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Yanks Spring Trap
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On Viet Cong Unit
delta *4
Roundups, pictures and lore- panies from the US 9th Infan-
HH Says Demos Put
%4 high school teams open the
san Jan V
It has used helicopter assaults
1968 foothall campaign.
Economy
UMMLiMM ■ . 4 V
in
Hubert H Humphrey said Sat- one of his top eronomic advis
County United Fund.
has gone up more than three gain in real family income has
Just Rumors
term
back to Washington for a telev-
— was avoidable and it would have
military vehicles.
U.S. Casualties Light
Registration Starts
The contact there began in[
masterful trampoline exhibition.
HERE THURSDAY
reported stripped
Daniel Takes
triple somersault from a high
%
$ -
slack wire artist, Miss Cheri,
Texas Key State—Nixon
HOUSTON (AP) — Richard
The airport crowds for his
arrival and departure
were un-
Chicago,
the turn-
followers
Eugene McCarthy,
ex-
pectations. Campaign workers
who lost the Democratic nomi-
crowd to its feet while cheering victory Aug 24 when Jim Col-
K
6
5
Enemy Pounded
By Air Assaults
Officials Say
Anthrax Talk
Pueblo Crew
Hinted Set
For Release
Trapeze Troupe
Circus Headliner
Illinois Entry
Miss America
States confess and apologize for
what they claim was criminal
intrusion by a spy ship inside
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (AP)
—Judith Anne Ford. an athletic
to the Mekong Delta, has been
gjven the job of securing the
Vice President Hubert Hum-
prey. the Democrat, comes to
with his hands bound behind his I
। back. Watches. rings and wal-l
try Division were landed along
the Ben Tre River and made
contact with an enemy force of
reported in the city since Fri-
day Most of them were rela-
tively minor following an explo-
sion that demolished a govern-
One of the latest rumors said
representatives of the IUnited
States and North Korea might
meet Sunday at Panmunjom.
the neutral conference site 35
e
from other bodies.
Continuing their campaign to
break up enemy troop concen-
trations and base camps. U.S
Air Force B52 bombers flew 11
missions late Friday and early
enemy casualties.
Earlier in the day, 101st troop-
Dwight Harkey
Heads Division
Dwight Harkey, Brown Coun-
t) assistant agricultural agent
since June 1 1967, has been
injuring 55
American military personnel
in the capital were directed to
take special precautions and
Informed Korean sources said
the l ruled States made con-
siderable concessions in a re-
cent meeting with North Korea
to enable the Communists to
free the Americans without los-
ing face.
U.S. officials in Washington,
however have said there was
no significant progress at the
most recent meeting with the
ONE. TWO, THREE KICK—Practic-
ing for their first public performance
this year are Brownwood High School
Lionettes, left to right, Bonnie Sch-
roeder, Reida Dewbre and Patti Paul.
The drill team is scheduled to per-
EDDIE DANIEL
. . . Joins Academy
DWIGMr HARKEY
. . . county division
As Humphrey prepared to fly place Aug 29
-* . i — - The Communists have been
and river boat operations to
move repeatedly through the
northern arc of the delta in an
effort to keep enemy forces off
balance
about the same size The enemy - .
began breaking up into small southern approaches to Saigon
. I. It hae en halico-t.e -es-la.
___urday night Associated Press
stay off the streets at night, photographer Max Nash report-
keep their weapons with them ed helicopter gunships, artilery
at all times and travel only in and tactical air strikes were hit-
2,
4
The Republican presidential had predicted 26,000.
nominee acknowledged during
his first Texas campaign stop
this year that the state will be
ment information office Friday
night killing nine persons and
northwest of Saigon, found the j over target areas,
body of a paratrooper slain. —-------—
_________________ sion interview Sunday, aides an-
been avoided if there had been nounced he will open his cam-
ting the enemy, entrenched in
Authorities said it still was too tree Unes among rice paddies.
The Uh the first regular ।
American ground unit assigned
। ers, sweeping through the area
of a battle Friday 26 miles precluded because of clouds
town Tuesday Except for an
airport reception, no outdoor
function is planned His Texas
ported engaged with an enemy
force of unknown size late Sal.
,___ . . AMONG OTHER top acts are
sponsored here by the Heart of the Ferronis, featuring head to
Texas Shrine Assn of the Suez head free balance the Rhaltys,
I Temple, will go to furnish a an aerial balancing ladder act
I retiring room at the new Brown- from France Bob Johnson, who
I wood Community Hospital and balances on one finger; Man-
Aitad-sist various Shrine hos- cel, the juggler: Johnny James.
Fellows Lodge No 204
He is a member of First Bap-
tist Church of San Sabt, and of
Odd Fellows Lodge No. 204.
paign Sunday afternoon with a
speech in Washington to a B’nai
Brith meeting The kickoff had
been scheduled to be his appear-
ance in Philadelphia Monday.
million from 1953 to 1960 and
has dropped two million since
1961
The average American fami-
ly of four can live as well in 1968
as it did in 1960 and still have
enough left to buy a new car out
of its 1968 income or pay for a
year in college—without dipping
into savings and without bor-
rowing.” he added
a critical one in the Nov. 5 elec-
tion.
Nixon barely lost Texas to
1960 to the John Kennedy-Lyn-
Jon Johnson ticket. 1,167 932 to
1,121.699. h
"This time we are going to
carry Texas.” Nixon said
His prediction was cheered
enthusiastically by a Hermann
Park crowd Friday night that
was estimated 22,"00 to 32,000.
. - *
u_____
Air action over the North
$
„ .... miles northwest of Seoul, to
— | meeting with Dr. Walter Heller, - ly above the 1953 level have make final preparations for
— * . ‘ -3- "more than doubled," and noted treeing the Americans
urday that real family income era. Humphrey said that "the that unemployment rose two
named chairman of the county
division of the 1968 Brown
niques said U.S strike planes Judi, a striking platinum
j flew 81 missions Friday but that blonde with blue eyes. is the Na-
most damage assessment was tional Junior Women s tram-
precluded because nl Cinnnde champion, and won ■ pre-
liminary talent contest with a
. ... . skating Siberian brown bears;
from all local Shriners and will Zellmar Miniature Lipazzans,
be on sale at the coliseum 12 miniature performing stal-
Headlining this year s Shrine lions: Bucky’s Ponderous Pachy-
i Circus, which will be provided deems, featuring Zamba, who
by the Gus Bell Circus, will be walks on her hind legs carrying
the Flying Alexanders trapeze a live monkey in her mouth;
act Heading the troupe is Fay and Gee Gee and Her Alaskan
Alexander. billed as the only Huskies trained dog act
campaign rally at 9:30 pm
Tuesday will be held in the
smaller of the two ballrooms in
the downtown Rice Hotel
Nixon’s Hermann Park crowd
was orderly although a noisy
reception delayed the start of
his speech about five minutes.
He spoke without a text
cans gave us rising prices with Am ■ m m a a
Monday at College
"have given us roughly the “ •
By EDWIN Q WHITE
Associated Press Writer
SAIGON (APt —Eight companies at U S infantry-
men drew a circle around a Viet Cong force in the
Mekong Delta Saturday night white artillery and air
- i ----- — — ------ blonde from the Illinois corn
late afternoon after the para- j Vietnamese panhande con tin- country, was named Miss Amer-
troopers made a helicopter as-! ued to increase as weather con ica 1969 Saturday night in a pa-
sault landing American casual- ditions improved in the wake of geant marked by outside pro-
ties were light. the field reports । Tropical Storm Bess Commu- test
said, and there was no word on| nioues sid t e strt.nlane. ISa . --0. ....___
"enormous Humphrey used the
growth” in the economy under "real income and production
Democrats with • unemploy- to refer to figures that had been
ment and stagnation ' from the adjusted 10 reflect the inflation ,
Renublicans Humphrey recognized in his
P- » p.r cm statement that "the inflationary
3 rer sent problem has been particularly
in a statemen: issued after a acute this year” but said "it
lets were
WAVERLY. Mum (AP)
Academy Job
Eddie Daniel, a 1966 graduate
of Howard Payne College’s Aca-
demy of Freedom, will return
to his alma mater as an assis-
tant director of the Academy
and as an asistant professor
of government, according to
President Dr. Guy D. Newman.
Daniel served as a liaison
aide for Governor John Connal-
ly while completing work for a
masters degree at Texas A&M.
One of the all time great pass
receivers, Daniel is a graduate
of Brownwood High School, and
is married to the former Alicia
Hall, also a graduate of HPC
Nixon left Texas Saturday leav- _______ ..u ue a.uze
ing no doubt the state figures expectedly smii but' ,
prominently in his 1968 cam- out for the rally exceeded
paign plans. ------ -
caste at all area teams will
be featured ia the seventh
annual editian turning the
day before most Mid-Texas
dicated he is not pleased with a
the Democratic platform He I
told Friday night's crowd e is I
"non-artisan.” I
Nixon’s advisers said he has I
a good chance of winning in
Texas They were particularly (
encouraged by a Republican I
I North Koreans, which took
form during halftime Saturday when
the Lions go against the Abilene
Cooper Cougars. Director of the Lion-
ettes is Mrs. Vesta Andrews
(Bulletin Photo)
demanding that the United
vention in
k m ve. . , who performs on the Roman
AS IN YEARS past, free ar- rings; the Four Bounding Belles,
cus tickets will be distributed to with triple tumbling action;
all school children in Brown Miss Joanne, aerial act Walter
County in the first through the Patterson and Co,, a top bal-
sixth grades lancing act; and the Zachinnis,
The tickets are underwritten famed human projectile act.
by a number of Brownwood Animal acts scheduled for
firms for distribution to the the circus include Miss Eloise
youngsters School children will Berchtold, who features a mix-
be dismissed in time to attend ed group af wild jungle animals,
the matinee performance Paramounts Bears, dancing and
Adult tickets are available • - ■
nation to Humphrey.
The anti-Nixon signs read
"Nixon is the Shortcut to Des-
truction ", “Kill for Peace?”
and Wars Will Cease When We
Refuse to Fight.”
A remark made by Mayor
Louie Welch prompted the
He contrasted
Grid Preview
Thursday
Can Brownwood s Lions com-
UMM- the torrid pace that has
carried them la three state
championships ia the sizaling
times as much under Democrat- been 32 per cent under the Ken-
ic administrations in the past nedy-Johnson and Johnson-
eight years as in the previous compared with 9 per cent in the
eight years of Republican rule earlier period."
Boom'
their territorial waters The
United States denies the Pueblo
sailed into Korean waters.
ket golf team, are senior stu-
dents from Odessa.
Cheerleader Cindy Estopinal wsi
of Houston will preside at the F
- -------,________ cuuI, service, and Ernie Storms from ( •.d
warmer today, high in 90s Dr Nat Tracy, chairman divi- La Feria a member of C ach ’
Low tonight in 60s. sion of religion; N. Frank Smith. James Cameron's Jacket foot- 2
Maximum temperature here vice president for fiscal affairs, ball team, will give the student1 1
Saturday >8 Sunset today 7 48, Dr Frances Merritt, dean of testimony,
sunrise Monday 7:12. graduate studies and director of ' Linda
a .
bipartisan support for the tax
. (increasei bill a year ago.”
Rising Prices
Noting that the Gross Nation-
al Product has grown 45 per
cent under the Democrats in
terms of real production, com-
pared with less than 20 per cent
i under the Republicans, the vice
I president said. "The Republi-
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n i . L c a Comedy acts and clown*
Budget Hearing bet lined up include Fays Komedy
A public hearing on the 1969 Kar. Jimmy Troy, who does
budget for Brown County will his antics on the high trapezes;
begin at 10 a m Monday in the and Gene Randow, Harold Sim-
county, commissioners meeting mens, and Chester and Joe
room at the courthouse. Sherman,
Increase in Terror Campaign
While e ground thrust at the early to define the latest pattern His' appointment- was an.
South Vietnamese capital still is of the war, but there was some nounced Saturday by A C Hen-
not considered imminent, there feeling that the increased ter- ley, chairman of the drive
was an increase in the terror rorism was part of enemy strat- which will begin Sept 23 ’
campaign, with seven incidents gy calling for harassing at Harkey, a 1967 graduate of
tacks in outlying areas and ter- Texas A&M, is a director of
ror tactics and shellings in pop Brownwood Jaycees. He was
ulated areas *a chairman of the 1968 Brown
To the northwest of Saigon, County rodeo parade
along another approach way to a member of First Baptist
the capital, troopers of the U S Church of San Saba, and of Odd
101st Airborne Division were re- ”
. ett .. . vive. he said. “But there is no
„AP 62 ha 15 retreat, need ,or this undue alarm un-
-"2
The veterinarian explained
Feature speaker at the Sun- the cattle he has been called
day morning wors" - will be to examine are suffering from
j Chet Reames. associate direc- prussic acid. "This is a poison
tor of the division of student found in second wilting grasses
workeini! of Baptist General such as Johnson grass, cane Saturday Nine of“the strikes
Students taki-g part ’incl ded. andi. quickly The. Mid” kills were in the 3rd Corps area" in,
Lewis, director of student aid; Lanny.Voss.presidentsofthe Dr. candy continued, “the prov ine e s6eneralyaru nd ia; Aets ranging from the dra- living man who can execute a
— student senate, and Jim John- prussic acid is only present in son. The Closest reported to the matic to the comic will provide triple somersault from a high
ston president of the BSU exe- dry weather when the grasses city was 37 miles to the north- the entertainment for two per- trapeze.
cutive council. Johnston and begin to wilt.” west. formances of the annual Shrine He performed a triple sorrier-
V oss, both members of Jac- I----Circus Thursday in the Brown- sault while doubling for Burt
wood Coliseum. Lancaster in the successful
Performances- are scheduled movie "Trapeze.”
for 3:15 and 8 pm Thursday
Proceeds from the circus.
groups, some plunging into the
river in an effort to disperse
Helicopter gunships raked
them with rockets and machine
guns while reinforcements
moved in to support the Ameri-
strikes pounded the center of the ring I
Fieldreports said 31 enemy cans Before darkness the cir. '
had been killed when darkness cle was in pikein one 0t the Ce
fell were no reports of maneuvers being employed with
US casualties.. , .. .increasing freuency and mc-
The action. 20 miles south of res, bv the 9h DVision in the J
Saigon. erupted after two com-
Centa Daily. IS Centa SunJe,
sameprice rise with enc mous With officials predicting the I dean of students. Carolyn among cattle, the organism of
growth in employment, in fami- largest enrollment in its histo- Eaves, librarian: Bob Havins, which is bacillis and anthracis
ly income„,and in the economy ry, Howard Payne College opens vice president for public re la- The course is short and mor-
senera u , . .. fall registration Monday tions and development; at Do- tality rate high but cases treat-
Humphrey displayed a variety Registration continues Tues ra Mae Herring, register. ed early will generally sur-
of economic statistics to bolster day and classes get underway
his claim that the Democrats Wednesday.
stagnant rnom foggtsh And NConege President Dr Gu dav
publicans in 1981 andinthenext Mewmanain anaddressat.a day-
eight years managed the longest and ahalf workshoP held.Fr
andnmost procuetive of 190d69 star
economic growth in American banner year” in the history of
90 Months the school'
He contrasted 90 straight Others taking part in ‘he wor-
months of growth without a Shop included AC Garvin,
recession since 1961 with three cutive vice-president: Spencer
loudly shortly before Nixon ap- lins of Dallas won a special H—-a- - M-t
peared. ' election to Congress. BURNING QUESTION—Should a gentleman offer
""6 t WLX "Diotlrdx'teanennaexedsaranamwanThra
Democrat will get from the Texas Demo- cigar and she accepted. It happened in a small fish-
i This was an obvious reference crats," a top Nixon aide said. I ing village near Quang Tri.
Placards and signs were pro-
Nixon except for those carried
by self-described "die-hard"
profits'onhicndnrisbs wre Glen Whitis, director of ath-
—-----------------=_________ . letics: Ralph Marshall, manager
*3 a aof the bookstore and college
"157). union building. Dr. James
k VC Shields, associate professor of
' „ „“ religion; Dr Milburn w Blan-
B R O W N W O O D AREA: . ton. vice president for academ-
Clear to partly cloudy ic affairs: Bob Campbell. direc-
through Monday A little tor of the Baptist Student Union:
"So far they are only ru-
mors and I have not seen any
confirmed cases of anthrax
1 among cattle." Dr. James Gan-
dy, local veterinarian, said
' Saturday.
He was referring to the many
calls he received concerning
possibility of the disease among
cattle in Brookesmita, Lacker
and other localities
Dr D. R Kerby and Dr A
L Speck, veterinarians at the
Brown County Animal Clinic,
report no confirmed cases as
yet.
Chuck Threet, agricultural
agent for Brown County, said
he too had heard rumors of
the disease but agreed there
is no need for alarm or con
cern until it is verified by vet-
erinarians.
According to Dr Gandy, an-
thrax is a bacterial disease
How wil Havard Payne
College fare in Lone Star
Conference wart are Ite* sea-
son?
Who will hr th. Mid Texas
schoolboy football powers:
The Bulletin will provide a
preview of things to come in
its annual football tabloid edi-
tion coming Thursday
Brownwood Bulletin
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to the recent Democratic con- II. y sd
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Welch was a Texas delegate hladd
Since Chicago wekh as in. exd2 '
SEOL L <AP> - US and
South Korean officiaks were pre-
pared Sunday morning for the
possible release of the crew of
the < S intelligence ship Pueb-
lo They said however, they
could not confirm reports that
Communist North Korea would
use the occasion of its 20th anni-
versary Sunday to free the
Americana
A U S military spokesman
said he had no information at
all" to add to rumors that have
been circulating as to the possi-
ble release of all or part of the
82 man crew, captured off Won-
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