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PAYMENTS CONFIRMED
In
term as your speaker, and it is
come chief justice, says he is
Clear Skies
Cover Nation
"Don't know re future,"
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3. Boyle "has encouraged and
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Sen. Roman L. Hruska, R-
New England
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THANKS
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Ark., said he saw no conflict
chians to West Texas
FOR HELPING US TO A
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FENCE
Burger Undecided About
Position With Foundation
Dissenter Granted
Delay in Transfer
Zion Baptist
Choir to Sing
Mutscher Plans to Wield
Gavel Again Next Session
AUSTIN (AP) — House speak him, he said:
SPRING TUNE-UP
SPECIALS
Retiring Minister Will
Speak at Zephyr Sunday
ZEPHYR-A native of this
pledges when the 62nd legisla-
ture convenes in January 1971.
By JAMES R. POLK
Associated Press Writer
Bates of Edinburg, had asked
Miskell to work with the sub-
er credit commissioner, testi-
fied that the sponsor, Sen. Jim
bill was written to provide a
new high rate bracket from $300
to $1,000 which would affect all
Boyle.
"Moreover, $390,000 was spent
at the 1964 convention. ostensi-
Graham, Saint John's and First
Methodist church, both in Waco,
Mineral Wells and Weatherford
rate on a $1,000 loan from 19.75
per cent to 24 25 per cent and
the rate on a $2,500 loan from
Bobeen, Wife
Head Veterans
Joe Bobeen of Rising Star has
should be there at all. I feel that
the Army is violating my consti-
tutional right of free speech.
Bill Moore of Bryan noticed it
was 3:57 pm., with the Senate
scheduled to go back in session
at 4 pm Moore moved to re-
jockeying to become speaker
he tires of the post or fails to
get enough support to win re-
guard and was a military escort
to Mrs Mamie Eisenhower dur
ing her husband's state funeral
said he believes his transfer to
Vietnam was based on an anti- i
The Army said Gen William
C. Westmoreland. Army chief of
staff, inquired about Sanders
after receiving a copy of the in-
terview published Feb 9 in the
Louisville. Ky , Courier-Journal
The Army said Westmoreland
did not question the man's fit-
ness for honor duty nor was he
.Most of the committee mem
bees were standing at the table
when the meeting concluded
with Sen. Don Kennard of Fort
Worth leaning across and urg-
ing Patman to be quie tand let
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a former superintendent of the
’ Gatesville and Cleburne districts
and has held pastorates in Co-
ed by rumors he might call it
quits after just one term.
He made it clear, too, he was
court with books and records of
lending institutions and provides
a new section regulating "un-
NATTONAL
CAKHKHTAL
Sixty-two countries participa-
ted in Montreal's Expo $67.
SOARING HIGH in the Texas sky, a pipe carries hot
water to a gas compressor station cooling unit prior
to recirculation.
home state of Kentucky inter-
vened. Sanders, who has only
seven months to go before dis-
charge. had been due to report
Saturday to Oakland, Calif, en
route to Vietnam.
The young sergeant who also
served in the White House color
The brunt of Nader's accuse
tions:
1. "The perpetuation of Mr
Boyle and his colleagues in of-
fice is secured by the use of at
least 550 bogus locals (not hav-
ing the 10 active miners mini-
mally required by the UMW
constitution i. controlled by pen-
sioned retired miners whose
impoverished state is exploited
in the direction of automatic
welcome by Truman Harlow,
mayor of Brownwood.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Justice William O. Douglas is
Fair skies were widespread under fire for payments from a
over the nation today, but a foundation which has had own-
weeklong chill lingered in north- ership links with Las Vegas ca-
em areas from the plains to sinos.
a motion to report the measure
to the floor.
nard told Patman
A printed sheet distributed
by Patman said the original
PACESETTER
SPECIALS
By JOSEPH H MOHBAT ।
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ralph
Nader charges the leadership of
the United Mine Workers union miners.
troops for reassignment includ-
ing three other sergeants of the
3rd Infantry at nearby Ft.
Myer, Va, parent unit of the
elite honor guard.
I war interview he gave a news-
paper reporter
mgs
Burger confirmed today he
I had received payments from ’he
said.
He said board members at-
tend quarterly meetings Each
meeting lasts one day, Brataas
said.
He said Burger also receives
expenses for travel and lodging
Burger in a brief statement
read by an aide, confirmed the
payments without giving a
breakdown.
1 election
“I hold the pledges of support
necessary to elect me to another
voting for the present leader-
ship "
2. "Over a million dollars was
vote still out
“You don't know when some-
safety."
Lewis, who seldom talks to
the press was unavailable for
comment A union spokesman
also said there would be no
I UMW comment.
port to serve as your speaker
beyond that time," Mutscher
said.
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Brownwood, Texas
er Gus Mutscher has publicly]
announced he plans to be wield-
ing the gavel again next ses-
sion He hinted he may even be
a candidate for speaker in 1973
A third tenn as speaker would
be unprecedented in Texas his-
tory.
Mutscher broke into Thursday
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of hero-worship and adu-
that is characterized by
an intensity comparable only to
authoritarian or totalitarian rul-
ers of various foreign nations "
His fiats clothed in the guise
of resolutions proffered for dele-
gate approval, do not tolerate
dissent Those who have been
known to dissent at conventions
are thrown out or stomped on
by "white hats" brought in for
the convention.
4 "Probably in no other un-
ionized industry are workers
By FRED S HOFFMAN
AP Military Writer
WASHINGTON (API - A sol
union constitution that would t ane . . , . . .
serve to perpetuate the incum- trying to head 0(1 some of the
L
night's House proceedings to
read a brief statement prompt-
| in an obvious reference to the
various candidacies to succeed
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4-7 and 48. one's trying to help you," Ken-
Frank Miskell. state consum-
conscionable agreements or con-1
duct" in making loans.
through the convention. Tens of my intention to exercise those
thousands of dollars are spent
. . . - . ? ... last sermon slated
Methodist Church while attend-
ing Daniel Baker College. He is manche, Winters. Fort Worth,
Featuring Chevrolet and Other
Fine GM Cars
“ Bly.on.fivebandswhich.played
The Army said Sanders was
included in a routine selection of
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| port the bill favorably, and Pat-
man asked first that Miskell be
heard, and when that got little
ded payrolls and nepotism of demanded a saturation cam-
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showers along the cold front. al- ministrator, said Burger re-
though isolated outbreaks of se- ceived a $2,000 honorarium in
vere weather soaked some com- 1966, 1967 and 1968 in addition
munities in Arkansas. Heavy to this $6,000, Burger received
rain and hail hit the town of $1,500 in 1963 for his work on a
"If I did not intend to be here
for several more years, I would
not attempt to discourage any-
one from succeding me But I
am very hopeful that since you
know my plans you will bring" an
end to the activities now taking
place and that we can continue
to perform the duties required
of us."
Rumors circulated this week
that Mutscher might not run
again. Some attrivuted these to
the desire of lobbyists to smoke
out pptential conservative can-
didates in the fear that Mutsch-
er might be succeeded by some-
one less business-oriented than
his is.
about the pending transfer or-
ders. Sanders said: "I don't feel
anyone who oposes the war
Wynne. Ark.. 40 miles west of long range planning group be-
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an interview Thursday
Showers or thunderstorms Neb , said there did not appear
were confined to the vicinity of to be any impropriety in Bur-
a cold front that stretched from ger s role in the Mayo Founda-
New England and the Appala- tion. Sen John L. McClellan, D-
wWASEGTog-(ARls-n XI s SS |
Patman has indicated he op-
poses the bill even without the
rates because they might be
added on the floor.
Two tries to get the commit-
community will preach his final
sermon at 11 a.m. worship ser-
vices Sunday at Zephyr .Metho-
dist Church
Rev Charles H. Cole is re-
tiring from the ministry after
, 43 years and seven months.
A covered dish luncheon will
committee to guarantee "more
_, -. . .. , . . reawcueu me urian vi appuva ui aima ausuuuul is -uliluuluy uacu consumer protection—and that s
The choir will travel to Ver- a senate committee Thursday, during filibusters to cut off de- what I did ” said it proposed to raise the
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ford but one fulltime safety man
at its national headquarters
, undecided whether to continue $2,000 annual salary. Brataas
■ as a trustee of a foundation
on souvenirs, Zippo lighters and
the like at these conventions by In fact ,1 hold impressive sup-
a union that claims it cannot af- ‘ ■
fare the regular annual pay-
A heavy thundershower swept ments began
Nashville, Tenn., in the pre- Former President Lyndon B
dawn hours. Wind gusts near Johnson is also a member of the
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informed of the transfer orders insure“certainvsdhangesntnntte
: foundation which owns the
famed Mayo Clinic in Minneso-
ta.
Justice Abe Fortas resigned
from the Supreme Court a week
ago in the controvery over a
$20,000 check from the family
foundation of a jailed financier.
He was so insistent on speak- tee to quit to postpone consider-
ing against the bill again Thurs- ation of the measure, making it committee quit with a final
p-- more difficult to pass a* the ......
scheduled June 2 adjournment
approaches, but lost by votes of
discharged with such frequency,
without cause and without indig-
nent defense by the union for its
men The union does not stand
by its men . .. They accuse un-
ion officials of informing on
them to management, of using
management to get men fired
who question union operations
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5 While Boy le blasts forth at
conventions against nonunion
coal operators, he endorses just
the opposite by his actions"
To illustrate, Nader said.
Boyle is on the board of the Na-
tional Bank of Washington, in
which the UMW has a 75 per
cent controlling interest.
the most pristine variety.”
urged Lewis to resist attempts
to replace him and repudiate
"the deplorable and self serving
leadership of the I MW and
their disgraceful policies or non
The Boyle administration, Na-
der wrote Lewis, has brought
about "the gradual destruction
of the union’s strength and stat-
ure , 7. In recent years, the un-
ion that you built has deteriorat-
ed into a state of sycophancy to-
ward the coal operators on such
crucial matters as health and
detailed his latest
By JACK KEEVER day, even though committee
Associated Press Writer members were leaving their
_ _ gc. . । AUSTIN (AP) — A "truth-in- chairs to make way for an after-
The Little Zion Baptist Church lending" bin stripped of what noon session of the full Senate,
youth choir will present H* an- Sen. Bill Patman of Ganado has that Sen Jack Hightower of
nua musical Sunday beginning called an "extra poisonous por- Vernon tried to invoke the "pre-
at 8 p.m. The musical is open tion" of high interest rates vious question.”
to-tne PuD ,c „ .. , . „ reached the brink of approval in This motion is commonly used
The choir will travel to Ver- _ __________ # n.q., c; 1 ;2.,, 4 ,, +, .4 rsff a.
He graduated from high school
here His last pastorate was at
First Methodist Church in Wea-
end Hosting the event which therford. His retirement home
drew 112 persons, were the mem- wi be. in.MIcGregor.
bers of Gen. Douglas MacAr- In 1961 Rev. Cole was award-
thur Barracks No. 3470 ed an honorary doctor of divi-
The program was preceded by nity degree by Texas Wesleyan
flag and pledge ceremonies, the College ___
invocation by Joe Rogers and a He entered the ministry of the
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a
be served following the service
at the Community Center Ev-
eryone is invited to attend both
World War I His wife was re-functions and greet Rev. Cole
elected president of the auxili- and his,family;. . ui « ,
arv Rev. Cole delivered his first
Both were elected at a spring sermon at the Zephyr Church.
convention of the district held
added
If confirmed as chief justice.
Burger will get a salary boost to
$62,500 a year. He now receives
$42,500 as a federal judge
The Mayo Foundation, formed
in 1919, owns the facilities for
the world-reknown clinic in
Rochester, Minn . and finances
graduate studies at the huge
medical complex It has assets
of more than $100 million.
mercury slid to 31 at Alpena of the Senate Judiciary Commit- been elected commander of the
Pellston and Oscoda, Mich , be- tee, which will hold hearings on 21st District of Veterans of
fore daybreak Burger's nomination by Presi-
Mild weather farmed through dent Nixon to become the na-
Church Post
To Johnson
BEAUMONT. Tex ( AP) - w
Walter Johnson was named un-
animously Thursday to serve
as 1970 moderator o fthe Synod
of Texas Presbyterian Church
in the United States.
His election came during the
closing hours of the 114th meet-
ing of the synod, during which
$80 million was voted for aid to
the needy aged, blind disabled
and dependent children and
their caretakers.
A task force to take up Mexi-
can-American problems was
also ordered formed after dis-
cussions on the issue embroil-
ed the synod for a good portion
of the afternoon
The meeting approved the
merger of toe Central Presby-
tery of the Presbyterian Church
in the United States and the
Brazos Presbytery at the United
Presbyterian Churches of the
U.S.A. The merger was called
by. Presbyterians the ' backdoor
union" of the two groups, sep-
arated since 1849
Earlier. the meeting saw ap-
proved a therapeutic abortion
report and committee study of
aid to unwed teen-age mothers
the entire Far West and the tions highest-ranking jurist.
Southwest and Southeast as Burger, through a spokesman
well. Even inland areas of the at his home acknowledged
Pacific Northwest warmed into $7,500 in payments from the at the Adams Street Commu-
the 80s Thursday Mayo Foundation
Rainfall generally was light in Mark G. Brataas, a clinic ad-
h/‘
b,
MzK
dier in the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier honor guard who
says the Army is trying to si-
lence his Vietnam war objec-.
tions by sending him to the
combat zone has won a tempo-
rary delay in the transfer.
Sgt. Michael Sanders, 22. was
given the seven-day delay
Thursday night by Secretary of
the Army Stanley Resor after
the two senators from Sanders’ I
Nader ’he consumer safety Nader who a month ago ac-
advocate who lately has been cused Boyle and the UMW offi-
championing the nation's coal cers of "mismanagement, pad-
LymnCrawfordsas pianist pe, takingouttherates Patman ob-
j Aceooinsm hepastor Eev. ferent ones—three times since w j to was approved 8-4, but
Shr rgunrneroe May' . _____the committee «■ must vote on
ginning at 7:30 p.m. I Palma" doggedly has opposed
----------- the interest rate provisions so
strongly that he has been kidded
about getting to the committee
meeting ahead of tune just so
no one will try to move it to the
floor in his absence.
is corralling the voles of hun- charges against UMW leader -
dreds at phony locals-" illegal ship in a letter to the patriarch
by the UMW s own Constitu- of coal miners and founder at
tionto perpetuate itself in of- the L MW John L. Lewis.
fice. At 89. the pugnacious Lewis to
He says union President W A. president emeritus now. He's
’ "Tony" Boyle has spent bun- also chairman of the board of
dreds of thousands of dollars on the union’* welfare and retire-
conventions. bands and souven- ment fund Nader in his letter
irs in “a saturation campaign of warned Lewis Thursday that
hero-worship and adulation" for Boyle is trying to freeze him
himself while the union claims out take over the job himself,
it can only afford one full-time and double his own salary in the
safety man at its headquarters process.
V,y
bent leadership and secure a
$50,000-a-year pension” for
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The substitute measure would
"permit'’ all Texas lending
agencies to comply with federal
truth-in-lending requirements,
Miskell said
He said it would also allow
the state to go directly into
Temperatures fell once more with his court duties. But both
into the 40s in most northern said they would not make any
sections from the Rockies east- final judgment until they had
ward Frost nipped portions of more facts
the Great Lakes region The The two are senior members
10 BROWNWOOD BULLETIN Friday, May 23, 1969
response. insisted on talk-
ing himself.
“You've heard three or four
times..." Moore said.
non on June 6 to the West Tex- But now it looks as if the bate but rarely, if ever, has been
as Progressiveusunday-schoo measure must wait until next attempted in committee High explain the changes when Sen
position among choirs from 39 prudence Committee, before a cause of the impending Senate
churchesin i districta.____ final vote can be taken session with the bill still pend
The, choiris under direction The committee has debated a ing.
of Alvin Anderson with Vickie 460 uNi Patman 2 . . ... .
vereio • the nromeaL—Patman A subcommittee substitute
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right: Cecil S
Rom, general Bale* B
mgr.; salesmen Oraa t
Stark. Dub Nanee, \
Bobby McBride. W
Wayland Gordan, •
Glen Ratliff, Wilton ■
Holley. dealer; Bob- I•
by Walker and Rob- /N
be Price, sales mar. A,
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Fisher, Norman. Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 189, Ed. 1 Friday, May 23, 1969, newspaper, May 23, 1969; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1572385/m1/10/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Brownwood Public Library.