The Columbus Telegram from Columbus, Nebraska • Page 1

"Freedom is faculty which enlarges of all faculties," --Immanuel Kant NINETY-THIRD YEAR Member Associated Press TELEGRAM WEATHER OUTLOOK Occasional rain or jhewert Thursday night and Friday. Lows Thursday night rear 40 northwest, mid 40s southeast. Highs Friday, low and mid Ms northwest, 55 to near 60 south- east. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1972 14 Pages Today Wholesal prices increase WASHINGTON (AP) Price's of a of-wholesale food, industrial raw materials and manufactured products rose an, average of three-tenths of. one per last month, the government reported today.

The report.by the Bureau of tabor Statistics said the in- crease included a rise of six- -teriths of one per cent for farm products, processed foods and while industrial com- modities increased two-tenths of one per cent. The report said that in the three, months, wholesale rose at an annual rate ol 6.7 per compared with 4.9 per cent rate in the first and second quarters of the year, and that food and feeds soared an annual rate of 17.4 per cent in' the third quarter. In the 13 months so far of President Njxon's wage-price 'controls, wholesale prices have risen at an annual rate of 4.3 per cent, compared with a rale of 5.2, per cent in the nine 'months prior to the controls. September increase the government's Wholesale Price Index up to 120.2 of its 1967 base of 100. This means it cost wholesalers $120.20 last month on the aver- age for goods worth five years ago; The index was up 5 per cent in the past year, the bureau said.

Dr. Marina Whitman, a mem- ber of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, said the September price rise was half the average for the previous two months and that it showed "further progress in reducing the rale of inflation." She said the fact that whole- sale prices rose more in the first year of Nixon's controls the year before was en- tirely due to sharp increases in farm prices. Asked why the government didn't extend controls to prices the that, "would danger of shortages and possibly food ra- tioning. Food prices are controlled after sale from the farm, meaning that farm prices in- creases can be passed along to the consumer. "While the rate of inflation has come down, it's still higher than we would like," Mrs.

Whitman said. "We don't feel yet that we're through--that we've won," she added. "We're riot satisfied, it's got to keep coming down." In food, the report said, fruits and vegetables declined six- tenths of one per cent in Sep- tember but were up 33.3 per cent from a year ago; meats, poultry and fish dropped five- tenths of one per cent for the month and were up 12.1 per cent over the past year; egg prices shot up 15.7 per cent in September and were 6.6 per cent above A year increased seven-tenths of one per cent for the month and was 3 per cent above a year Among industrial prices, textiles were up two-tenths of one per cent for the month and 4.2 per cent for the year, leafh- products rose eight-tenths and 18.3 per cent respectively fuels increased five-tenths and 4.3 per cent, lumber prices rose three-tenths for the month and 10.6 per cent for the year. Today's Index Horoscope Page 2 Editorial Page 4 Women's News 5 Comics Page 6 Home News Page 8 Sports Page 10 Classified Pages 12, 13 Evening Except Sunday and Holidays- lOc single copy Nixon won't raise taxes'; Congress may cause hike WASHINGTON (AP) Pres- ident Nixon said today "Micro will be no presidential lax in- crease" in 1973 but argued that "Congressional overspending" might make one necessary. Holding a 40-minute news conference in his Oval Office, Nixon also declared that Viet- nam peace talks are "in a sen- sitive stage." And he said that his search for the quickest possible settle- ment will in no way be affected by the fact (hat a presidential election will be held Nov.

7. Nixon, in discussing his lax policy, said he will rarely visit the campaign trail until Con- gress adjourns because he wants to remain in Washington to "fight the battle against ris- ing spending." He promised a succession of veto messages aimed at last- minute legislation that exceed his budget goals. The President was first asked for a response to charges by sonie Democrats that his ad- ministration has been corrupt. He responded by listing such charges made by Sen. George McGpvern, the Democratic Presidential nominee, and said some presidential advisers had he respond in kind, i He said he rejected such ad- vice because "I'm not going to dignify such comments." As for what McGovern has been saying, Nixon declared "I think responsible members of the Democratic party will be turned off by this kind of cam- paign." Nixon also fielded questions about the U.S.-Soviet grain deal and the bugging of Democratic National Committee headquar- ters at the Watergate building.

Addressing himself to allega- tions that grain exporters prof- iled from advance information about the $750 million grain agreement, Nixon said the FBI was looking into the matter and asserted, "if there has been any impropriety, any illegality, we want to know." He pictured the grain accord as beneficial lo (he nation, say- ing it would add a billion dol- lars lo farm income, create a of jobs, save' taxpayers $20Q million in grain storage charges and help ease the country's continuing bal- ance of payments crisis As for the Watergate affair, Nixon repealed that he had no personal knowledge of what was going on there and said he is convinced no principal fig- ures of his campaign com- mittee were party to the bug- ging. Recalling his probe of former State Department official Alger Hiss as a member of the House Committee on Un-American Ac- tivities, Nixon said that inquiry was "basically a Sunday-school exercise" compared to the City accepts fencing bid --Tckgram pholos by Dkk THE CANDIDATES Early this week the Columbus High candidates for homecoming king and queen gathered for their pictures, and the suspanse deepened Wednesday as students voted on who will be royalty and who will form the royal court Left to right above, seated, are Connie Jones, Jan Blatchford, Kim Tlgges, Debbie Jones and Colleen Liddy; standing, Ed Johansen, Bryan Tuma, Don Soullierc, Ron Ziola and Wes Johnson. Pictured separately, below, are Margo Mueller and Bill Deyke. Royalty will be announced at half-time of the Friday night football game against Hastings. Sounds like winter-snow, rain, colder 67 'at i piniV' 52 low this morning 74 high Wednesday 75 high year ago 53 low year ago 7:32 sunrise Friday 7:03 sunset Friday By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS There's a possibility of a little wet snow in parts of Ne- braska Thursday night and a stockmen's advisory has been issued for some sectors.

The Weather Bureau said a cold front ran from northeast Minnesota through the Nebras- ka Panhandle and northwest Colorado Thursday morning. A small low was over central Col- orado. Forecasters said the cold front should be through the eastern.part of the stale by Fri- day morning. High pressure is moving in behind the front and should reach northwest Ncbras- 'ka by morning. Precipitation is expected lo spread eastward over much of Nebraska, gradually ending in the west and north Friday.

Nebraska Rain or showers west this morning increasing and spreading eastward today over the area tonight, generally i northwest Friday. Chance of rain mixed with extreme northwest tonight. Stockmen advised to take precaution Vest tonight. Later today and north- west winds increasing to 15 to 30 mph. Low mid and upper 30s northwest, low and mid 40s southeast.

High today cooler west and north ranging from mid 50s and low 60s extreme west to 70 to 75 southeast. Cold- er Friday. High 40s northwest, 55 to 60 southeast. Three Americans killed in combat last week SAIGON A Three Americans were killed in action last week, Iha highest toll in five weeks, three died from nonhoslile causes, four were wounded and one was missing, the U.S. Command reported today.

Meanwhile, both and North Vicln'amese battlefield deaths fell to their lowest level of the six-month Communist of- fensive. The Saigon command report- ed that 352 South Vietnamese troops were killed, 1,458 were wounded and 60 were missing in action during the seven-day F111 gets clean bill SAIGON (AP) The U.S. Command.gave Us controversial Fill fighter-bombers a clean bill of health today after six days of tests and sent them on missions over North Vietnam, The command said only two strikes were flown overnight, although sources reported that most of the nearly 50 swingwing planes have arrived at Takhli air base in Thailand. The command reported that the Fills attacked 'an air defense center one mile south of Dien Bien Phu and a railroad siding on the northwest line between Hanoi and China. The command acknowledged publicly for the first time that the Fills had been withdrawn from combat after flying only four missions last week during which one of the jets 'mysteriously vanished with two crewmen aboard.

The Command claimed that several Fill strikes had been scheduled for Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, but.were canceled because of 'severe weather associated with Typhoon The Fills are billed as "allweather" fighter- bombers and the same day their raids were canceled, fighter-bombers without allweather capabilities, such as F4 Phantoms, logged 120 strikes over North Vietnam, according to the a communique, When asked for an a spokesman said, "The weather conditions where the Fills would'have-flown were more severe than in the area where the other aircraft were able to fly." The Fill has been enveloped in controversy ever since it first entered combat in March 1968. The first six Fills that arrived in the war zone then were grounded several times because of flaws. They flew only 55 missions before they were, returned to the United States that same year after two mysteriously vanished and a third crashed from mechanical causes. The Command reported that Air Force, Navy and Marine fighter-bombers of all types flew more than 150 strikes across North Vicinam Wednesday, about half the average daily number because of bad weather. More U.S.

B52 bombing raids were carried out in the Saigon region. The i sfratoforlresses launched 30 strikes to the north, east and south of Saigon, hitting at enemy staging areas and war stockpiles in a new campaign to foil Communist plans for an offensive in the region. Action across-South Vietnam was light and scattered. The Saigon command reported 85 enemy attacks, 63 of them by rockets, mortars and heaUseeking missiles, during the 24-hour, period end Ing. at daybreak today.

period ending at- midnight last Saturday; It claimed its forces and U.S. air and naval power killed 1,848 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops. The drop in casualties reflect- ed a similar general lull in bat- tlefield action last week. The allied -commands now have, reported these total casu- alties for the war: American killed in action; 10,279 dead pot as a re- sult of hostile action; 303,404 wounded; 1,682 missing, cap- tured or interned; and 118 missing not as a result of hos- tile action, South killed and 410,964 wounded. Vietnamese and Viet Cong 895,417 Hartincjton man faces first degree murder charge HARTINGTON, Neb.

(AP) Richard Kruckman, 31, Cole- ridge locker i plant operator, was held in the Cedar County Jail Thursday on a'charge of first degree murder in the death of his wife. He was arraigned before County Judge Bernard R. Bur- ton Wednesday on a warrant is- sued by County Atly, Patrick Rogers of Randolph. Kruckman reported to Cole- ridge officials about 9 p.m. Aug.

30 that he had found his wife, Judy, 29, lying in a hall- way of their locker plant, shot in the head. He said he had heard a shot. Examination showed Mrs. Kruckman had been shot in the left temple with a .22 caliber weapon. At.

their Wednesday night meeting, Columbus City Council accepted the bid of Viergutz Lumber Co. lo supply materials to fence the Loup River dike. The $5,730.60 worth of fencing will be installed by city workers. One bid $85 lower lhan the successful bid, but was for different posts and not delivered. Others ranged up to just over $6,400.

Several councilmen and city officials said they would attend the Oct. 6 final inspection of the dike, at the invitation of Army Corps of Engineers. During the relatively brief meeting, ending at- 9:30 plans and specifications were presented for the resunacing of 13th Street from 22nd Avenue to 33rd A No one remembered when the busy street last was resurfaced, but City Clerk Leo' it fniglit Ve rjeerfirrtnrr late 1940s. The Council received a letter from the board of trustees of a sanitary sewer district asking about hooking i the interceptor sewer running to Platle College. Other business: --Bids will be opened Oct.

18 on a new hydraulic sewer cleaner and truck; City Engineer Stephens was asked lo draw specifications for a 1 0 i extension to Ihe Pawnee 'Plaza area, the expense to be recovered later by water and sewer hookup charges; Meeting wqs set for next Tuesday to finalize the new job and pay scale, and new city policy; a salary increase tabled last monlh was left tabled until the new pay scale is adopted; Public hearing on a class liquor license for Holiday Inn will be Oct. 18, said Boettcher; To help children get to school without having lo walk in the streets, property owners are being ordered lo i a sidewalks in Siefken, Wunderlich and Wunderlich Second, and Fairview Second additions, Ag Park, and Catholic Cemetery; Insurance was discussed, especially on i vehicles and workman's comp; the insurance board will give advance notice of premium next year, and also give a complete explanation of coverage, said Name it Councilman Ivan Falk; A resolution of appreciation was adopted for i i building inspector Allen Eggert, who was present and introduced his successor Alvin Siemek; City agreed to pay a share of expenses for a utilities 'meeting in Columbus in mid- November; Mayor Fred a i and Council approved, appointments: a i a i commission, a Abcgglen, Wesley Schutz, Harold Clausen, and Earnest Olson; to housing authority, Ray Aerni. Political roundup By R. GREGORY NOKES Associated Press Writer Sen. George McGovern spoke today of a "new inter- nationalism" to supplant Presi- dent Nixon's foreign policy which he described as "un- conscious isolatitionism." But while Democratic presi- dential candidate McGovern 1 firsl'tielalled ar count of his foreign policy plans, Vice President Spiro T.

Agnew strongly denounced him. "Nobody can believe George McGovern," Agnew said, add- ing that the McGovern's pol- icies only "make him very pop- ular in some segments of North Vietnam." At appearances in South Da- kota Wednesday, Agnew said McGovern is "stirring the sus- picions of people around the land and relying solely on a campaign of fear and in- nuendo." McGovern, in a speech for the City Club of Cleveland today, said Ihe Nixon foreign policies are isolating Ihe United States from allies and trading partners. "We are isolated from reality by the insistence that fough talk and big Pentagon budgets are somehow synonymous with national manhood," he said. He urged rejection of "this unconscious isolationism in fa- vor of a new internationalism based not only upon our vital interests, but also upon Ihe kind of nation we can and should be." The Democratic vice presi- dential candidate, Sargent Shriver, expressed support in Denver for a decision of the Colorado Labor Council to en- dorse McGovern against the wishes of AFL-CIO President George Meany. "If any labor leader, no mai- ler how high he is," Shriver told Ihe council, "tells you lo vote for Richard Nixon he is telling you lo vole against your own best interests and against Ihe best interests of every wor- ker in the country." Shriver was to fly lo San Jose and Los Angeles today.

Meanwhile, an internal con- frontation was building up with- in the AKL-CIO over Meany's orders to stale groups lo repeal resolutions urging defeat of Nixon. to' the state AFL-CIO" nia and Oklahoma, and similar orders were expected in Min- nesota, North Carolina, Nebras- ka, Iowa and Texas, where the state labor conventions have called for defeat of Nixon. Mas- sachusetts Wednesday adopted a similar resolution. In Washington, U.S. District Judge John J.

Sirica issued a blanket order against comment on the Watergate case by any- one connected with it. The case involves the breakin and al- leged bugging attempt at Democratic party offices on June 17. Sen. McGovern's wife, Elea- nor, was campaigning in Louis- ville, where she said Wed- nesday night- that Americans have Ihe feeling "they have been duped and cheated." FBI's Watergate investigation. He reported that 133 agents tracked down 1,800 leads -and conducted 1,500 interviews in preparing the case that led lo grand jury indictments of seven men accused of participating in the break-in and bugging oper- ation.

Reminded of his promise "to reduce the burden of properly taxes, Nixon said he will give top priority lo aiding the elder- ly. He said one million retired persons with incomes of less than $2,000 a year pay an aver- age of one-third of that sum in properly taxes. Nixon termed this "fiscally wrong and morally wrong" and said his first legislative request next year would deal with that area. The President said his goal will be to case the property tax burden without raising other taxes. Questioned about busing, lo achieve racial balance in the schools, Nixon called anew for legislation to halt court-ordered busing.

He said a new Congress might act quickly on this sub- ject in 1973. "That I would prefer," "he said, describing Ihe congres- sional route as easier and quicker. But if all else fails, he said, he would back a constitutional amendment to achieve the same end. At one point. Nixon became a bit philosophical about his role as acknowledged front-runner in the presidential campaign.

Noting his large lead in pub- lic opinion polls, he said he has cautioned his aides, "Don't rely on the polls." The problem for a candidate who is far ahead in the Straw votes, he noted, is lo get his supporters to the polls on elec- tion day. "What we need above all else," he said, "is a big vole." In answer to a on renewed his support for the weifare refonn Lalifor- i killed. Wednesday by the said he will renew his request for such legislation and argued- that he would not approve pro- gram that would add to welfa re rolls. He said reform plans "by our opponents" would do that. In discussing Vietnam, Nixon said his aim is lo end the war "just as soon as we can get a settlement that is right." He added: "Under no circumstances will the timing of a settlement be affected by the fact that there's going to be an election on Nov.

7." While describing the pea'cc talks as "in a sensitive stage," Nixon said he could not predict when or if the peace search would succeed. Will help residents sign up for Nov. 7 election NAME-IT Several Inches long, this steel thingamabob has clamps on one end and a hook at the oilier. This was an "out- doors" toot, mostly, and isn't used much anymore. See page 2.

Boy, 2, injured in tractor accident Mickey Jarecki, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Jarecki, is reported in poor condition after a a accident on the family farm near Columbus Wednesday. After the boy was struck by Ihe tractor, his parents brought him to Behlen 'Hospital and he was transferred to an Omaha hospital by the rescue unit. He is being treated in Ihe intensive care unit.

Record New accidents reported 1 Total to date 694 Last year 446 Injuries 151 Deaths calls to date 83 Last year 64 Days without call 3 Ambulance calls io date 492 Last year 443 Deputy registrars will be i i i Plalte communities, including Plalte College, in the next few days lo help get residents signed up for the Nov. 7 general election, says Platte County Clerk Carl Hoge. Persons 18 years old or older, wanting to vole, must register for these reasons: (I) if they have never registered; (2) if (hey have moved, either within their precinct or to a different precinct, since they la registered; (3) if (hey have changed their a by marriage or olherwise. Registration can be completed at Hoge's office in Courthouse any time, but must bo accomplished by p.m. Friday, Oct.

27, in order qualify a person for the Kov. 7 election. Later this monlh, Hoge said, Ihore will be special registration assistance available in various Columbus The special registrations set up so far are: --Oct. 10, Creslon rural fire hall, 9-11 a.m.; Humphrey city hall, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Cornlca city hall, 14 p.m.; Lindsay cilv hall, 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m.; --Oct. II, Tarnov city hall, 0-11 a.m.; Platle Center auditorium, i a.m. lo 4 p.m.; Duncan rural fire hall, 1-4 p.m.: Monroe auditorium, 3 a.m. to 4 p.m., -Oct 13, Plalte College, a.m. lo 5 p.m.

U. S. peace proposals called "unreasonable" PARIS (AP) The Viet Cong declared today that Ihe wide gap between conflicting positions at the Vietnam peace talks "makes the solution to any substantial questions im- possible." Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh, chief delegate of the Viet Cong's provisional revolutionary gov- ernment, lold the' 162nd session of the deadlocked talks that U.S. peace proposals are "utterly unreasonable and groundless." Her statement followed a dec- laration by Ihe North Vietna- mese chief negoliator, Xuan Thuy, (hat "up lo now the posi- tions are far apart on political and military questions." Binh fold the U.S.

dele- gation: "Onr negoliating posi- tion is correct and just, while yours is'unreasonable and jusl. It is this antagonism which has created the wide gap which makes ihe solution lo any substantial question impos- sible." U.S. Ambassador William Porter said the North Vietna- mese and Viet Cong have missed opportunities lo make peace and urged that "real ne- gotiations not mere restate- ment of your demands" begin today. Thuy said the Nixon adminis- tration' "is intensifying and ex- panding the war more than ever.".