rX'S Romney Sets Goals; COMING DOWN — The Roosevelt Hotel, a Pontiac landmark for,43 years, is fast on its way to extinction. Prompted by a court order rendered Wednesday, the owner ordered razing of the building’s remains, and wreckers moved in yesterday. The hotel at 125 N. Perry was struck by fire Aug. 27. Cycle-Helmet Clash May Cut Road Fund By JIM LONG Michigan could lose millions of dollars In federal the eminent, State Hep. Loren L>. son said today. it * it “The federal government has gone along with us so far only because they know we’re trying our best to comply,’’ the Waterford -Township Republican said. “But I don’t know how long it will Anderson’s concern steins from an announcement made by the American Motorcycle Association (AMA) earlier this . week. It said it would go into court to challenge a new state law that requires crash helmets to be carried on motorcycles as part of their equipment. The measure was adopted this year to offset a Wayne Sunny Sky to Stay Still Another Day Summer’s sunny bright, blue skies , will be withus for still another day, according to the weatherman. There’s a chance of a few showers dampening the Pontiac area Sunday. ★ The U.S. Weather Bureau offers the following day-by-day official forecast; TODAY -t Sunny and a little wanner with a high of 76 to 82. Fair and cool ■ mgs? it ★ ★ Winds west to southwest at five to 12 miles per hour becoming southwest to south tonight. TOMORROW — Mostly sunny and SUNDAY — Chance of showers and a little cooler. The thermometer in downtown Pontiac registered a low of 57 prior to 8 a.m. The 2 mowrcycuBU ana their passengers to wear helmets. The law was declared unconstitutional. WFBjMm The ruling has been upheld by the Michigan Court of Appeals and is now ANDERSON before the Michigan Supreme Court, according to Anderson. Anderson is chairman of a special House, subcommittee set up to draft new laws pertaining to motorcycles. He refined the first helmet statute and drafted the second. it it. *ie “I really can’t Understand why the AMA is fighting us so hard, though I suspect that it is getting a lot of pressure from its members,” Anderson said. “You would think that the association would do everything ia its power to promote safety among its members,” he added. LOSS OF REVENUE Anderson said the state could forfeit as much as 10 per cent of its federal, highway revenue because the Federal Highway Safety Standard Act is being violated. States must follow regulations set highway funds, he added. “And the act clearly says that motorcyclists must wear helmets.” (Continued on Page A-2, Col. 3) to Senate Unit WASHINGTON (AP) - Justice Abe Fortas refused today to appear again before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which resumed hearings with testimony he Was paid $15,000 to conduct a summer seminar at American University. Dean B. J. Tennery of the university’s ~ law school told the committee, in Its consideration of Fortas’ nomination to be chief justice, that Paul A. Porter, a former Fortas law partner, helped raise funds for the seininar. ★ * * Tennery, a surprise witness before the committee, said Fortas 1 had left the matter of compensation to him. “I did not even discuss with the justice what compensation he should receive,” the dean said. Earlier this morning Fortas declined the cammittee’8 invitation to return for , further“‘interrogation.” He testified over four days in July on his nomination. LACK OF PRECEDENT In a letter to the committee chairman, Sep. James O. Eastland, D-Miss., Fortas noted the “lack of precedent for such appearance,” also his “respect for the Senate” and his “profound and unshakeable devotion to the court and the Constitution.” And yet he did explain specifically why he would not return. ★ * * The chief opponent of Fortas’ con* firmation, Sen. Robert P. Griffin, R-Mich., said: “There can be no excuse for this refusal, Which leaves the committee record incomplete.” Today’s committee schedule had called for hearing first Sgt. Donald Shaidell of the Los Angeles Police Department as it studied the part Fortas played in Supreme Court pornography decisions. Aim Is Tight Budget Pontiac Sales Up Over Sept. 1 -10, Pontiac Motor Division reported today tijat its sales for the first 10- days of September were up 28 per cent from a year ago. General Sales Manager Thomas L. King said Pontiac dealers sold 12,388 new Pontiacs, Tempests and Firebirds during the Sept. 1-lO^riod. This compares to the 9,685 units sold during the same period last year. THE MAGIC NUMBER _ IS LANSING UR — Gov. George Romney has served notice on Michigan’s government department heads that next year’s state budget will be tight and that plans for a number of proposed projects will have to be delayed. Romney’s Budget Bureau for the first time has sent state agencies “tentative target budgets” which indicate about how much each agency can expect from the state next year. • The administrators have the message, but some of them don’t like it and are trying to convince the budget-writers they need more money. First to receive public criticism is the “target” figure of $812.4 million for state school aid in fiscal 1969-70, a $60-million boost over this year’s estimated total. ANALYSIS BEING MADE The State Department of Education is preparing an analysis of the proposed aid figure and is expected to describe it as far short of meeting schools’ needs. Officials from several of the 19 principal st.ate departments are meeting with State Budget Director Glenn Allen and his aides,*4 fighting for larger appropriations. Allen stresses the proposed “target” figures are subject to revision. “They’re preliminary,” he said. Some examples of Romney's “hold the line” budget plan: . • The state’s colleges and universities, which this year asked for $300 million and got $226.6 million have been assigned a “target” figure of $240.3 million. • The Mental Health Department,’ recipient of a $9.6 million budget increase this year, would receive about $8 million moss next year, bringing its General Fund budget share to $146.8 million:---- * * * • The Department of Education, which requested a $31.6 million appropriation for the current fiscal year and received $25.7 million, would receive a boost next year of $1.1 million. ★ * * • The Department of Public Health, with a current budget of $19.3 million compared with the $20.8 million re- -questod^wnultj rereive an increase of $485,061. ★ ★ ★ The conservation department Is seeking a $200,000 addition to' its proposed $15.5 million appropriation, i said. Model-City Bid for Pontiac Eyed The advisibility ef applying for Model City Funds from the federal government as a method of uplifting living and social conditions in slum areas of Pontiac will be studied by the, Pontiac Area Planning Council (PAPC). •k ■ it it The PAPC Board of Governors last night directed its staff to prepare its findings and submit recommendations before its Oct. 10 meeting. The study also is intended to determine the feasibility of Pontiac making application in cooperation with Oakland County which has been considering entering such a program. * * * The report will be undertaken as a rpsplt of a recommendation made by the PAPC task force on race relations. APRIL 1 DEADLINE The deadline for applying for Model City Funds is April 1, 1969, and according to James Bates, a member of the PAPC staff, and planning director for the city of Pontiac, it takes about three months to prepare an application. ★ * If Pontiac were accepted into the program, it would receive grants paying up to 80 per cent of the cost in revitalizing neighborhoods. The Model Cities program is aimed at removing blighted areas, expanding housing, increasing job opportunities, reducing welfare cases, improving education facilities and, in general, improving living-conditions. HHH Slaps Nixon; Agnew Apologizes By the Associated Press Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey has assailed Republican presidential rival Richard M. Nixon by name while Nixon’s running mate was all but apologizing for a verbal attack on Humphrey. “I am not concerned about the ’new Nixon’ or the ‘old Nixon.’ What worries me is the real Nixon,” Humphrey told a rally at Sea Girt, N. J., last night. Humphrey labeled Nixon as “that man who abused Mr. Truman, who heaped scorn on Adlai Stevenson, who fought John Kennedy every step of the way,” Mobilizing Ups Viet Army Force - "Magic number rTt^^fif^^OTlifnation ” of Detroit Tiger victories and Baltimore Oriole defeats totaling seven. When the number shrinks to 0, the Tigers clinch the American League pennant. jon- the United Auto Workers Region IB and a member of the board of governors, said: “We must do all we can to speed (Continued on Page A-2, Coj. 3) v SAIGON (AP) — The results of South Vietnam’s general mobilization far exceed the government’s expectations. It has drawn more than 240,000 men into the armed forces, officials say. “This is about 30 per cent above what we expected,” said one official. The total includes 63,000 young draftees and an amazing 161,000 volunteers. ' it ■ it ■ *... ‘ This has boosted the regular armed forces to more than 755,000 men, with Additionally, 400,000 men serve in loosely organized, sparsely armed local defense units, most of them in the cities and their suburbs. Officials said the large number of volunteers probably resulted from the desire of the young men to have some choice of assignment. The number of draftees, although less than half the total of volunteers, is considerably higher than the draft figure - for Jast year. Of* ficials say that 20 to 30 per cent of the men called up are rejected because they are physically unfit. AGES 17 TO 43 last June makes men 17 to 43 subject to the draft, veterans and reserves. Until the end of July, men 18 to 33, including veterans and reserves with less than five years service, were called, Each month the draft call goes to an older class of man. Officials say they * won’t know until the end of the year whether 17-year-olds and men 39 to 43 ’ will be needed* —-—: 1 /— and who has opposed efforts of President Johnson. In Rochester, N.Y., the GOP vice presidential nominee, Spiro T, Agnew, said he erred describing Humphrey ap “squishy soft cm Communism." Agnew said if he had realized the effect the statement would have, “I would have turned five somersaults to avoid saying Related Stories, Pages A-5, B-13 Nixon called for new leadership to restore respect for the United States around the world and urged a halt In trade with allies of North Vietnam as be campaigned yesterday in Indianapolis, and New Orleans. “It is time we made clear that tbe flag of the United States is nobody’s doormat,” Nixon said. , ★ * ★ Humphrey’s running mate, Sen. Edmund $. Muskie, D-Maine, also stepped up his attack on Nixon and charged, “Unfortunately in this campaign, as In all the last 20 years, he has shown adeptness more at running against, J)ian running for, a program for this country/’ Third-party candidate George Wallace was heckled in Milwaukee, Wis., by pickets who shouted, “Bigot, bigot, bigot.” Earlier Wallace said, “The worst dbjgBte-far.ihfr-e«»tnM^ other people bigots.” Firemen's Is R-r-really Bi ___Fire Chief Charles Marion has predicted “a top-flight show” for this year’s Pontiac Firemen’s Festival next Wednesday. “We had a good program and a good crowd last 'year,” he said. “But we’re both to be better this time " Marion pointed out that the 1968 parade will be the biggest ever, with more bands, vehicles and marchers making the trek from downtown to Wisner Stadium for the 7 p.m. opening of festivities there. A motorcade will set out from the Pontiac Mall at 6, then join with the rest of the parade at Pike and Saginaw at 6:30. The law includes a program of deferments, but these are hard to get and the requirements are strictly enforced by a board which decides each case. There are the usual deferments (or tbe only surviving son, students, Buddhist monks, Roman Catholic priests and for physical defects. Private companies, government offices and U.S. government agencies are required to categorize their employes on an A-F basis, “A” meaning indefinite determent, “F” meaning no deferment, and the letters in between recommending determents of one year to three months. WORK PRAISED Marion praised the community service work done by the Firefighters’ Association—work (financed by proceeds from the event. “One \ example is the invalid sticker program* wherein shut-ins have stickers placed on their front doors end bedroom windows 1o indicate an evacuation problem in case of a fire. ★ it it “That could save a lot of lives,” he said. Festival events will include fire prevention demonstrations, featuring a propane gas tower, a tug-of-war, a fireworks demonstration, ladder and hose drills and an appearance ty Linda Howe, Miss Oakland County of 1988. A battery-powered artificial a research team and liberty Mutual Insurance Co. • The arms itself is shown being demon- get instructions from muscles in the stump and can easily Mass. It 'was developed by handle 10-pound objects. , ' ‘ ' ’ > * " " 7 '■ - ' ' ' ft A~t THE PONTIAC PRESS. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1968 'Russian Buildup Dwarfing NATO' WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials say intelligence reports indicate the Soviet Union has built up its army in Eastern Europe to more than 50 divisions, about twice the number maintained by the West on the other side of the Iron Curtain. ★ * * While the Soviet divisions are said to be in a very high state of readiness, 'Pot'Grew Wild in Area Field It could have been a field day for narcotic addicts if the police hadn’t showed up first. But since they did, bushels of marijuana growing wild in a 15-by-20-foot field in Commerce Township went up in smoke. * * ★ Police from Wolverine Lake and detectives from the Oakland County Sheriff's Department first learned of the weed from a passing motorist. He told them he had,driven by the vacant lot on South Commerce Road near Glengary several tbpes before he decided to report his suspicions to police SAMPLE TESTED Authorities yesterday sent a sample of the weed to East Lansing where technicians in the Michigan State Police Crime Lab confirmed that the hemp was marijuana. ; / Police saii^ that' the marijuana had never been'cultivated. And understandably so, police added, since it was growing on right-of-way' property owned by the Michigan State Highway Department. some NATO divisions are below strength and lacking in sustained logistics support, by U.S. standards. * ★ U.S. . Intelligence reports, charting Soviet ijpoves connected with the occupation of Czechoslovakia, have sparked deep concern that the balance of power Eastern and Central Europe has shifted against the West. Officials stress they are talking about the threat in terms of Soviet capability rather than any Russian intent to attack. FORCE BEFORE INVASION Before the Russians led a Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia on Aug. 20, the Soviet Union maintained 20 divisions in East Germany, two in Poland and four in Hungary. NATO nations arrayed a total of 24 divisions in and near West Germany. France, no longer, part of NATO, nonetheless contributed to western military strength with two divisions in West Germany. ★ ★ ★ While the figures vary from nation to nation, a Soviet division contains about 10.000 men. An American division has about 15,000 men, exclusive of support troops. According to the latest U.S. intelligence analysis, Russia now has 17 divisions in Czechoslovakia where there were none before the invasion. IN STRIKING DISTANCE Six of these divisions are deployed within striking distance of the Czech-West German border, which until Soviet occupation was manned Only by Czech guards. U.S. military Authorities say. the Russians are now astride a main avenue of approach to such important German cities as Munich atjd Nuremberg, CLEARING TRACKS-WorkeTs last night and today spent several hours clearing Grand Trunk Western Railroad tracks,, after nine cars of a 125-car freight train derailed near South Saginaw Street. Nobody was injured, and officials have not been able to estimate the damage. Gycle-Helmet Controversy 'May Cut U.S. Road Aid' Birrtiingham Area Goal Reached in Community House Drive BIRMINGHAM—The Community House has announced that its 1968 Fund Drive goal of $63,500 has been reached. Community House President Walter Denison said, “It is gratifying to see our community again extend its financial support so that we may continue the programs and activities of the Community House.’’, . 0 ★ ★ * The Birmingham area landmark opened its doors to more than 180,000 persons last year and expects to exceed that number this year. The Community House is open to all clubs, service organizations, fashion shows, wedding receptions and many other groups and activities. 3,000-PLUS ENROLLED More than 3,000 persons are enrolled in the continuing education program held at the Community House. (Continued From Page One) During the short period that helmets were mandatory, statistics revealed that there was a marked decrease in motorcycle fatalities, Anderson said. REVERSAL “Now its starting to go back the other way. “This strong * opposition against helmets could work against motorcy-clists,” Anderson said. ★ i '★ If the death rate continues there mby be a public clamor for strong legislation Warehouse Picketed Model-City Bid that might even lead to removing motorcycles from the road, according to Anderson. ", *' * , * -f “Something like this might happen through ’panic’ legislation, speeded through the House without much thought given to the repercussions,” he said. EX-CYLE POLICEMAN “This would be a sad situation,” said Anderson, himself a former motorcycle policeman in Pontiac. Anderson said he feels the criticism leveled at him because of his legislation has been unfair. “All I’m doing is trying to,-make motorcycling safer." Liquor Drought Looms In Area for Pontiac Eyed TeenciaimsTranspiant Oakland County's liquor supply could dry up in a few weeks if picketing continues at the State Liquor Control Commission warehouse serving the area. About 50 employes at the Lincoln Park facility have walked off the job. Their union is the Federation of State County and Municipal Employes, but the Teamsters, who drive the delivery trucks, are not crossing the picket line. V * ★ The warehouse is the supply source for Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Lapeer, St. Clair, Monroe and Washtenaw counties. Gordon Ritchie, director of the warehouse, told The Press today that “panic buying” has already occurred. He said some brands are expected to be gone sometime next week with most popular brands probably disappearing after two weeks, if iher picketing continues. LANSING NEAREST The nearest state warehouse is in Lansing and it is not affected. The labor dispute reportedly involves wages, working conditions and the firing of some personnel. Ritchie said he felt the dispute would be “settled soon.” It began Sept. 5. * *_______* A meeting has been called Monday in Lansing between factions. The Weather (Continued From Page One) along this program. We have lots of competition from other cities.” TRANSPORTATION STUDY The board also laid’ the groundwork for establishing a task force to study transportation problems in Pontiac and the surrounding area. Noting that Pontiac has only 6V2 months before it could lose its bus service, Mayor William H. Taylor Jr., -chairman of P A P C, said: “Transportation is a problem that is no longer just a city problem, but one that the county and school people should concerirthemselves with.” ★ * * Staff members will return later with recommendations on how the transportation group should proceed. The formation of “a small task force” to study transportation was recommended by David Doherty, PAPC director. ANSBACH, Germany Iff) — A 15-year-old junior high school student attracted national attention today by claiming he has performed a successful heart transplant between two white mice. ★ * ' 4 , Franz Ziegler of Ansbach said he performed the transplant in a 2‘,r hour operation using a heart-lung machine he built from an aquarium pump. Trains on Time Despite Mishap Trains are still running on v schedule today through Pontiac despite last night’s nine-car derailment of, a 125-car Grand Trunk Western freight .train between Franklin Road and South Paddock. Nobody was hurt when the train was forced to apply emergency brakes at about 8:55 p.m. because ah auto was stopped on the tracks. When fhe brakes were applied, several cars buckled and nine jumped the tracks. Grand Trunk Western officials said today.. Tracks were cleared so that today’s trains could-ran on schedule, though.—-The freight was on a scheduled ran from Detroit to Durand. Railway officials this morning .could not estimate damages caused by the mishap, but said at least two of the derailed cars might have to be scrapped. Damage was also done to about 350 feet of track. AUTO VANISHED ____________ The auto that apparently caused the derailment could not be located after the mishap. Officials theorize the driver fled in his auto when he saw the oncoming train. Pontiac police dispatched 10 patrolmen to the scene to direct a traffic jam that was caused by the derailment. Officers said traffic was backed up for miles and the jam-up lasted for several hours. Railworkers were still working this morning to clear the portion of wreckage between Saginaw and Paddock, according to Yardmaster Lee Marino. The Junior League of Birmingham is sponsoring a Child Day Care Center for mothers who must work, attend school, or who are unable to care for their children during the day. Tt provides care for children 2% to 5 years of age, and is located in the west wing of the Embury Methodist Church, 1803 E. 14 Mile. ★ ★ ★ The center is open five days a week from i!30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Birmingham - Bloomfield Poetry Club will meet this evening at 8:30 at the Birmingham Community House. BLOOMFIELD HILLS—Jack D. Rutherford, 730 Westview, has been appointed manufacturing manager at Highland Park tractor plant. Ford Tractor Operations, Ford Motor Co, Rutherford has responsibility for manufacturing, manufacturing and plant en-gineering, and production planning and control' at Highland Park plant. ★ ★ ★ —For the past few years he has been quality control manager for Ford Tractor’s Antwerp, Belgium tractor plant and for the Basildon, England tractor plant. The Birmiogham-Bloomfield League of Women Voters will meet Monday at 12:30 p.m. in the activities room of the Birmingham Community House. ★ ★ ★ Guest speaker will be Karl D. Gregory, former Wayne State University professor. a consultant for several Detroit firms. —.....-........]...-- rJFqlUmS, Wcglfrer Bureau-Report------------............... PONTIAC AND VICINITY — Sunny -and V little warmer todayriffl^r7rfo~|J.‘~ Fair and cool tonight, low 52 to 56. Saturday mostly sunny and warm. Winds west to southwest five to 12 miles per hour today becoming southwest to south, tonight. Sunday outlook: Chance of showers and a little cooler. .ewttt temp«r«tor* ar«c«S