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Published Every Morning Mmbr Audit Bureau if Circulation! AP Niwt and Wirtphotoi '( Fort Thomas Al Edtboa' Said Mily mm r1 Mvn nd ft inltHM MPk aoi I find It out." i 82nd Year Fort Myers, Wednesday Morning, September 28, 1966 5c Dailyv 15c Sunday a :) tQ)i) mi mm mi Johnson Plans To Join Manila Viel Conference Fulbright Raps President's Trip To Meet Allies Ik (Copyrlghf N. tiitim Sirvical WASHINGTON President Johnson i formally accepted Tuesday an invitation to attend a conference on Viet Nam to be Ifrl Sf held by Asian allies of the United States. aen. j. jjuibright immediately criticized the acceptance tar if as a politically motivated ipiiiiii Hl llli Howling Winds Lash Guadeloupe, Enter Caribbean i i MIAMI Hurricane Inez swept across the tropic island of Guadeloupe Tuesday and roared into the Caribbean where, she began threatening the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with her 120 mfle-an-hour- winds.

Slashing rains, howling winds and pounding surf, battered the rum- and perfume isles of Guadeloupe where ,295,000 persons-live. Residents took refuge in schools, concrete shelters and the coastal hills wfiigh failed to break up the The first of hurricane force began lashing the, islands at Roughly half the size of Rhode Island," Guadeloupe is world-known as a bargain spot for French perfumes, wines and potent local rums. 'Colum- The President will meet in Manila in the latter part of Oc tober with the leaders of South Viet Nam, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, Australia and New These are the nations that have joined the United States in the military effort in Viet Nam. A few hours after the' White House announced Johnson's 0 plans to make his first trip out side the Western Hemisphere and Hawaii since becoming president, Fulbright, the chair 1 ainlriill mfciiliB man of the Senate Foreign Re Maj. Gen.

Vincent G. Huston holds umbrella as President Johnson and Chancellor Ludwig lations questioned uus reponeaiy landed there in 1493. whether anything productive Erhard, arriving at Cape Kennedy in rain Tuesday, are greeted by Dr. Kurt H. Debus, di Communications were interr (AP Wirephoto) rector of space center.

could come of a meeting of rupted. There was no immediate "such a cozy little group" of "our boys" in the war in Viet word of the damage to Guade loupe's vast sugar and coffee Key Senator Opposed Nam. The Arkansas democrat sug plantations which were virtually wiped out by hurricane Cleo in 1964. Cleo also left 14 persons dead on the islands. gested that a more productive approach would be for the German Leader Impressed With U.

S. Moonport 'i CAPE KENNEDY tf) Pres Highest winds recorded were Favor Pearce in Atty. Gen. Nicholas Katzenbach, left, talks with Chairman William Fulbright, of 80 miles per hour and peak winds probably were higher. United States to take the initiative in demonstrating its desire for peace by suspending the bombing of North Viet Nam without waiting for assurances Senate Foreign Relations Committee at hearing Tuesday on attorney general's nomination as Nearby Antigua, a British co undersecretary of state.

(AP Wirephoto) lony with a population of about ident Johnson walked with West Of Sweepstakes of a corresponding de-escala German Chancellor Ludwig Er tion of military activity from w.ooo, and site of a U. S. mis-r sile tracking was scrapped by the powerful winds. Katzenbach hard among astronauts and the enemy. rockets Tuesday and warned TALLAHASSEE (AP) The Florida Tax Reform that the need for a U.S.-Soviet Tells Senators Johnson Policy The announced purpose of the conference of Viet Nam military allies will be to appraise the Commission may propose legalizing sweepstakes bet agreement governing the use of ting to raise more than $50 million in new school money Hell Back prospects for negotiations as space is "most urgent Agreements reached at the even with a key member op-, posed, its' chairman said Tues- well as to review the military United Nations fall short of situation and South Viet Nam's Westward Path Inez continued her westward track through the early stages' of the evening and was expected to hold her' course for the next 24 hours.

If she held course through the night center was expected to pass about 0 miles south, of St. Croix, a United States possession in the Virgin Islands, and about the day. America's desire for a treaty, programs for economic and po WASHINGTON (A Nicholas J. Supreme Court Sen. B.

C. Pearce of East Pa- on his nomination to the No. objection by Sen. Eugene 2 post in the State Department McCarthy, D-Minn. the U.

S. chief executive de litical development. Katzenbach wholeheartedly sup latka, the chairman, said the ported U.S. foreign policy Tues While expressing hope, that Committee Chairman J. Fulbright said McCarthy, who commission could consider the Writ Alay Force something useful might come fulbright, at first said was not at the committee ses- matter "as-a whole" if Sen.

Ben day but promised not to become a yes man. as undersecretary of the committee had approved out of the conference, Fulbright Hill Griffin withholds a recom sion, had' "an important question" he wanted to ask Katzen clared. "I earnestly hope the Soviet t'Jnion whose space been- will feel as we do that the rapid "evolution of space technology makes early conclusion" of Katzenbach's appointment, but same distance south of Ponce, P. early Wednesday. New Assessment mendation.

said he was doubtful that much would be accomplished. To be then reported the approval was The Senate Foreign Relations Committee suspended judgment Griffin, was chairman of bach. Fulbright said, the committee suspended action At 7 p.m. the hurricane's cen being suspended because of an useful, particularly in finding subcommittee appointed by By PETE PACKETT new approaches to negotiations, Pearce which journeyed to New pending' another hearing. At Tuesday's hearing, Ful The Florida Supreme Court treatv cover-nine the use or ter churned near Latitude ,16.3 north, longitude 62.9 west, or about 170 miles southeast of St.

Croix and 260 miles east-south Hampshire last month to study he suggested the conference should include such Asiatic na Tuesday issued a writ to force Youth Had Been Cited for Bravery space a most urgent matter, Johnson continued. that state's sweepstakes betting, State Comptroller Fred O. Dick tions as India, Japan and Pak bright sharply questioned whether Katzenbach, now attorney general, could fulfill the role of devil's advocate skep east of San Juan, P. R. Inez inson Jr.

to require Lee and istan. Pearce went also. Griffin Opposed "It Is a matter of the highest common interest for the fu was moving westward at a vari three other counties to reassess Fulbright criticized motives able speed of 10 to 15 miles per uriifin has said he is person tical challenger of policy de and questioned the usefulness of all property at 100 per cent of value for this year's roll despite ally against any form of gam cisions within-state depart the Manila conference in an im Young Fort Myers Sergeant Killed by Mine in Viet Nam the Second District Court of bling" and indicated he would ture peace of the world and the security of all men may well be at stake." Johnson said America will continue to work for man-made promptu news conference short ment councils. "I didn't realize you were so Appeal's agreement to delay hot recommend the sweepstakes ly after the Foreign Relations full-value assessment until next nour. St.

a British possession in the northern edge of the Leeward Islands, lay about 70 miles' north of the storm's eye early in the evening. Pan American World Airways completely and unreservedly Committee had considered Pres Pearce said he did not know if he would recommend it, but year. devoted to our present policy, ident Johnson's, nomination of controls that will keep space ef would "withhold any action until Tax Assessor Harry Schooley said Fulbright. I don't "We're leaving in about -30. minutes on a.

10-day Nicholas Katzenbach, presently Sen. Griffin has a chance to said Lee and Marion Counties think you should be quite so attorney general, to be. under operation which shall be my last, so don't worry if I make a recommendation." were dragged into the. suit subservient1 to our present pol secretary of state, succeeding don write for awhile." That prophetic sentence was canceled flights to the Leeward Islands, where red and black hurricane flags flew from Guade- However, Pearce said it would icy'." George W. Ball.

Sgt. Roy D. Hutting's last in with Bay and Hillsborough." The petition for a writ of mandamus aimed at Dickinson was Senate Democratic Leader be "one of the finest things Florida could do" to set up a sweep Ebert letter to his mother, Mrs Mike Mansfield of Montana, forts "at the service of man and of peace." He and Erhard jointly agreed that further cooperation--between the United States and Germany in space is desirable and agreed to take steps to make peaceful exploration of space a more of a joint effort. Cavernous Building M. Long Jr.

of Fort Myers. San Francisco Hit stakes game filed for the same Dade County concerned about too much of a (Contlnued en Pago 3-A) Bid Opening Set Hutting died in South Viet Nam The North Florida farmer and group which first obtained a Supreme Court ruling requir Sunday of burns he suffered unanimity of view in the State Department, urged the devil's packer said he estimated Florida could net at least $50 mil On Landscaping, ing full value assessment. advocate role on Katzenbach when an armored personnel carrier struck a Viet Cong mine during the combat operation. lion per year in profits on the Mansfield, also a member of Hearing Monday The Supreme Court set $3 tickets. New Hampshire, with By Race Violence SAN FRANCISCO Several hundred Negroes milled about, breaking store windows and throwing rocks at police cars in a predominantly colored section of San Francisco Tues "I think we're all called upon the committee, recalled that the Hutting, 19, had expected to one-tenth the population and a Bulkhead Projects Bids on a bulkhead project at the Fort Myers Yacht Basin hearing on the merits of the pe to cooperate in this field," Erhard said while standing inside man Katzenbach is replacing Undersecretary of State George leave South Viet Nam for reassignment after the combat pa much smaller tourist industry, has netted from about $3.5 mil tition at 9:30 a.

m. Monday. W. Ball had performed such County Attorney Frank A. Pa- the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building, the world's larg lion to $5 million a year, he and a landscaping project for vese said he will go to Talla a function and added: "I would hope that the dev day night.

pointed out. est, where Saturn man to the hassee to argue against the writ city parking lots will be opened at 10 a.m. today at City Hall. Earlier a policeman shot and "If there's anything morally on the ground that it would il's advocate would not be lost with your appointment I killed a Negro youth, who was wrong with it, let's start a cru moon rockets are assembled. The 2Va hour tour, winding up two days of discussions by the Yacht Basin bulkheading con cause a disruption of county fleeing on foot from a car po hope you will undertake that sists of 384 linear feet of curtain sade right now and close down all pari-mutuel betting at our trol was finished.

He wrote the letter Sept. 20, saying he. expected to be sent to Korea, Okinawa or Hawaii. He was assigned to Co. 25th Infantry Division at Cu Chi.

Cited for Bravery Hutting had been decorated several times for bravery in action, and twice received the Purple Heart medal for wounds government to reassess for the 1966 roll. responsibility so the President two leaders, included stops at lice said was stolen. Police, reinforced by 90 ex bulkhead to be added to the race tracks. It's the same Lee County won a delay of a can have the benefit of all sides of all questions." thing," he said. year in reassessing last week when the Second District Court Katzenbach indicated he tra men, sealed off a 10-block stretch of third street in San Francisco and alerted the National Guard.

Pearce said he was impressed with the businesslike manner in Gemini and Apollo astronaut launching sites. Donning hard hats, personally engraved with their names, Johnson and Erhard rode an of Appeal in Lakeland said it existing pier at the outside of the marina. Capt. Ed Hansen, basin operator, asked the improvement. The existing bulkheading does not extend deep enough, and does not stop wash getting into the would try, and said that as attorney general when all his ad had no objection to delaying a which the New Hampshire tickets are sold.

He said the system seems corruption-proof. he suffered in action. He volunteered as a machine gunner visers are in agreement on an Lee County Circuit Court order elevator to the top of the moon issue "that's when I get ner until next year. Schooley immediately presented the on a helicopter and was wounded during "Operation Shotgun." vous." BOY D. HUTTING No votes were cast against 469,590 tax roll for this year to Kennedy Clip Hutting was the; second soldier "They have been alerted," said Police Capt.

Martin Lee of the Portrero station, but he emphasized that at the moment there was no intention of calling out the National Guard. Police said they believed they could control what they called "a potential riot situation." Katzenbach's nomination, the the County Commission, which in the 25th Division from here to be killed in battle in Viet committee reported. If the Sen rocket launch pad 410-feet above the ground and surveyed one of the giant Saturn Vs. Erhard was greatly Interested in the size of the rocket, which reaches 365 feet Into the sky and which on launch day will weigh more than 6,000 tons.1 approved it and began equaliza CHARLOTTE Thieves area. The parking lot landscaping project will involve four downtown lots.

The city is in an improvement project aimed at having some 821 off-street parking spaces by the Christmas shopping season, some 745 of them tion. Nam. Pfc Christopher J. Dean, ate concurs, Katzenbach will become the No. 2 man in the broke into Jack Kennedy's home Pavese said Attorney Joe Ja 13 days, in the war Five other Southwest Florida servicemen have been killed in the Viet Nam war.

Surviving besides his mother 23, was killed May 11, after only department, just below Secre Tuesday and took $620 in Kennedy half dollars. cobs in Tallahassee named Lee tary of State Dean Rusk. and Marion along with Bay and are a brother, Richard A. Hut He told the senators "I have the greatest admiration for, the Must Follow Court Ruling Hillsborough in bringing the petition for the alternative writ of for transient parking and another 76 for subscription, ting of Orlando, a half-brother, secretary." I mandamus before the Supreme Court. These are the only four Herman Hutting who is in the Army in Viet Nam; two Opposed counties in Florida failing to Christian i sisters, Mrs.

James Langford of Sfiif Charges General Electric With Fixing Light Bulb Prices have a 100 per cent assessment Eau Gallie and Mrs. Frank Gartiser of Emerson, N.J., and this year. All four have been in litigation. Appellate courts had On the Inside his grandmother, Mrs. Elsie To School Prayers granted delays to all four.

Matthews of Fort Myers. Long was notified Mon Would Cost Plenty Schooley said if the writ is TALLAHASSEE State were more than $173 million, or about 50 per cent of the Industry total. Of this, it said, the James Beaton discourses on Johnson'! Manila trip. Page NEW YORK General Electric Co. was accused in a federal court antitrust suit Tuesday of fixing prices on day morning that her son was missing in action, then Monday upheld by the Supreme Court (Prayers and Bible readings are held, "I should imagine," in various schools in Lee Coun School Supt.

Floyd Christian (Continued on Pago I-A) sale under agency agreements night an Army officer brought word from Sarasota, that Roy take over bankrupt New York and Connecticut 'may ty. But, Prymas said, no com light bulbs through agency exceeded $135 million. As a result of the agreement, Millican Seeks Post plaints or comments from railroad. Page 14-A. had been killed.

The Defense said Tuesday he cannot condone Bible readings and prayers in public school in violation of the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial prayer, rulings. In a statement released to the Department confirmed the death teachers or students have been received "to my knowledge." the suit said, prices of GE light bulbs have been maintained at On Mosquito Board Weather Index by telegram Tuesday morning. artificially high levels, price (School Supt Ray L. Williams could not be reached for com competition has been restrain-: The soldier body 'will be Down hometoFort Myers and the funeral will be at "Harvey's Christian said he "must ment.) plead ignorance" to of Christian said educators' can Funeral Home.

Arrangements widespread violations of Flor will be announced later. fight to change the law "but unless and until such attempts William Millican, North Fort Myers insurance salesman, qualified Tuesday as candidate for the Lee County Mosquito Control District board, opposing incumbent John E. Price in Area Those already qualified for the Nov. 8 election for the board include Price, O. Leon-hardt and Carl M.

agreements with distributors and retailers. GE's agency system twice before has been challenged, and in 1926 the Supreme Court upheld its legality. In filing the new suit, the Department of Justice expressed the opinion, that the earlier cases were decided erroneous- Atty. Nicholas 1 Katzen-bach said the suit challenged a series of agency agreements between GE and distributors and retailers and asked for a permanent injunction against such agreements. In 1963, the suit said, General Electric's light sales ida schools, but went on to say "It is my hope that those counties which reportedly are continuing the practices rilled unconstitutional by the Supreme are successful, we have no choice but to obey the law." should point out, however, Amusements 7B Bridge 13A Classified Comics 2B Crossword i.

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4 Cast marine forecast Variable mostly southerly winds 8-15 knots. Scattered showers. (Full' weather details P. A) ed, and the distributors and retailers have been prevented from selling at prices and terms of their own choice. Katzenbach said the suit does not challenge the use of an agency system to distribute' and sell products, but it challenges the use of such a system to fix prices or restrain Twice before, the department had challenged the 50-year-old agency system of GE." The Supreme Court upheld the legality that the state superintendent Court reevaluate their position." does not have police powers," Cleaner Tumbles i QUEBEC (ffl-Gilles Bouchard, a 287year-old, window cleaner, survived a 125-foot fall Tuesday from the 10th floor of a building.

chain holding his platform broke and he fell to a lawn below. Bouchard suffered a broken Christian said. "These matters (In Fort Myers, Asst. Supt." E. J.

Frymas said the schools Voyles in Area 1, and incum of prayer and devotional Bible-reading are essentially local "have no regulations in the mat ter one way or the other. It is bents Peter Hansen in Area 3 and Benson in Area 5. Deadline for qualifying is Oct. matters, falling within the purview of the county superintendents and their school boards." pretty well left up to the pelvis and a broken arm. of the system 1926.

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