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2 The Missouluin, Saturday, November 15, Colder March 100 Rfloore Jbm Dm Vietnam War Protest statement at the Post Office saying that the march was organized "to fill the void left by the Missoula Moratorium Committee's illogical postponement of anti-war observances," Moratorium activities had been postponed for one week after the automobile accident deaths of student body president Benjamin Briscoe and student vice president Bruce Gray last Saturday. Mr. Briscoe and the student government were involved in planning moratorium activites. "We see no immediate connection between the accidental deaths of two student leaders and the wanton murder being meted out in Vietnam," Monger said. Continuing the moratorium is more "fitting and proper" than "such serious and solemn gatherings as pep rallies and football games," he added.

A pep rally is planned to precede the UM football game Saturday. Asked what effect the march and petition drive might have, Dan McMannis, a senior in philosphy from Missoula, said: "Well, he (Nixon) can't put it in his file of support That's for sure." Monger, who dropped out of school last spring, said that people marching "felt compelled to do something. Vigorous pressure against the war, aimed at pulling the troop out as soon as logistical-ly possible, must be maintained," he said at the Post Office. He and Pat Hayes, one of the moratorium march organizers, said that a 72-hour fast and vigil is planned for the three-day December Moratorium. After the march, the flag, which accidentally had been burned slightly by a candle, was folded, and the coffin was placed next to the grizzly bear statue on the UM campus.

By DENNIS E. CURRAN Missoulian Staff Writer More than 100 University of Montana students peacefully protested against the Vietnam War Friday afternoon with a moratorium "funeral" march from campus to the Post Office and back, The marchers carried a flag-draped wood and cardboard coffin which they said symbolized the almost 40,000, Americans killed in Vietnam. Before the march the coffin sat in the University Center during a 24-hour memorial vigil. A petition signed by about 550 persons urging the United States to "get the hell out of Vietnam NOW" was mailed to President Richard Nixon from the Post Office. It was sent by certified mail, and the marchers requested a return receipt slip in hopes that the President would have to personally sign for the envelope.

However, a postal clerk told them that Nixon would not sign for it. The march, which drew unemotional stares from rush-hour bystanders, was organized by the Radical Student Union, a loosely organized student group, and was peaceful and orderly throughout. Police cars followed the march at a discreet distance and were not overly conspicuous. The marchers walked on the sidewalk because a parade permit had not been requested, or obtained. Organized only a day before it took place, the loosely planned march came no where near to drawing the 2,000 participants of the October Vietnam Moratorium march.

More than 125 marchers were counted as the group crossed the Higgins Avenue Bridge, but the crowd dwindled to less than 75 as it returned to campus. One of the peace marchers, John Monger of Dillon, read a I r- '-Wir Major Cutback Planned In Supertransport Funds UNITED GIVERS award winners helped themselves to coffee and rolls during Friday morning's victory banquet. From left are Karl Bell, schools division chairman; Gil Magilke, First Sales Army chairman, and Chuck Zigmund, Second Sales Army chairman. They received plaques for five years of outstanding service in the annual fund-raising drive. See story, page 1 (Staff Photo by Harley Hettick) Registrar Move Favored Today Football fans planning on attending the Grizzly game Saturday will be well advised to take along cold weather gear for the late afternoon as a high pressure front is expected to bring cooler temperatures.

The front, now hanging off the coast of British Columbia, is expected to move across western Montana late Saturday. An accumulation of snow is expected this weekend and the weather will be cooler into the first part of the week. The nation's high Friday was 87 at Palm Springs, and the low was in Montana with a -2 at Lewistown. In Missoula the highest temperature on record for Nov. 14 was 60 degrees in 1896 with the lowest -13 in 1955.

The sun will set at 5:02 Saturday and rise at 7:41 Sunday. YESTERDAY IN MISSOULA Maximum 51 Minimum 27 At 6 a.m. 30 At 6 p.m. 41 At midnight 32 Precip 0 West of the Divide Partly cloudy with f6g early Saturday. Mostly cloudy Saturday afternoon and Sunday.

No important temperature changes. Scattered showers developing Saturday night and continuing Sunday. Highs Saturday 45-55, lows Saturday night 25-35. YESTERDAY ELSEWHERE City High Low Pep. Belgrade 54 24 Billings 43 13 Broadus 41 6 Butte 53 23 Cut Bank 52 12 Dillon 54 25 Drummond 59 21 Glasgow 35 7 Great Falls 56 14 Hamilton 63 30 Havre 44 7 Helena 59 19 Kalispell 47 23 Lewistown 46 -2 Livingston 57 23 Miles City 37 7 Thompson Falls.

54 28 W. Yellowstone. 39 20 Chicago 29 22 .03 Denver 56 18 Fairbanks. -15 -29 Los Angeles 73 61 Mpls-St. 24 15 .10 New York 51 44 .18 Phoenix 76 52 San Francisco.

65 58 Seattle. 50 40 Vote to Strike DENVER (AP) Denver teachers Friday night voted to stage Colorado's first teacher strike after months of negotiations with the city school board. John Boggs, president of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association, announced the total after a day of voting by teachers in all city public schools. Boggs said 2,615 teachers voted to walkout at 7 a.m. Monday, while 1,577 voted against a strike.

Senate Republican leader Hugh Scott not only agreed, he went Agnew one line better: "I think the networks deserve a thorough goosing." Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, said the Agnew speech was "an attack with the ultimate aim of dividing this country" on the issue of the Vietnam war. Agnew specifically assailed the way network analysts dealt with President Nixon's Nov. 3 address to the nation on Vietnam policy.

Agnew said a majority of commentators "expressed in one way or another their hostility to what he had to say." An FCC spokesman announced that Burch personally telephoned the chairmen of the three major television networks two days after the Nixon speech and asked for transcripts of the commentaries broadcast immediately afterward. The spokesman said Burch had received "a number of complaints from congressional and other sources" about the ed in a reduction from 120 to 81 aircraft." The 39 planes being dropped from the program would have furnished an additional two squadrons for fast movement of heavy military equipment to distant overseas points in crises. As a result of a detailed review of costs, the statement said, "it is now estimated that an additional $149 million would be required to complete the 120 aircraft program." The Air Force inflation and production difficulties would be responsible for the increase, which would add to the already skyrocketed $5,125 billion cost. Originally, during the regime of former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, it was calculated that the 120-plane fleet of C5As would cost $3.36 billion.

Thus, an overrun of about 52 per cent was expected to rise even higher, according to the Air Force statement. The Air Force said the final cost "will in all probability' be Lumber Pact Goes To Union Sunday An agreement on a new, three-year contract reached by negotiators from Bonner Local 3038 of the Lumber Sawmill Workers Union and Anaconda Forest Products Co. will be submitted to union membership for consideration at a meeting 7 p.m. Sunday in Union Hall. A settlement was reached about 9:30 p.m.

Thursday after spending the day and evening in bargaining. Friday afternoon was devoted to going over the proposed contract to make sure that both sides had the same understanding of the terminology-Terms of the proposed contract will not be disclosed pending discussion and action by the union membership. Union members at a meeting last Sunday authorized their negotiating team to call a strike should it be deemed necessary. From 400 to 500 members would have been affected had a strike been called. subject to interpretation of the contract provisions and may require adjudication in the courts." Sen.

William Proxmire, whose Senate subcommittee has been probing the costliness of the C5A, said he is delighted at the cutback but added the C5A program will remain under close scrutiny. He said the cutback will save at least $1.5 billion. Proxmire also said the Pentagon has now acknowledged a $2 billion cost overrun on the airplane. He said that reinforced the accuracy and wisdom of testimony nearly a year ago by A. E.

Fitzgerald, an Air Force auditor who lost his job after his protests at the plane's cost were aired. Proxmire's subcommittee opens hearings Monday on the Pentagon's firing of Fitzgerald from the office of financial management in what the Air Force said was an economy. Cities' Deadline (Continued from page 1) 1 was not made until the session had begun and most money committed, so it was rejected. "One of the reasons the state ought to contribute is that those plants are benefitting the people downstream," Mizner said. Before inflation became a factor, D.

G. Willems, chief of the state's water pollution control section, had estimated that it would take $15 million for all Montana cities to comply with state standards. Construction required in major Montana cities and deadlines originally set by the council are as follows: Billings: $2.8 million with completion required by July of 1972. Great Falls: $3 million with completion required by July of 1972. Missoula: $1 million with completion required by July of 1972.

Helena: $500,000 with completion required by January of 1972. Butte: $2.3 million with completion required by January of 1970. problems is to bring in more business and more people. "I firmly believe more people will not desecrate this great state," Gov. Anderson said.

Watkins Found Guilty on Five Counts ROUNDUP (AP) A district court jury in Roundup Friday night found William Watkins, Roundup-area rancher, guilty on five counts of receiving stolen horses. He was charged with receiving horses stolen from California, Colorado and Kansas. The jury deliberated more than eight hours before reaching its verdict. District Judge Nat Allen did not immediately pass sentence. Watkins originally was charged on six counts but one was dismissed early in the trial.

Short Trip to Court Detours Marcher A leader of the Missoula draft resistance organization was forced to temporarily halt his participation in Friday's Vietnam Moratorium activities to make a hurried trip to police court. Patrick Hayes, 23, of 2118 S. Higgins was to appear before Police Judge Wallace Clark at 4 p.m. Friday to answer a complaint involving a traffic incident on Oct. 31.

The complaint had been signed by John Patrick Lynch of 227 Connell Ave. who appeared in court with several witnesses who were reportedly going to testify for him. Shortly after 4 p.m. Clark issued a warrant for the arrest of Hayes because he had not appeared at the hearing. Patrol cars were notified to pick up Hayes and bring him to the court.

However, by the time the word went out, Hayes walked into the court room. In the meantime the plaintiff and the witnesses had departed so once again Clark was without the proper parties. The trial was continued until Nov. 20 and Hayes was dismissed to resume his activities at the moratorium. OFFICERS TO VISIT Fifty missile launch officers from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Great Falls, will visit the University of Montana campus Saturday for tours, luncheon with UM faculty members and the football game with South Dakota State.

The officers are among 109 Air Force officers in the Minuteman Education Program who are earning masters degrees in business administration at the base under the direction of the UM School of Business Administration. "Vice President Agnew's comments last night on the television industry's news coverage were thoughtful, provocative and deserved careful consideration by the industry and the public," said Burch, a former Republican national chairman named by Nixon to head the agency which regulates broad- casting. The White House said President Nixon watched on television Thursday night when Agnew discussed the networks and news at a regional Republican meeting in Des Moines, Iowa. Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler said Nixon rarely watches television but switched on a set for the Agnew speech, which was carried live by all three major networks.

"The President has great confidence in his vice president and he supports his vice president in the office," Ziegler said. Ziegler, half jokingly, said Nixon himself has not discussed news coverage since 1962, when he bitterly denounced the reporting of his losing campaign WASHINGTON (AP) The Air Force announced Friday night a major cutback in the C5A supertransport program which it said faces another $149 million in cost increases. The announcement disclosed a decision to limit procurement of the C5A target of strong congressional criticism to the present program of 81 planes for four squadrons. This will eliminate an additional projected buy of 39 more of the world's biggest transport planes in future fiscal years. "Budget constraints require that the Air Force closely examine program requirements for the 1971 budget," a statement said.

"This examination has result- $16,363 Grant Montana congressmen announced Friday the National Endowment for Arts has awarded a grant of $16,363 to the Montana Arts Council at the University of Montana. The grant, made on a 50-50 matching basis, is for support of the State Arts Council. Agnew 'Gagged' NEW YORK (AP) A Time magazine spokesman said Friday that due "strictly to a production error," about 320,000 copies of its Nov. 14 issue were sent to subscribers with the mailing labels glued over the mouth of Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, depicted in caricature on the cover.

The spokesman said the error was made in the magazine's Atlanta, plant. for governor of California. While the FCC does not directly supervise the networks, it does have regulatory power because of its control over license renewal of broadcast stations owned by the networks or affiliated with them. Burch is to appear before the Senate communications subcommittee on Dec. 1 to testify on broadcast license renewal procedures.

rfillliil PLUMBING AND HEATING SERVICE hfu it my 1 4 siqtHR Ml Kf FCC Chairman Endorses Agnew Charges of Bias (Continued from page 1) a- starting salary of $489 per month," the governor said. "This is ridiculous and we con- Legion Early Bird Dinner Tonight Annual "Early Bird" dinner of Hellgate Post 27 of the American Legion will be at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the clubhouse at 825 Ronan St. Sen. Mills Folsom will be the speaker and Mayor Richard G.

Shoup toastmaster. Individuals who renewed memberships on or before Veterans Day last Tuesday will be admitted free. Others will be charged. MSU Student Killed in Car Mishap BOZEMAN (AP) Richard P. Handran, 21, a Montana State University sophomore student from Wolf Point, was killed early Friday in a one-car accident on the southeast edge of Bozeman.

Hospitalized with undetermined injuries was Robert 0. Miller, 22, a student from Great Falls. Bozeman police said the car Handran was driving went out of control on a curve of Highland Boulevard and rolled several times, stopping in a stubble field. Police said the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed. Handran was the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Warren J. Handran of Wolf Point. The death pushed Montana's fatality toll for the year to 286 or 34 more than on this date last year. GERMAN DINNERS STEAKS-LOBSTER SANDWICHES 'A it 1 v' not expect to keep the kind of 'people needed when we have them working for that kind of money." Anderson said that a highway safety plan for Montana has been submitted to Washington under the provisions of the Highway Safety Act of 1966 and that he expects when this is implemented the state will be able to greatly upgrade the highway patrol without spending more money because of federal government participation.

Industrial Development Finally, the governor said, he was appealing for support of his efforts to expand the industrial development of Montana. He said that, understandably, there is in the state a great feeling to "keep Montana the big outdoors, the big backyard, but you and I cannot much longer afford the luxury of remaining in Montana as businessmen unless we can bring about some changes." The governor pointed out that the per capita income in the state has slumped below the national average and that it is no longer possible to obtain the tax revenue needed to operate a "good" state. He noted that it has been argued that the state's problems would be solved if Montana had a sales tax. He said he has opposed such a tax because it is simply a way of transfering the tax load from one person and putting it on another. He said Montana might wind up with a sales tax, but that it would not solve the state's basic problems.

"The only way to increase the tax take is to increase the take of the people," he said. "Increase your income as employers and increase the salaries you are able to pay your employes." He contended the only way to solve Montana's tax revenue DRAFT BEER COCKTAILS PIZZAS TONITE MARDI Enjoy the vocal styling a Mardi tonight from 9 P.M. 2 A.M. 1 FOR ALL KINDS of STEAKS World Famous CHINESE FOODS Try Our Famous MINGS Family Style NO. 1 DINNER Or Shelled Deep-Fry LOBSTER TAIL Simmered in a delightful sweet and sour sauce with chicken, beef, pork, crab meat, shrimp or Lobster Tail.

MING'S RESTAURANT W. Central U.S. 93 South WASHINGTON (AP) Dean Burch, new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, endorsed Friday Vice President Spiro T. Agnew's charges of bias in network television newscasts, calling the criticisms thoughtful and provocative. For the Record Births COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas R. Griggs, 913 Gladys Drive, boy. ST. PATRICK HOSPITAL Mr.

and Mrs. Clarence Johnston, 318 Orange girl. Marriage Permits Gerald Lynn Gordon, East Missoula, and Linda Schneider, Missoula. Robert Raymond Makela and Doris Marie Resetar, Missoula. Joseph Tucker Hubber, Missoula, and Barbara Helene Rollins, Billings.

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