Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 291, Ed. 1 Friday, September 19, 1969 Page: 1 of 12
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Lions Open
Brownwood Bulletin
Home Season
PARTLY CLOUDY
Tonight
TWELVE PAGES TODAY
Israelis
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Less Than 10,000
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WASHINGTON (AP)—President Nixon today can-
got up to three inches of rain with an 87 on Wednesday. Mini-
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Mid-Texas was the cooler tern- manche. May and Sidney.
one for McCulloch
Smith Inks Court Measures
B52s Unload on Border
He said some judges might
Spokesmen said a few Ma-
court bill.
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new era has opened in public
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Nixon Orders
Draft Slashed
Young Heads Committee
For Lake B'wood Project
Three-Inch Rain
Peppers Goldthwaite
sored by Sen. V. E "Red” Ber-
ry, who is seriously ill. Smith
said he intended to name the
Judge Joe Dibrell Thursday to He said the January draft
plead guilty to all the charges, call. now programmed for 35.000
Martinez was charged in arm- men. would be reviewed in De-
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Sewell was arrested Jan 18
by a local policeman at a ser-
vice station on Austin Ave here.
San Antonio judge first. prob-
ably today. Another Sen Antonio
court is included in the omnibus
ered that the 29.000 men scheduled for induction in Oc-
tober be called over a three-month period at a month-
ly average of less than 10 000 men.
Reading a statement to news- an outright two-month suspen-
men at the White House, Nixon sion of the draft However, Nix-
said lessened military manpow- on said that the 29.000 men ori-
er requirements—due in part to ginally slated for induction in
NOISE-MAKERS—Hoping to cheer Brownwood's
Lions on to victory in their home football opener
against Dallas Woodrow Wilson tonight are BHS
cheerleaders, top left to right, Suzanne Slagle, Mar-
Goldth
heavier
December
The action came very close to
Dallas Fort Worth. Houston
and San Antonio got more than
half the new courts.
US headquarters reported 31
enemy rocket and mortar at-
tacks overnight in which eight
I Americans were wounded
The Amerioan Command said
North Vietnamese gunners dur-
lines were wounded, but none
was killed. The 3rd Division is
being withdrawn from Vietnam
under President Nixon's order
to reduce U.S troop strength by
35,000 nen before Dec. 15.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Al Fatah claimed its guerril-
las made their heaviest attacks
ever on Israel Thursday night,
but Israel reported only one
skirmish in which it said four
Arab saboteurs and no Israelis
were killed -
- A spokesman for Al Fatah,
the largest Palestinian guerrilla
organization, said in Amman
that hundreds of commandos at-
tacked 14 positions along a 30-
mile front in the Jordan Valley.
ades.
Although it passed virtually
rines were.
The attack caused no casual-
ties. but the Marines went scur-
rying back to their base Halt
an hour later the Viet Cong at-
tacked them
mum this morning was 65. a
three-degree dip from the pre-
vious morning
Richland Springs had 50 of
an inch of rain Other stations
reporting measurable amounts
were Zephyr with 30 of an meh,
Santa Anna with 25 of an inch
and Brookesmith with 20 of an
inch.
Traces were reported at Co
A later communique said the
raiders wiped out two Israeli ob-
servation posts and three ad-
vance posts ir the central val-
ley
zThe spokesman said the raid-
ers used a variety of weapons,
including heavy mortars, and
that the Israeli air force was
forced to send in jets for night
strikes against them
“This must be a joke," said
the Israeli army spokesman, Lt.
Col. Srubavel Shalev. "Maybe
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Defense Critics
Hail ‘Good Fight'
sentences in the 35th District said the matter was not finally
Court of Brown County, decided but Selective Service of-
fire, but their losses were not Early
known The committee set a $150 fee
for charter membership, with
the amount to be increased when
charter membership is closed,
and set monthly dues at $10.
Monthly', dues will not be pay-
able until the organization’s fa-
County jail on July 20 and was call of 29,000 would be spaced
captured Aug 7. received four in terms of inductions. Laird
1 here.
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that if Congress fails to act on
the draft reform legislation he
proposed on May 13. he would
issue an executive order aimed
at sharply reducing the number
of years during which young '
men face the uncertainty of
possible indyction. He said, how-
ever. that no Executive order
could accomplish his objectives
“as clearly and effectively” as
the proposed legislation
Secretary of Defense Melvin
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the Fatah can run air sorties at
night when they can't even see
the targets but we certainly
cannot "
Shalev said there had been
only four reports of light arms
and mortar fire in the area,
with one Israeli soldier slightly
wounded
Later the Israeli command re-
ported a skirmish after mid-
night 25 miles north of the Dead
Sea. It said an Israeli patrol
killed four Arabs near the Dam-
be named later today, others
might not be appointed until
Billy Sewell
Gets 99-Year
Prison Term
BiUy Wayne Sewell of San
Saba was found guilty of rape
by a jury of 11 men and one
woman Thursday afternoon He
was assessed a 99-year sentence
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and right, ar Sharyn Hobson and Melitta Collier.
The Eaglet host Marble Falls tonight.
(Bulletin Photo)
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sha Glass and Barbara Ray. On the bottom left to
right are Bobby Hammind. Buddy Clements and
Ray West Diane Lanford is the mascot.
(Bulletin Photo)
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Smith signed two bills today
that create 28 new district
courts.
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MAJORETTE CORPS - Leading the Goldthwaite
Eagle Band this year is Marilyn Roberts, drum ma-
jorette, in center. Twirlers are in front, left and
right, LaNora Price and Martha Echols, back, left
“werson misfdxb proatuwsod-wstsrda comparin celed all November and December draft calls and ord-
.
Several courts are earmarked
for criminal cases only.
One of the measures creates
g.. 27 courts, scattered throughout
next week, and still others the state while the other cre-
might be withheld until after a new court in San Antonio.
Jan. 1.____ ________The San Antonio bill was spon-
cilities at Lake Brownwood are
completed
The committee is scheduled
to meet again at 7 a m. Monday
at Early High School to make
further plans Naming of Jack
Dietrich as executive secretary
to handle organizational affairs
is expected at the meeting
The organization has already
made application through
Farmers Home Administration
for a *450 000 loan to be used
along with membership fees in
developing recreation facilities
at Lake Brownwood.
Facilities will be in the form-
er Turner Estates area with the
exact 200-acre site to be select-
ed by a golf course architect.
Among facilities planned are
an 16-hole golf course. club
house. marina and dock facili-
ties. nding trails and stables
and a swimming pool
y
Smith said he would consider
bar association polls in selecting
judges but would not necessari- R Laird’said at the White
ly follow them since "some of House one plan being consid-
the best qualified attorneys are ered would make 19year-olds
reluctant to let. their names be the most vulnerable to indue-
used in a poll.' tion Another alternative that
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en miles located 100 miles ing the night fired 10 rounds off
north-northeast of Saigon. Part rockets into the beadquarters of
of the target was within a mile , the 3rd Manne Division at Dong
of the border. Ha, 16 miles south of the demili-
in the ground war, a Viet tarized zone
Charged with armed robbery, ficials had indicated to him that
Martinez was assessed two 20- they favored calling up 10,000 in
year and two five-year sen- October. 10,000 in November
fences. He appeared before and 9,000 in December.
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North. Vietnamese troops at members include W T Hays
tacked a night bivouac position of Bangs. Jesse Turner of Lake
of the U.S. 1st Air Cavalry Divi- Brownwood. W W Means of
sion 58 miles northwest of Sai- Brook esmith, W. C. Wilson of
gon, wounding eight Americans May. Marv S Benson of Early,
The enemy soldiers were driven Mrs Joe Dan Weedon of Lake
back by artillery and helicopter Brownwood and Otis Walls of
intact—only 170 million was
Al Fatah Claims Heaviest Attacks Ever on
Egyptian army's chief of staff
and the navy’s commander
without explanation Nasser is
in bed with what has been de-
scribed as a case of acute in-
fluenza, but informants said he
has set up an office in his sick-
room and is running the country
from there
The Middle East News Agen-
cy said Nasser had appointed
Lt Gen Mohammed Sadek.
chief of military intelligence
since 1966 as his new army
A permanent steering com-
mittee hr the Lake Brownwood
Recreation .Assn was organized
at a meeting here this morning
with Tommy Young of Bangs
named chairman
Secretary-treasurer Is Carl B
Minton of Santa anna
Other steering committee
AUSTIN (AP) — Preston 1
Kerr. Bandera, Kendall, Men the incidents at Kenneth Wise possible cutback
restaurant and a local motel The December decision pre-
Thursday afternoon as a cool
front touched off precipitation
San Saba with 1.32 inches and
an inch at Indian Creek were
the only other substantial
amounts reported Brownwood
totaled just 06 of an inch
Residents of Goldthwaite pro-
per were luckier than the sur-
rounding area. Just outside of
town only one inch was reported
Greatest overall benefit to
and went to the jury at 10:20
a m Thursday. A verdict of
guilty was retutned at noon.
The 99-year sentence was as-
sessed by the jury after the 12
reconvened around 1 p.m. The
death penalty had been sought
and a jury was selected from a
special venire of 175 persons.
Sewell was indicted here on
Feb 4, 1969 by a Brown Coun-
ty grand jury for the 35th dis-
trict court for rape, attempted
rape and armed robbery.
According to Brownwood po-
lice records, on Jan 5. 1969 two
women were forced by a man
hidden in their car to drive
him to Lake Brownwood He
held a small caliber pistol at
their heads Information dis-
closed that one of the girls was
raped and an attempt was made
to rape the other.
The man fled in their car to-
Houston will get six courts,
including two criminal courts;
Dallas five and Fort Worth two.
Other new courts are one each
for Nueces: Bell: Denton: An-
,---.-------gelina; El Paso: Jefferson: An-
in the state penitentiary. He derson. Henderson and Houston:
has 10 days to file a motion for Potter and Randall; Gregg;
a new trial Hunt Cameron and Willacy: ed robberies in connection with cember with a view toward a
The case heard in Judge Joe - - - - - - --
Dibrell‘s 35th District Court in an:j Concho, Kimble and Mc.
Brown County began its pro- Culloch; and Brazoria counties,
ceedings Wednesday afternoon __________- -------
Vietnam troop withdrawals— October would be called over a
made it possible to cancel pro- three-month period ending Dec.
grammed draft calls for 32.000 31
men in November and 18,000 in The President also announced
By H L. SCHWARTZ III (merely the opening shot in a ing the most heated debate over
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen larger effort The critical re- defense spending in two dec.
ate critics of defense costs say a
iya Bridge across the Jordan,
and more bodies might be
found later at the scene of the
entounter." There were no Is-
rali casualties Jie added
[A Jordaniaprmy spokesman
rseryf Israeli mortars and
maemne guns fired on some
Jordanian positions in the south-
ern Jordan Valley , but he said
there were no Jordanian casual-
ties
In Cairo. President Gamal
Abdel Nasser replaced the
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chief at staff, while Navy Col.
Mahmoud Fahmi Abdul Rah-
man was made commander of
the navy.
Sadek replaces Lt Gen
A lined Ismail, last heard of
when tie addressed graduates of
the Egyptian War Academy
Sept 9 Rahman succeeds Capt.
Faud Zikrey
The Israeli government an-
nounced tough new commerce
and travel regulations for the
city of Hebron. on the occupied
West Bank A spokesman said
the new rules forbid residents to
work in Israel, to travel either
in Jordan or Israel and to trade
in either of the two states.
He said the restrictions were
ordered because of a growing '
number of sabotage incidents in
the city, including the attempt- .
ed assassination of the military
governor three weeks ago and
an attack on a police patrol four
dxago in which five Israelis
were’wounded.
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Nixon administration is pre-
pared to negotiate an end to the
B52 raids in South Vietnam if
the North Vietnamese and Viet
Cong de-escalate the war
U S headquarters said eight
waves of the big bombers at-
tacked North Vietnamese base
camps in an area three by sev-
Cong force upset a U S Manne
ambush early today, then at-
tacked the patrol after it re-
treated. killing two Mannes and
wounding 11. Headquarters
said, "Enemy losses are un-
known at this time "
The fight took place 26 miles
south of Da Nang As the Ma-
nnes waited in hiding, the Viet
Cong shelled the patrol, indicat-
ing they knew where the Ma
ward the highway and the aban- E2
doned auto was later recovered
by Brownwood police.
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view will go on”
awareness of Pentagon spend A defense system which for
ing despite their crushing defeat years has operated without suf
on attempt after attempt to trim (ficient . public .and private
a s20-billion bin for military checks has now been exposed to
hardware the sunlight, said Republican
We have made a good fight." ' Edward Brooke of Massachu-
- --- - setts "a good foundation has
----------------- could be accomplished through
Martinez Pleads executive action, hesaid, wpuld
। make prime draft targets of 19-
GuiltV in B'wood year-olds and men in the 20 to
7 25 year age bracket with ex-
Raymond De Leon Martinez, pired student deferments
22. who escaped from Brown Asked how the October draft
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chopped out—it tank 39 full days
of debate over the two-month
period Pentagon backers had to
throw back more than a dozen
saig Democrat won Pros setts » gooa tounaaton has attempts to delay such major
mire Demwiscohsin"mader°in been laid ff future « Sresdernsassbstemfeguarwm
the two-month batile that ended The Proxmire and Brooke clear carrier, mammoth new
Thursday night with passage of comments came as the huge ap- battle tanks, squadrons of su-
the bill. propriations measure finally perjet fighters and a new
I But," be added, “Uiis isirnundd on an 815 vote, climac manned bguber.
BROWNWOOD AREA - a
Clear to partly cloudy and
mild through Saturday Low
tonight in 60a, high Saturday
near 90 I
Maximum temperature here
Thursday 76. overnight low
05 Sunset today 7:34, sunrise 1
Saturday 7.11. 1
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BROWNWOOD, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 1969 VOL 69 NO 291 10 Cents Doily 15 Cents Sunday
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By GEORGE ESPER
Associated Press Writer
SAIGON (AP) - The U.S
Command today reported only
light scattered ground fighting
in Vietnam, but American B52
bombers dropped 1,200 tons of
bombs along the Cambodian
border northeast of Saigon.
The new raids came on the
heels of a report from U.S offi-
cials in Washington that the
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