Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 289, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 15, 1971 Page: 1 of 18
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United Fund
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Wednesday, Sept 15,1971 -
Volume 71 Na. 289
Ten Cents Daily fifteen Cents Sunday
Hostages died of
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Brown County is $56,775.
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projects
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city budget
SIGN IN PLEASE—J. H. Childs, front,
presides at the registration table at a meeting
of all postmasters of the Brownwood Sec-
tional Center this morning. Childs, chairman
of the meeting. Brownwood postmaster and
AT WILDLIFE MEET-Texas Parks and
Wildlife law enforcement division bead
Stetson Reed of Austin, left. and John R.
Wood, district supervisor in Brownwood,
headed a meeting here today of 15 area game
here Tuesday 96, overnight
low 66 Sunset today 7:44,
sunrise Thursday 7:20.
possible projects to be con-
sidered for the 1973-73 city
budget
City Councilman Bryan
Healer asked Tuesday that
Brownwood citizens write and
mail their suggestions of what
said
The storm already was bring-
ing rain atop the Texas flooding
caused by the passage of
Tropical Storm-Hurricane Fern
six days earlier.
As Edith's approach caused a
hurricane watch along the coast
and spread fresh rains in South
Texas, there also were scat-
tered showers over a wide area
and more expected through an
area from Del Rio to the upper
coastal plains.
that preparations for defense
against a possible assault were
made along all the Texas coast-
line
"Edith is moving toward con-
ditions in which she could again
become a hurricane by midaft-
ernoon," said Dr. Robert H.
Simpson, director of the Miami
hurricane center.
"In the next 24 hours, she is
going to move faster and some-
body may have to take fast pre-
cautions tomorrow,” Simpson
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Tropical Storm Edith roaring at Texas Coast
management officers toward new state game
law enforcement procedures.
I Bulletin Photo)
At the same time the latest
cool front pushed southward
through Northwest Texas, pro-
gressing as far as Wichita Falls
and Lubbock by early morning.
A few showers occurred in the
Texas Panhandle
Temperatures after dawn
sagged to 50 degrees at Dalhart
and 55 at Amarillo Readings at
the same hour still stood in the
upper 60s to 70s in most other
sections, staying as high as 80 at
Galveston
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Corpus Christi, persons on the
’ finger-like island] just offshore
as well as residents of Aransas
Pass. Rockport. Fulton Beach,
Lamar, Tivoli and Austwell
were told to be prepared for
possible evacuation later today.
The National Hurricane Cen-
ter at Miami said during the
morning that Edith probably
would hit land somewhere along
the middle Texas coast to the
middle Louisiana coast.
But Edith has teen so erratic
exposed rural areas. The
messages, in English and
Spanish, read. Suggest you
seek refuge "
The Weather Service office at
Brovpsville warned that an in-
crease of another 2.5 feet in
tides would cut off flight from
the resort area of South Padre
Island
Seas off South Padre Island
were 1 to 10 feet, high for the
Gulf of Mexico.
Farther northeast around
P&W group
briefed on
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex.
(AP) — Authorities ordered
persons in low areas along a
vast stretch of the Texas coast
to be prepared today to
evacuate as erratic Tropical
Storm Edith spun in the Gulf of
Mexico with no landing spot yet
pinpointed.
The hurricane watch ex-
tended as far east as Grand Isle,
La., directly south of New
Orleans
Edith, who killed 23 persons in
Central America, gained power
until her winds at mid-morning
were 65 miles per hour.
At that time she stood 55 miles
south southeast of Brownsville
on the tip of Texas and 175 miles '
south southeast of Corpus
Christi on the middle lexas
coast.
The Coast Guard prepared
what it called "message
blocks” to be dropped from
airplanes on isolated portions of
long, thin Padre Island in other
campaign
underway
EifbtMn gags Today
Partly cloudy through
Thursday. Cooler with
scattered thundershowers
over the area Thursday. Low
tonight in 60s. high Thursday
are currently compiling
should be
By EARL MOSELEY Coleman is clear. The water source,” he said. effluent! problem."
Bulletin Staff Writer runoff into Brown County has Aston said the water would be He said plans began im-
COLEMAN. "I don't know been impure since the begin- pure only after the plant is mediately after the TWQB
complished and possible funds what the problem is actually.” ning of our sewer system in constructed here. The 26-mile report "to solve this problem ”
sources during the coming Coleman mayor Hap Aston said Coleman many years ago.” runoff during excessive rains Aston said he was unaware at
fiscal year to their councilman Tuesday afternoon following the "When we applied for the only certainly isn't pure now," the time of the TWQB's initial
or to city hall decision Monday night by grant to construct a plant here. McCorkle pointed out that the report that a release was
Councilmen were asked at Brown County Water we had to use a figure which waste water cannot be used for needed from the Brown County
their Sept.8 meeting by Mayor Improvement District No. 1 represented the maximum irrigation on 200acres which the Water District for the plant
Truman Harlow to compile directors to oppose the coo amount of water we would run City of Coleman owns next to "The state health officer saii
suggestions for the new budget struction of a Coleman water through it.” Coleman city Coleman Airport we should get a permit fra i
and to determine whether waste treatment plant. secretary and acting city "We cannot put waste water them "
Brownwood residents would The Coleman city officials manager Roy McCorkle pointed on the airport land until it is He explained that Coleman is
rather have a tax increase or a described the situation for The out treated, according to the Texas trving t get a 399 000 federal
cut in city services during the Bulletin as “a case of reverse "This maximum amount does Water Quality Board," rant t construct the west
next fiscal year "if such a ecology.” not mean this will be the total McCorkle said. We cannot get treatment nlant which will
choice has to be made " This plant is to satisfy the runoff The runoff will actually a plant until our permit is cver abo . 55 . . .
people below us, " Aston said be much less. And it will be pure amended by TWQB—which
"The drinking water in water instead of the raw pointed out-that we had an See COLEMAN on page 2A
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in 80s
Maximum temperature
ATTICA, N.Y. (AP) - State Reaction among guards at The list included gasoline cases died of gunshot wounds."
Corrections Commissioner Rus- some other New York State bombs, sharpened spears, met- A ninth h stage killed during
sectional center manager, is joined by, left to
right J. W. Jackson, manager of the Amarillo
district, and Amarillo staff members Marvin
Gooch and Dale Fowlkes.
(Bulletin Photo i
BROWNWOOD AREA:
College. year s UF president. Mrs.
The 1971 United Fund goal for Ferris Clements is assistant
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COOLER
Explosion '
rips club
in Saigon j
SAIGON '(AP) - An ex- J
plosion wrecked the busy Tu Do I
night club tonight, and several I
persons were carried from the I
wreckage. I
Apparently a large bomb had I
gone off I
The blast shook downtown I
Saigon and set fire to cars in Tu t
Do Street, a principal thor- F
oughfare
The explosion climaxed three I
days of fire-bomb attacks I
aimed at American military ve- I
hicles.
U.S. and South Vietnamese I
police sealed off the area.
The blast occurred one block I
from the Caravelle Hotel where I
Sen. George McGovern of South ■
Dakota was staying.
The night club has been fre-
quented by Americans as well
as Vietnamese and several
Americans were among the in-
sell G. Oswald has confirmed prisons grew into dissension to- al pipes, straight razors and the assault had previously been
that the hostages slain in the day. Correction officers at spiked baseball bats—but no established as a gunshot victim.
Attica State Prison revolt died Great Meadow Prison in north- guns. Oswald maintained that
, of gunshot wounds. But the eastern New York have voted to „ . .. . . -there have been wn mis
M source of the wounds remained call for Oswald's ouster. He declined to answer ques- sthtemenve besn concerning
officially unexplained today State police said troopers had ons rom newsmen. what happened C the nstngeg
The death toll from the four been called in to patrol the walls The commissioner's state- He said the first was that ali the
days of rebellion rose to 42 to- at Clinton Prison in Dan- ment came several hours after hostages had cut throats and the
day when officials at a Buffalo nemora disclosure by Dr John F. Ed- second’swasthat “ne had a
hospital confirmed that a criti- Autopsies contradicted land. Monroe County medical slashed throat
cally wounded Attica inmate earlier official reports that examiner, that the hostages all
E had died. The total includes 10 inmates had slit the throats of died of gunshot wounds and that During the evacuation of the
guards and prison employes hostages as police began an none had had his throat slashed, dead and wounded after the as-
and 32 prisoners. assault Monday on the rebel- sault, Oswald said, “a number
held areas of the fhaximum- There were no cut throats or of those evacuated slashed
security Attica prison. any kind of mutilation," Edland throats; it has been verified
But Hollis Chase, president of said after examining eight that there were at least two with
a union local that represents bodies of hostages. “All eight lacerated throats.”
corrections officers at the pris- 1 -------------——-----------
on, insisted that the original e - A AAA « I .r.
story was correct and that the f 10,000 in OOVUnCe Qltt
. hostages' throats had been slit -
state laws • He said officials had photo- . . . .
graphsshtewing the bodies with pledges launch county UF
A total of 15 game ..... ”
management officers of the . n a statement to newsmen A total of slightly over $10,000 Organizations which will
Texas Parks and Wildlife tote Tuesday, Oswald said one in pledges from the advance gift benefit from the drive include
commission district supervisor duestion was how any of the division of the Brown County Brown County Assn, for
John R. Wood gained additional hostages could have been killed United Fund drive was an- Retarded Children; Brown
information today toward state Y.guntire... nounced today at the kickoff County Charities; Brown
game law enforcement from "The most important and ob- luncheon for the 1971 drive County Clothing Center; Brown
Stetson Reed, head of the law Vious answer is the fact that the Chairman of the advance gift County 4-H Clubs and Brown
enforcement division at Austin. inmates had dressed all division is W. Lee Watson County Council on Alcoholism
The meeting was held in the nostages In .prison sarb'to in- Others on toe committee in- And Comanche Trail Council,
district . headquarters in sure difficulty of identification elude Jack Broad, A. C. Henley, Boy Scouts of America, Brown
Brownwood which represents between inmate and hostage, Ken Schulze, Bill Streckert and County Civil Defense, Heart df
Texas Parks and Wildlife en- he said Joe Weatherby, Texas Girl Scout Council,
forcement divisions in 11 area .... „ . . a The joint civic club luncheon American Red Cross. Salvation
counties. Additionally, h^tages could was held - at Chisholm's Army, Texas United Fund,
Reed said the meeting was to very.wen nave Deen used as restaurant and principal United Service Organizations
5 , shields or forced forward into eneaker w-e pr c.IN.wmn N . 1 50, ,
and f „ speaKer was ur -u .Newman, Muri Furry is 1971 drive
a gunta.i.______ president of Howard Payne chairman and Leo Miller is this
jured.
Other GIs, their clothes cov-
ered with blood, joined Viet-
namese police in helping take
victims from the devastated
club.
Initial reports said four per-
—erekiued----Medicine available despite
Druggists reaffirm ■
vendor drug stand stand on vendor drug plan
qDruggistssin.Brown .County "We aren't going to let toe drugs now are being offered cut down, some drastically?
Tunsdayn nightreaffirmedtheir anyone die for lack of drugs and credit. "I don't know if and The Bulletin spoke io a
50 wndo. aniP oPa we are filling prescriptions for when we will ever get our number of these senior citizens
our senior citizens affected by money,” he said. and in most cases, they seemed
Approximately 50 non-participation of the vendor And still another pharmacist bewildered and didn't exactly
professionals, mostly phar- drugt, program1in.Brown said "We are making medicine understand what toe vendor uuet uvaswts inn area Additionally, hostages could
macists, attended the meeting County, a Brownwood phar- available to people. We are just drug program is and they are counties. have been used as
held at Brownwood Community macistsaidathis week., he not charging the state for it." baffled about cutbacks in their Reed said toe meeting was to Shilds or Porced fornward
Hospital The druggist emphasized he However, what about those checks, discuss changes and ,
believes all pharmacists in the who have been receiving a drug Mrs. Ike Coker of 1116 West reorgamization through a h j —j ■ , f
in addition to Brown County county take the same stand, allowance on welfare checks Baker said, “I am paying for discussion of policies and f knese 4 5 ?. “eapons
pharmacists, druggists from He was referring to the action and now their checks have been my own drugs now since they procedures governing the toun in e prison a er ire
cities including Goldthwaite, of Brown County druggists and ----------------------------— aren’t filling prescriptions conduct of field personnel in Deulous "mat6s "ere routed
Coleman and Comanche were physicians on Sept. 7 when they Press re on 11 s under the new law. I don't think reference to their new authority
present. According to Al King, a unanimously voted not to give ‘ 5-9- 5 it‘s right. I wish things should delegated to peace officers by
Brownwood pharmacist, or fill any more prescriptions , J L . _ rlrillnr be the way they were before the Texas Legislature."
Goldthwaite has joined Brown under the state vendor drug TO aevde aonu They kept $30 out of my check Also participating in the
County in its stand of non- program which went into effect LONDON (AP) _ The United this month. My drug bill is meeting was Charlie Fields,
. participation in the program. Sept. 1. States was under increased usually between $38 and $40 a chief pilot for the Texas Parks
He said pharmacists in Gold- The program calls for welfare pressure to devalue the dollar month. ” and Wildlife commission,
thwaite will no longer fill patients to receive medicine as 10 of the major industrial L L Allen, 611 Ave. c said,
prescriptions under the vendor directly from druggists by nations gathered today for "There’s nothing fair about the
program, presenting identifying forms monetary talks. program they have now We
and cards. . .. America's leading trading received a questiongaire about
Doctors under this program partners also were virtually a month ago asking about
aresreguiredtoncomplestenforms - certain to urge an early end finances and because- we told
when prescribing medicine and of the 10 imno EI" the truth, they cut us off. We
pharmacists may issue up to $12 imposed by President have never received any money
worth of drugs a month to a hs nwsidnt for our drugs but we had been
welfare patient. J™ hoping to.
Detailed forms must later be The Nixonadministration We're going to have to pay
filled out by drug stores in order resisted"onesdmrtnittadonhas for our drugs until things get
for them to claim this money for U.S. cu rrencsutsources a straightened out But I don't
thestatenarmacist Uid compromise agreement be- know whenit‘s ever going toget
OneEpharmacist. osqid tween the united States and the straightened out. Our drug bills
customers who cannot pay for "G 10" still was possible. See DRUG on pas* 2A
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Fisher, Norman. Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 289, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 15, 1971, newspaper, September 15, 1971; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1574716/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Brownwood Public Library.