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WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi-
dent Johnson renewed Saturday
night a pledge to continue his
efforts for peace in Viet Nam
but had some somber observa-
few hours after it was learned
that Gen. Earle G. Wheeler,
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
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halt in the bombing of North
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and aggressiveness in Hanoi.”
In a letter to a group of 76
Democratic House members
who urged him to persevere in
his month*old peace offensive,
Johnson wrote:
“We are making no hasty as*
sumptions of any sort, but it is
quite another matter to close
our eyes to the heavy weight of
evidence which has accumu*
lated in the last month.”
The President’s sober apprais-
al of peace prospects was re*
leased by the White House a
tion’s efforts to arrange peace
negotiations.
The congressmen in a letter
to Johnson urged him Friday to
ask the United Nations to ar*
range ah effective cease*fire.
On this point the President
wrote that he is “firmly deter*
abandonment of our peace ef*
forts. Even though it is increas*
ingly clear that we have had
only a hostile response to the
present pause in bombing . . .
you can be sure that our inflag*
ging pursuit of peace will con*
tinue.”
But he wrote also:
“The evidence available to
this government indicates only
continuing hostility and aggres-
siveness in Hanoi and an in-
sistence on the abandonment of
mined to make every possible South Viet Nam to a Communist
use of the United Nations in takeover. . ...”
moving toward peace, and to* The President voiced confi*
ward an effective cease-fire as dence that the signers of the
part of that purpose.” letter share his determination
Johnson gave his “categorical to provide maximum support to
assurance that there will be no the U.S. forces in Viet Nam.
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'Tattered Truce’
Into Final Hours
KERMIT KIDS SHOW SNOW TALENT — With a warming sun quickly melting
Hermit’s snow Saturday, Kerrnlt youngsters just as quickly packed the remain*
ing snow into snowmen, snow women and snow children. Barbara Collum,
Joe Collum and Connie Compton, left photo, show off a snow woman and her small
show baby which the three made, using a left-over Halloween mask for a face on
the “mother.” At right, six-year-old Larry Hill proudly displays his first snow-
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man. Friday’s snow was the first for the youngster, a native of warm, sunny
West Texas. The Sun-News office was flooded with calls Saturday from count-
less other young Kerrnlt snow artists, eager to have their snowmen recorded for
posterity, but a harried Sun-News staff found it impossible to answer all the
calls. <
SAIGON (AP)— The tattered ule, they would withhold fire in th*> hnmhino-
truce of the Lunar New Year
In Senate committee testimo-
ny given last week and released
Saturday, Wheeler said:
“If you stop bombing North
Viet Nam, in effect you throw
one of your blue chips for nego-
tiation over your shoulder.”
Since the air strikes on the
North have been stopped for a
month, this was interpreted by
some as a criticism of any halt
entered its final hours Sunday
and allied forces braced against
the possibility of fresh combat
until midnight.
This reverses
the Yuletide
British Labor
6 p v e tn me n f 1 ays
Life on the Line
HULL, England (AP) — Brit|
ain’s Labor governm ent virtual-
ly lays its life on the line next
week in a special parliamentary
election that swings on the opin-
ions of a fiew hundred voters in
this port city*
If Labor loses the election
m Thursday, its House of Com- projects in Texas. Sen. Ralph
“ mons majority will be cut to one Yarborough, D-Tex., said Satur-
vote. Prime Minister Harold day.
President’s Budget Calls for
$35 million for Use in Texas
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fore any money was appropri- tactical equipment shops, is
budget President Johnson sends ated for construction of the ca- proposed for • Ft. Bliss at El
to Congress Monday contains nal. Paso, land $1,517,000 is asked
more than $35 million for start- ' "
ing or planning construction
Texas Held in
Winter’s Grip
The coldest winter storm in
However, when questioned as
Factors on both sides, includ- m
Wilson could decide to soldier
on with practically no parlia.
mentary reserves, or call a new
election. Either would be a
gamble.
The Labor candidate, Kevin
McNamara, a law lecturer at
Hull University, is the slight
favorite, but a drop in Labor’s
support in the national opinion posed $911 million
polls this week makes the out- basin development
come anybody’s guess.
McNamara’s campaign is
haunted by a red*bearded Inde-
pendent Radical candidate,
Richard Gott, 27. A journalist,
Some requests are for funds
to complete a project, in many
cases money to get work under
way, and in a few instances
funds for planning.
Among requests is $200,000
for Army engineers to initiate
a re-evaluation study of the
navigation feature
Ll BH H Saturday that he was not
MMMIWBHWP------ than president Johiisott-. to make the negotiate'^But th#gener&-was
three years —• ranging from “ian halted during the New decision this week now that his disapproving any permanent
near blizzard conditions in the year, cease-fire, called for a peace offensive seems to have cessation as suggested bv a
panhandle to a possible freeze four-day celebration of the an- failed to open any doors for ne- former colleague retired Gen
in the lush Rio Grande Valley— nua* Tet festival that Vietnam- gotiation. James Gavin. ’
gripped Texas Saturday. ®se on both sides of the border U.S. senators made public a sen. Richard B Russell 15-
Up to a foot of snow covered ia^cbedWednesday. vigorous plea by Gen. Earle G. Ga., who has been critical of
the ground at some points, with u-s*>?iU!a,r:P authorittesattrib* Wheeler, chairman of the Joint some aspects of the bombing
Witnesses before a House com- for improvements to the water JUesf ?eportS Ml bel"8 to fhe^VteltfSS’o.*0a temrS Z tafc ’ K”Pt‘°“ luU, reieased Wheeler-stesttmo-
S‘lrr’nw,‘^iUdied ,he al ft. Hood near KM. “y‘ bombing earl/’Saturday oft m s^fon 'sen. Jack Miller,
nomically justifiable now than modernization of its hos- mtSL --- Explosion of a 25-pound bomb Nortlf Vietnam the 1
Mid-day readings ranged from
propriations subcommittee con-
power sidering an administration
sutpawr-i
then that the benefits exceeded
costs when figured on a 100-
The Coast Guard asks $1,394,- ered only 23, with two inches of [*ar^e®® woman who was asleep facilities at Haiphong.”
J1 000 to build a transmitter pow- snow on the ground,
year basis, but not quite equal iM„0n
when figured on a 50-year basis.
Nam operations.
The
When Congress
project last year,?
the bill the propc
lion Gulf Coast to
Fort Worth barge
in a house across a narrow al- Fresh from a tour of war The President is expected to
er facility and storage shops at Motorists travelled at their areas, Miller said the raids car- make a decision next week on
Galveston. own peril in most sections of the Two American soldiers and ried on for more than 10 months resumption of the bombing _
Justice Department requests state. Highways stayed open but seY®ral civilians were injured. of 1965 were only toe-nibbling. assuming Hanoi makes no
fnTVhPCvoa r include $236,000 to build shops many were glazed with ice and °n® of, tbe, i^u5?d soldiers Abroad, Prime Minister Eisa- peaceful gesture — but there is
v 1 inHnrio* 7 at the Seagoville Federal Pris- snow, making driving conditions wa® SP* 4 Ralph Myers, 25, a ku Sato of Japan was reported strong speculation that he will
' A> uiciuue. ovfromoiu ha7urHnne Unmumim native of ShreveDort. La.. Wh~ • • -
other projects which
ugh said are included in
to the week.
See LBJ, Page 12
Service <6375 000 on* extremely hazardous. Numerous „?I/,csS1?:J!v®port’ L!;” ^h0 to be among foreign statesmen delay'the decision until late in
nnhUr* ncl man The Customs Service asks traffic accidents were blamed makes his home in San An- urging the United States
o/vnoce $100,000 to build five residences on the storm, and ice-packed Pf ^ex* escaPed with maintain the suspension.
djQ n at Falcon Village on the Rio rails at Amarillo caused a Santa cuts and bad bruises.
« ML— ru„ worm narae canax out it a- ■■■ i 1 r 1 r mU , ’ Grande and $40,000 for an in- Fe mail train to derail. . I was asleep and all of a sud-
he is running on a platform as-, provided that a re evaluation of proJeT near the Texfs-Louisi. fP60*1.0" Rfac“lty al Maralh°n in A 7h*aTer,BUrH>1<tSPOkeSma,l with p'lastefaU OTe/mf ari
sailing Wilson’s support of U. S. the cost to benefit ratio of the ana border. the Big Bend. said the Texas activity was part P*ast“all over)
Conservatives. navigation feature be made te- Army^Engineer projects: Construction of a lunar 1 ^(^’^rtsuteta C^ ^
<feinn nr n &n? ReseJvoi,^ sample - receiving flight labo- ada in conjunction with a low “Two guys came downstairs
$100,009 for planning work esti- ratory and engineering building over the Gulf of Mexico The and helPed me outside. I still
m^sLC°sl$^fWn^ frrt iac?ity at the storm mo?^ e°astwS out of know what happened. I
Houston Ship Channel, Green s Manned Space Center in Hous- Texas Saturday leaving bitter I was in a dream or
Baou, channel dredging $485,- ton is contemplated under a cold conditions in north and west something. But when I got out-
$13.8 million requests by the sections. side 1 realized they had planted “with deep regret” Saturday
East National Aeronautics and Space skies cleared 6ver most 0f a bomb to blow up the place.” that Prime Minister Sir Abu
Fanfoni Declares He Is
* Ready To Enter Cabinet
Nigerian Prime Minister
Said Killed After Revolt
000.
Laveh
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The
military government announced
Reservoir and
ROME (AP) — In the midst But he did not back down on
of speculation that Aldo Moro his demands for a radical party
would succeed himself as pre- and government shakeup. He
mier to end Italy’s current gov- said he was asking for a thor-
ernment crisis, Amintore Fan- ough clarification “that would
fani declared Saturday he is achieve efforts” in the center-
ready to enter a new cabinet. left government.
But Fanfani, who quit as
Moro’s foreign minister last This was taken to mean that
month in the dispute over a po- Fanfani, long a darling of the
litical friend’s peace feeler from Socialists and Democratic So-
Hanoi, served notice that the cialists serving with the Chris-
next government would have to tian Democrats and Republi-
be drastically different. cans in the coalition, wanted
Fanfani took his stand as more leftwing Christian Demo-
Christian Democrat party lead- crats like himself in the cabinet
ers convened in emergency ses- and fewer ministers from the
sion to thrash out their differ- party’s center and far right,
ences after a party revolt forced
Moro to quit Friday. Party snip-
ers helped defeat Moro’s center-
left coalition by voting against a
government nursery school bill
in a secret ballot in Parliament
two nights ago. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) —
There was speculation that The ruling body of the Demo-
followers of Fanfani, who has cratic party in Alabama aban-
long been Moro’s main competi- doned its “white supremacy”
tor in the party, did the sniping motto Saturday rather than risk
to help open the way for Fan- the threatened loss of Negro
fani to return as premier. He votes in this year’s elections,
has been premier four times in Despite angry cries from
the past and since his resigna* states righters who demanded a
tion as foreign minister has record vote, the State Demo-
called for a government reshuf- cratic Executive Committee
struck the white supremacy slo-
In an emotion-charged speech gan from the official party em-
Saturday, Fanfani denied any blem on a voice ballot,
connection with the snipers. He The committee, with national
called their action “disgusting,” party loyalist members in firm
and proposed an end to the control, had decided on a secret
practice of secret votes that en- ballot to meet the white supre-
able Parliament members to macy issue. But they agreed on
betray party discipline under a voice vote after a motion to
such cover. table the rules change had been
Fork Channel, $800,000 for start- Administration.
Texas Saturday and forecasts Most of the Communist at- bakar
giis sffi tisii bsib i?s=
, 4 Iou!d receive $600,000 for the the Valley — braced for lows Twenty-pne were chalked up say where Balewa’s body was
sjsSSra’Si bmisps
The General Services Admin- range from the low 40s in the security Patrols through the gion of Nigeria.
The Air Force construction istration items in the budget in- Panhandle up to the mid' 50s truce period but were under or* Balewa, 54, disappeared along
plans in the budget propose new elude projects for these cities in in southern regions ders to fire only ia case they with Finance Minister Festus
shops at Bergstrom Air Force «Texas: j Saturday’s six belo* reading Ware fired upon. Okotie-Eboh at the outset of the
at a C0St 0f ^2,‘ Blg Spring» $95>000> to start in Amarillo was the coldest Such restraints end for all the army coup a week ago Satur-
182,00°. a post office and federal office there since Jan. 12. 1963, when allies at 6 P-m- (5 a.m. EST) day. Okotie-Eboh»s body was
A request of $2,204,000 for building, estimated to cost $1,. the mercury dipped to nine be- Sunday. if the Viet Cong ad- found earlier in the week,
improvements, including two 360,000. i0Wt hered to their broadcast sched- The announcement did not
Alabama Demos Discard White Supremacy’ Motto
beaten on a secret paper ballot,
40-31.
As a result of the historic de*
cision, the official party em-
blein which goes on the ballot in
Alabama will carry a drawing
of a crowing rooster with the
word, “Democrats” at the top
and “for the right” below the
figure of the rooster.
Since 1904, the emblem had
carried the motto
supremacy . » . for the
accompanying the picture of the
crowing rooster.
Some Negro civil rights lead-
ers had threatened to leave the
Negro votes would mean the One militant segregationist on decade ago, is executive secre-
election of more Republican the committee, Leonard Wilson, tary of the Citizens Councils of
officeholders in a state where told his fellow committee mem- Alabama.
the GOP has shown significant bers, “If you're not willing to The motion to strip the con-
signs of growth in recent years, stand up and take a vote on the troversial motto from the party
Gov. George C. Wallace, al* nigger (sic) question, you’re not emblem was offered by another
though not a committee mem- fit to serve on this committee.” segregationist committeeman,
ber, had flown to Birmingham Wilson, of Jasper, who was Charles W. McKay Jr. of Syla-
with the announced intent of expelled from the University of cauga, a former Democratic
speaking to the assembled party Alabama during the riots which national committeeman from
laders. He left abruptly for greeted the admittance of a Ne- Alabama.
“white Montgomery after the first test gro coed, Autherine Lucy, a McKay told the committee
right,” vote showed that old line party some counties by convention that the party “cannot afford to
regulars were in charge and instead of the usual primary, take a stick and run off a pros-
states rights committee mem- The first test of strength in pective 150,000 to 175,000 voters
bers in the minority. the fight over the party emblem who might support the Demo*
Wallace had taken no part in came when the committee cratic ticket.”
party if the white supremacy the fight over the white supre- voted, 39*32 for a secret ballot During the 30 minutes of de-
motto stayed. And in the opinion macy motto, but he was expect- over the protests of states right- bate, another states righter
of some party leaders, the loss ed to recommend nominations ers who demanded a record committee member, Earl Good-
of a potential 150,000 to 175,000 of Democratic candidates in vote. win of Selma, warned that re-
specify exactly when Balewa
had been slain; nor did it say
who killed him.
Soviet and French news agen-
cies carried reports of Balewa’s
death Thursday but the Lagos
government denied them.
There had been expressions of
concern of how Balewa’s death
might affect the Moslems in his
home region in the north as well
as the 50,000-man Nigerian
police force, a paramilitary or-
ganization.
But the military government
of Maj. Gen. Johnson Augiyi
Irons! immediately expressed
its condolences to the northern
Moslems, who revered Sir Abu-
bakar. And this was deemed
likely to avert any possible dis-
turbances.
Solemn music was played
over the Nigerian radio.
An official announcement said
Balewa’s body was flown to
Bauchi, 700 miles north of La-
gos, and was being buried in a
.... x Moslem ceremony in his home
moval of the party motto would village of Tafawa Balewa, from
drive white Democrats into the which he took his name.
Republican party “more than Ironsi, president of the mili-
ever before.” He admonished tary regime which took over
his fellow committeemen “This from Balewa’s civil administra-
will not help our cause.” tion a week ago, ordered all
But Howard Haygood of Public offices to close and all
Greenville, a national party loy- fla?s t0 1)6 flowu at half staff,
alist, replied that, “The Repub* (Mark Harrison of the Toron-
licans don’t have it — the white to Star flew out of Lagos on Fri-
supremacy motto — on their night and wrote from Lon-
emblem. Maybe you can get don that he had learned Balewa
them to put it on.” had been killed after “armed
*pk .. . conspirators” crashed into his
fhP Qtrpno+h of ^ng estimat®s home a week ago. Harrison said
t f ho the minister was slain
®f tf«17 in the kitchen of his home and
ArtfS «ithe i;J65 Yotixls that his wife was killed shortly
R.ight® UA !', afterward. Okotie-Eboh’s body
Shers hLher150,000 ° 175,000, was found in a shallow grave,
otners nxgner. Harrison wrote.)
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Parsons, J. Arthur. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 37, Ed. 2 Sunday, January 23, 1966, newspaper, January 23, 1966; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth910290/m1/1/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Winkler County Library.