Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 197, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 2, 1965 Page: 1 of 12
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ered opinion.
measure the depreciative ef-
scheduled to start at 2 pm to- tects of spending four days in
The two astronauts have had, day Propellant loading was set space.
Brownwood Bulletin
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BROWNWOOD, TEXAS. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 2. 1965
TWELVE PAGES TODAY
Seven Americans Die In Viet
V*
1 U.S. Marines Rout
Pitts Leads City Guard
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Contingent To Fort Hood Viet Cong Forces
(See story on Page S) will constitute the advance de-
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340.94 and the Pioneer Construc-
Other local guardsmen who
(See CITY on page 2)
Construction of Farm Road
east to Farm Road 583 near
45, 15 miles north of Richland
East Germany by 300 Commu-
bat in Viet Nam rose to 403
Hanoi
commander in chief of the U.S.
scheduled for 4 p.m.
now in effect.
Three permits were issued for
488 At College
Avenue
ed a value of $6,901.
listed and they totaled a value
determined that Farren would clerk with Santa Fe Railway.
endangering the legality of ac- Circle Drive Inn
He and his wife, Betty, have
tion taken by the council.
Friday.
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and cautioned that a Communist I meets in San Francisco June 24-
26 to commemorate the 20th
threat remains.
He touched on other matters anniversary of the organiza-
one that represenss the people. U.S. policy toward it dominated
Taylor returns from Saigon in
6
served with the Army from 1943-
45 while stationed in Europe.
Variety Features Summer
Recreation Program In City
First Battalion, 142nd Infan-
' try, 36th Division, which bead-
wood district out of a state-
wide total of some $23 million
made available annually under
Pleiku, 25 miles to the northeast, sharply protested the invasion
The total of U.S dead in com- of the U.S. military mission in
Charles A Berry, chief flight Pacific Ocean Typhoon Babe,
physician who has watched over north of the Phillipines and Ty-
City Parks and Recreation Director
W. A. (Toodle) Middleton today an-
nounced times and dates for the city’s
and does not include extremists I
To accomplish this end, the
President told a news confer-
cast
sion
Farren Resigns Council Post;
Frank Dibrell To Fill Vacancy
phoon Carla 300 miles southwest
of Japan were being tracked
Weather satellites Tiros I and 1
were flashing back cloud-cover
Informed sources said the So-
viets made no attempt to stop
the demonstration, although the
closest Soviet military barracks
was less than a mile away.
The U.S. Army statement said
Springs, west to county road,
6 miles.
Also listed in the program to
(See COUNTY on page 2)
65 hours in the spacecraft. 151
hours in Gemini mission simula-
tors. 13 practice parachute runs.
17 runs in the centrifuge, seven
trips to planetariums to study
the stars, and a number of
Commission this week, accord-
ing to District 23 Engineer E.
M. Pritchard.
ny Guyer, M. Sgt. Ray Zim-
bal, SFC Tom Parker and SP-
5 Winfred Pittman, all of
Brownwood. Oakley will be
convoy commander.
All units of the battalion
will combine here Sunday
morning for a single convoy
to camp. Other units are lo-
cated in Abilene, Ballinger,
Coleman and Brady.
the health of Mercury and Gem-
ini astronauts.
"In general, the launch-day
weather presents the best situa-
tion I’ve ever seen," said Ernie
Amman of the U.S. Weather
Bureau.
There were some ocean swells
in the Eastern Atlantic, but
these were expected to moder-
ate by launch day. Two ty-
phoons were not expected to
hazard recovery ships in the
BY HIGHWAY COMMISSION
County Road Work Okayed
EDDYE FARREN
. . . Resigns
Ve
if
and I am very honored to serve
in this position ”
Farren was elected in 1964
when he beat out incumbent
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FRANK DIBRELL
. . New councilman
Bv JOHN BARBOUR
CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. <AP)
— The man who will float alone
in the heavens Thursday, and
his space buddy who will pilot
him there, started the last day
before flight today with good
news and great expectations
Command pilot James A. Me-
Divitt said: “We've got a good
spacecraft, and it looks like
. quarters in Brownwood, will
lene Paving Company for $51,-। with suggestion that the propos- ’ leave here Thursday morning
..." -1 " n; C . ed rebuilding program be acce- for North Fort Hood, where
Middleton said Brownwood Municipal
Swimming Pool in the Camp Bowie area
will open Thursday at 1 p.m. City has
spent more than $1,000 in improvements
on the pool, including 92 gallons of rub-
ber based paint.
Pool will be open daily from 1-7 p tn.
Two lifeguards and a concession opera-
tor will be on hand each day.
Pools at Park Homes and Wiggins
Park will open June 14. Cordell Park
pool is-already in operation.
Activities will include baseball, horse-
shoes. washers, ping-pong, checkers and
various other games.
Altrusa Club will sponsor tennis and
baton classes in connection with the
parks program. Tennis classes will be
held 2-5 p.m. each day under direction
of Vicki Allen, Early High School stu-
dent.
Miss Egger will be in charge of ba-
ton twirling classes scheduled for 10-
11:30 a.m. each day, Monday through
it is an inter-American matter. I
and we want to cooperate fully
with them (the OAS)."
The Dominican revolt and
ten protest to his Soviet coun-
terpart, Gen. Petr K Koshevoy.
He demanded that the Russians
“take immediate action to pre-
vent any further incidents of
this nature.”
An earlier U.S Army state-
ment said that East German
gram.
The problem will feature a variety of
activity ranging from weight-lifting to
checkers.
Annual physical fitness program will
start a two-month run Monday at Brown-
wood High School. Don Martin will
be instructor for shifts from 8 a.m. until
12 noon and 4-8 p.m.
Classes will be held Monday through
Friday of each week thrbugh Aug. IX
Activities will feature weight-lifting,
basketball, track, handball and football.
Park playground program will get un-
derway June 14 in three parks. Supervi-
sor for the program is Geraldine Egger,
a student at Abilene Christian College.
Program will run through July 9 and
supervisors will be on hand at each
park. Cordell, Park Homes and Coggin
parks will be in operation. Middleton
said.
Brownwood Coliseum Board with
councilman O C. (Putter I Jar-1
vis appointed to take the posi-
tion of council representative on
the board vacated by Truman
Harlow.
THREE — Approval on sec-
ond and third readings an ordi-
tion equipment Sunday at Fort Evans of San Angelo. First Lt.. - ----—- — ,
Carson and will, move to the John L. Inman is officer in reading and the ordinance to
field Monday to begin construe- charge of the Brownwood unit. “ "f
tion projects, including building First Lt. William E. LaBoy-
we're going to have a good mais-
sion We’re ready."
"We” are MeDivitt and fellow
Air Force Maj. Edward H.
2940 in Brown County from Tex- 1
as Highway 279 in Cross Cut
lerated. Clary received permis- the two-week camp session will
sion to seek a grant of up to actually begin Sunday for the
$20,000 from the Texas Aero- 6,500 T-Patchets.
3=-F6,555
funds for grading and structures city tax assessor-collector, L.
and base and surfacing in the a. Kirksey, announced today the
amount of $95,000 have been pro- tax office had issued a total of
The six miles of base and iat Proctor Reservoir, 50 miles:
I surfacing will cost an estimat- I McCulloch County, from Farm
: ed $55,000. | Road 1121, south to U.S. High-
Alan B Shepard, now in charge propel the astronauts into space were busv comviline 'heir medi-
of training said: "In my consid- was listed as ready, as was the cal record. This to the base-lin.
aoctors will
IN DOMINICAN
Broadly Based Rule U. S. Goal
rival time at Fort Carson is men from Brownwood win at- nance changing the zoning of
! tend the camp. The unit is com- properties along Belle Plain
The unit will draw construe- manded by Capt. James R. Avenue from “B" residential to
~ - - — — | “C” retail. This was the final
the plane downed at sea.
There was no report of results
of the raid on the radar installa-
IIp
White are trained and ready for
the Gemini 4 mission ”
The plans for Carnegie show a
divided boulevard from East
Baker Street to East Depot
Street and a single thoroughfare
from Depot to Austin Avenue.
These were the only bids re-
ceived and both were rejected.
Eight other items were con-
sidered by the council. They
were:
ONE — Renewal of a con-
tract with Darrell Wilson for
$7 acres of grassland at the
airport for $376 per year.
TWO — Appointment of J. Ed
Johnson as chairman of the
tary solution or political solu-
tion." Johnson said “We think
27.
The President defended his
policy, including his decision to
intervene with more than 21,000
Army paratroopers, airmen and
Marines He said he to bringing
another 2,000 leathernecks home
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LAST MINUTE WORK
Astronauts James MeDivitt, left, and Edward H.
White are checking over some last minute paper
work. The two men are scheduled to depart Cape
Kennedy on a 64-orbit flight Thursday.
tank trails, cutting fire breaks. teaux is the troop movement of-
rebuilding and constructing con- ficer in charge of the Fort Car-
Crete foundations and construct-1 son move.
FOUR — Report from City
Manager John Clary on the
condition of the airport runway
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provided for grading and struc-
tures in Comanche County, from
Texaasigtwpromoatorpwpink far-reaching summer recreation pro-
ence Tuesday the United States
is looking to the Organization of
American States while keeping
in touch with Dominican lead-
ers
"We have no desire to insist
on our particular brand of mili-
MeDivitt and spacecraft.
tion Company of Abilene for
$55,056.38. These bids almost
double the $25,000-$30,000 esti-
mate for the work.
participated in it. They were
active in it. and in a good many
places they were in charge of it.
"We think that following the
action that this nation took . . .
more moderate forces took
leadership. The Communist ele-
ments have not been so active,
although their presence is still
noted hour by hour. .."
The 2,000 Marines Johnson to
ordering home will leave about
16,000 American military per-
ruling on his eligibility to serve, the position as councilman from -------- ..
City Manager John Clary ex- Ward 4. Charles C. Parker in a runoff
plained today that after contact- Dibrell 41, lives at 1000 San election. _
ing several legal sources, it was Benito and is employed as a
White I! - the man who will , close as 20 feet to the booster,
step out of the Gemini 4 space- But mission director Christo-
craft and waltz in weightless pher C Kraft said that there is
ness on their second orbit of the nothing holy about 39 feet."
earth. Would the mission last four
There was the chance, too. days as intended? Kraft said
that these two rookie American that the decision would be made
astronauts would get close sometime after the first 24
enough to their booster rocket hours of flight — when the as-
on their maneuvering early or- tronauts had a chance to evalu-
bits to enable White to touch the ate their fuel supply for their
bolster during his weightless maneuvering jets, and experts
walk , looked at the decay at the orbit
1 The space agency had said it was a demonstration of the
earlier that they might get as flexibility of the flight plan.
In his official resignation, Far-
ren expressed regret that he
not be eligible to serve without He also is part owner of the forced himself to retire from
...... ' - ■ - • - the position and his “thanks to
An A4 Skyhawk with one pilot Army in Europe, sent the writ-
aboard plunged into the sea .....
about a mile off the coast No
councilman Eddye Farren and his replacement Frank training session
Dibrell present and rejected bids submitted for paving Pitts, executive officer of
work proposed on Carnegie Street.
Bids were received from Abi-1 ~
mE
Dh,
The two planes were both nist demonstrators, who tore
from the 7th Fleet carrier Mid- down the American flag and
way. They were lost in an at- damaged the mission building
tack on a radar installation on Tuesday.
the coast about 70 miles south of Gen .Andrew P. O'Meara,
market roads in District 23 is Saba County, from Farm Road
Williams was among projects included in the 1965 farm road “ *r ‘ ‘
approved by Texas Highway program Approximately $70,-
000 was allotted to the Brown-
vacant position of representative man Harlow made a motion to,
of Ward 4. accept the resignation "with re- The new councilman s reac
Farren had announced to the gret and to draw up a resolu- tion: "This is very unexpected
council at the last meeting that tion showing our appreciation to
he moved out of the boundaries Farren for his service."
also, saying: don’s founding in the city.
— He is asking Congress to | Again and again, though, the
authorize use of $89 million for a reporters returned Johnson to
Southeast Asia economic and the Dominican problem. On*
Johnson's first nationally broad- social development program. , recalled that he had said earlier
) — The recent flafe-up of this month that Communists
The Gemini 4 astronauts were
considering one final run in the
flight simulator today
They went through their final,
major physical examination
Tuesday and were pronounced
fit There was little question
-‘-v* their fitness, but doctars
There was no hurry about the
decision, Kraft indicated, partly
because space-flight officials
wanted th* astronauts to recov-
er from the space-walk maneu-
ver.
The prospect for their nearly
98-hour, 62-orbit flight were put
in glowing terms Tuesday by a
mission review panel of experts.
We couldn't look better,”
said Kraft
These men are "in as high a
state of readiness as any crew I
have ever seen," said Dr.
the next few days. ----------------- . _
— He plans to address the ment originate this revolution,
U.N. General Assembly when it but they joined in it end they were in excess of 21,000
Communists did not in our judg- sonnel in the Dominican Repub-
lic At one point U.S. forces
vided on Farm Road 503 from 14 building permits for the
U.S. Highway 67 in Valera north month of May. totaling $36,551.
to Farm Road 53. Three permits were issued for
to cost $86,000. Campbell for construction of a
In Lampasas County. at an building to be used for
estimated cost of $52,000. 66 mleo and repairs. Now un-
miles of base and surfacing wasider. construction, the building is
approved on Farm Road 2942 in the 700 block of North Fisk
from U. S. Highway 183 in Lo- -----
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P.O. Box 8066
Dallas, Texas Fomp.
Rookie American Astronaut Ready For Walk In Space
in Eastland County, from construction of new homes and
Loop 309 to Carbon to Farm they totaled $20,300.
Road 2689 near Kokomo, 7.11 Only one permit was issued
miles of base and surfacing on for a commercial building. The
Farm Road 2526 is estimated I permit was issued to Jimmy
tachment scheduled to depart By EDWIN Q. WHITE
Friday mommg include War- SAIGON. Viet Nam (AP) - Patrolling U.S. Marines
Lntcharie Heid,“M''sgt. killed 20 Viet Cong today in the Chu Lai sector. 52 miles
Charles Wristen, M.'sgt.John- southeast of Da Nang without suffering a single casual-
- - - - jty. This appeared to be the biggest toll ever taken of
,g
re,- • e
Additions and alterations to I Summer enrollment at How- a "flag pole was broken, two
residences totaled six and reach- ard Payne College has reached U.S. flags desecrated and U.X
: _ u “ 488, but late figures are expect- vehicles overturned or dam-
Four additions or alterations ed to boost the total. Four more aged. All windows on the first
to commercial buildings were workshops are scheduled this floor were broken, the kitchen
listed and they totaled a value | summer and enrollment for was damaged and paint splat-
of $6,350, those has not yet started. tered on the building.”
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fighting in Viet Nam was antici- were seizing control of the revo-
pated, Washington is concerned । lution and asked if he feels "the
and he will know more about it Communist threat in the Domin-
when Ambassador Maxwell D. lean Republic is now over."
Said Johnson: “No, no. . .the
three children, ages 5, 12 and
14 and have lived in Brownwood
since 1941. Dibrell was born in
Coleman and came to Brown-
wood from Santa Anna. He
Preflight countdown was
meta east and north
These roads have been pre-
viously designated under past
farm road programs, where
only the grading and drainage
structures were provided for.
and the base material and as-
phalt surfacing is being financ-
ed under this program.
In these cases, planning is
well advanced and these roads
may be placed under contract
this year providing right-of-way
will be acquired.
Approximately 15 miles of new
farm-to-market roads are pro-
posed under this year’s program
and approximately $156,000 is
spokesman said. It had been di- police were present "but took
verted to the area to search for no effective action.”
parachute was observed.
A few minutes later a second
plane — a modified Al Skyraid-
er with four crewmen aboard —
was hit and crashed about half
a mile inland, a military
After serving a little more However, Farren saved the
than a year of his elected term, council members the task of
Eddye Farren turned in his res- dismissing him today when he
ignation today at the city coun- turned in his official resigna-
dl meeting and the council ap-1 tion.
pointed Frank Dibrell to fill the At this time councilman Tru-
the Red enemy by American ground forces on such pa-
trols.
North of the border. Commu- t---
nist gunners downed two U. S ton. .. .
Naw planes during a raid on a It was the heaviest loss of
radar station abot 70 miles | American..air crews.ssince.the
from Hanoi. A rescue pilot said raids on North V let Nam began
there was no chance the five in February.
American crewmen could have .In. another strike , against
survived North Viet Nam today five Sky-
Dispatches from the central raiders from theee Midway re,
highlands told of heavy govern- ported knocking.down.a span 2
ment losses in a Viet Cong at- abridge about 65 miles south of
tack on the district town of Le Vinh.
Thanh and a triple ambush that
followed in which the death of . . e n B
two Americans — an officer U.S. Protests
and an enlisted man — was re- T
pomodTthandays South Vietnam- Invasion Of
question-and-answer ses:
with newsmen since April
. — . ese troops were killed or miss- . m .
Total of 50 miles of farm-to- iway 377, 4.3 miles, and San ing as a result of th* overrun- Militerv Post
-r ---- Soh- C-mi from Tem Rond ning of Le TU^nh and the re- “ Y I •9- a
peated bushwhacking of govern- HEIDELBERG. Germany
ment forces on the road from (AP)— The U.S. Army today
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of Ward 4, and he asked for a Dibrell was then sworn Into
City Council
pictures of two-thirds of the weightless experiences in high-
globe. performance aircraft.
The first American astronaut The Titan 2 rocket that will
Reiects Bids ing for his 18th consecutive
■ “ " J" " " " summer National Guard
: camp, will be the first guards-
Brownwood City Council met today with former! man to camp for the 1965
Reserves Prepare
For Colorado Trip
Members of Company C, 980- ing a concrete culvert and heed
th Engineer Battalion (Con- wall.
struction), Brownwood’s Army The unit will bivouac in a
Reserve unit, will leave Brown- tent city about five miles from
wood Saturday morning for the main post. The training will
their two-week annual field include a four-day tactical field
training, to be conducted this problem. During that time, all
year at Fort Carson, Colo of the men will stay in the
Members of the unit will meet field the entire four days and
at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the nights.
Army Reserve Center in Camp On Sunday, June 20, the unit
Bowie to board a chartered bus will fly back to Dyess and take
for Dyess Air Force Base, Abi- a chartered bus back to Brown-
lene. They will board an Air wood, arriving here at 5 p.m.
National Guard plane at Dyess Sunday.
for the flight to Colorado Ar- An officer and 31 enlisted
By BARRY SCHWEID 1
WASHINGTON (AP) - Presi- I
dent Johnson says the aim of
U.S. policy in the Dominican1
Republic is the establishment of
a broadly based government-
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