Enterprise-Journal from McComb, Mississippi • 1

Improving Partly cloudy and warm this afternoon, tonight and Friday. Widely scattered thundershowers Friday and possibly tonight. Highs Friday 82 to 90 and lows tonight 62 to 72. The river at Natchez is 45 feet and rising. i (BDnDDnS(B McCOMB, MISS.

THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1970 10e PER COPY 8 1ST YEAR-NO. 19 rtnu Ir. 1 Recalls Cuba and Bay of Pigs By OLIVER EMMERICH Editor Note: Editor Oliver Emmerich is attending a meeting of the American Society of Newspaper Editors in San Francisco this week. His column will resume later. it- formerly driven racing cars as a sport and was familiar with engines, Montalvo was able to secure a job with General Motors' Oldsmobile Division, training mechanics in transmissions.

Later he went to work for Detroit Diesel and still later went into a dealership in Lake Charles, La. Giving up his interest in the Lake Charles dealership, Montalvo contacted Detroit Diesel again and recently came to McComb where he handles their line. AS FOR the future of Cuba, Montalvo sees another possible revolution but doubts "I'll ever see the old Cuba I left again." He explained that the generation which is becoming of age there now grew up under Castro and Communism and has become indoctrinated to it. support failed to touch "the Central Airport," controlled by Castro, and the Communists soon put planes into the air. "We waved at some of them, thinking they were ours, and they shot back," Montalvo said.

Being unprepared to fight off the air attacks, the ground forces of the refugees soon began to lose. "WHEN I left my country the first time," Montalvo earlier said, "I vowed I would go back and fight for it." But by 1963, he decided "for the time being I had to look after my family." He had started learning English in prison and upon returning to New Orleans, he studied English further and worked as a soft drink salesman, driving a truck. Then because he was bilingual and because he had talvo moved to New Orleans where his wife was from. He worked at a gasoline service station until his expectant wife had a baby (they now have four children), and then he joined the CIA-sponsored Bay of Pigs invasion force in 1961. "We went to Guatemala" to train for the invasion, Montalvo recalled, and the Cuban refugees were divided into an Air Force and a Marine group.

"Everything was arranged by the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)," Montalvo said. He continued the invasion went well at first. "They were not waitingfor us. They were not prepared." The refugees had been promised the skies would be their's, but for some reason "Why, I never knew" the refugees' air Here's Montalvo's story, as told to the Rotary Club: BORN IN Cuba in 1930, Montalvo's family was in the real estate business. In 1954, he and his brother started a brewery and by 1960 the business was thriving, even doing an export business.

Then one morning Montalvo was greeted at his brewery by some of the "employes who were members of Castro's militia. They accused Montalvo of "exploitation" and ordered him to surrender his station wagon and sign papers giving the brewery to the state. He refused to sign the papers, abandoned the station wagon and walked home. An hour later he was on a plane to Miami. THROUGH THE help of the State Department, Mon 0 -m --in ami i Tells Him About Game Malcolm Roseberry, left, McComb Rotarian who introduced Ray Montalvo to the local club, teHs the speaker about the McComb civic club softball tournament which will be held at Rotary Field Saturday evening.

Roseberry displays a new cap bearing a Rotary emblem which he plans to wear in the game. enator Counter Opposition WASHINGTON (AP) Sena tors supporting President Nix on's decision to send U.S. troops into Cambodia are counterat tacking to block a move to pre vent deeper American involve ment in that country. A countermove by GOP Sen ate Leader Hugh Scott and oth ers is aimed at stopping an amendment by Sens. John Sher.

man Cooper, and Frank Church, D.Idaho barring funds for retaining U.S. troops in Cambodia and limiting future aid for air strikes. Scott has proposed amending the Cooper-Church amendment to authorize U.S. -Cambodian op erations if the President decides they are necessary to protec Americans in Vietnam. The Cooper-Church amend ment, the first in a series of pro.

posals dealing with U.S. action in Vietnam and Cambodia, is at tached to a military sales bill The Senate formally opened de bate on the measure Wednesday in a discussion that likely will occupy it until July. SEN. JAMES 0. Eastland, joined the counterattac by announcing today he will seek to bar enforcement of any limit on funds until the North Vietnamese release all Amer: can prisoners of war, "We are solemnly obligated- legally, morally and in the name of honor and decency to stand by these men even as they By CHARLES DUNAGIN E-J Staff Writer Ray Montalvo likes that part of the human mind that makes the good memories more vivid than the bad.

"Thank God I've forgotten many things," he told members of the Mc-Comb Rotary Club Wednesday after recalling episodes from his life which included exile from his native Cuba when Castro took over, participation in the invasion of the Bay of Pigs and a subsequent 18-month incarceration in a Cuban prison. Montalvo, 39, moved to McComb about two months ago. He is president of McComb Diesel Service on South Broadway, a new business in town, and he's able to smile freely despite misfortunes of the past which would have embittered many. Bi-State to Meet McComb Council 576 of the United Commercial Travelers of America, a fraternal benefit ser vice society, and Auxiliary 396 will serve as hosts and hostess es for the 70th annual session of the Mississippi-Louisiana Jurisdiction. The fraternity's number one international civic project is aid to retarded children.

Through this program, it has granted more than 2,200 scholarships the past eight years to teachers who wish to further their education in the field of mental retardation. More than 250 officers, dele gates, wives and guests are ex pected to attend the event which at the Continental Motel. Grand Counselor Gaddis Owens of Brookhaven will preside. The Mississippi Louisiana Solons Wait at it in If Highway Patrol, Guardsmen Standby stood by America," Eastland saUwiU be held Friday and Saturday Nixon Fails to Reply to Cambodia Meeting in disclosing his plans. CHURCH TOLD the Senate Wednesday his amendment is "directed against the very ac tivities which led to our entrap, ment in Vietnam.

Its adoption would erect a legal barrier against the further penetration of American forces into the jun. gles of Southeast Asia and help expedite the withdrawal of our troops from Vietnam." Sen. John C. Stennis, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, told reporters Wednesday the Cooper-Church proposal was "unthinkable," especially "while that battle is still going on." Although President Nixon has said all U.S. troops will be out of Cambodia by June 30, Stennis said "I just don't think anyone can foretell just when they can rt rrir rnt i tniecinn T-t- 1 A T1 Several students said the rock- throwing was triggered by young white man passing out anti-war leaflets on the campus earlier in the evening and urg.

ing protest against U.S. involve, ment in Cambodia. Others said It started with a handful of non- students drinking on a street corner who began pelting pass. ing cars. One student, who asked that he not be identified, told Mayor Russell Davis the disturbance was the result of black student dissatisfaction over many issues, including the Asian war, discrimination and racial polarization.

'Most of us know that as soon as July comes zap you're gone in the Army," he said. "Then it's gonna be the black guys sent to the front lines to get shot The blacks and the whites are polarized. All they know is I'm black and you're white and I'm gonna get you because you've been getting me for too long." When the students made bon nre of lumber from a campus construction project and other materials in the middle of the street, police formed a force of two dozen men with shotguns and gas masks to enter the area and clear it of protesters. Davis talked with several stu dents at a roadblock several blocks from the blaze and de- cided to cancel the clearing1 operation. The students assured him if the large force of officers was withdrawn, the group would disperse.

At SMJC UCT City in Councils were instituted as a grand jurisdiction May 25, 1900, Vicksburg. Comprised of local groups in nineteen cities through- XI 1 A 111. oui uie two siaies wiui a mem- Dersnip oineariys.uuumemners, is the 22 largest of 32 jur isdictions in the over 250,000 member Supreme Domain (United States and Canada). McComb, fifth largest Council the jurisdiction with over 300 members, last entertained the group in 1961. A.N.

Deville, senior counselor of McComb Council, resides at 1631 Pearl River. L.S. McClaren is Secretary-Treasurer. Supreme Sentinel Kenneth K-. Kelly, San Bernardino, the personal representative of Su preme Counselor (International President) Lyman F.

Coburn, will be introduced by Past Su preme Counselor Voris King, not receptive to the request," he said. "It looks as though the Presi dent felt that we wouldn't ap. prove of what he was planning to do anyway," Aiken said in an interview. Fulbright said he did not plan to renew the request the com-mittee made of Nixon in a letter May 1, the day after the Cambo. dian decision was announced.

THERE WERE complaints eisewnere in the Senate about communications difficulty with Nixon or his top aides. One of them came from source close to the GOP leader ship. "We aren't getting through to the White House," this source said. "We have the same prob lem as Hickel." That was a reference to the complaint of Interior Secretary Walter J. Hickel that he had trouble getting to Nixon with his suggestion that the administration demonstrate more concern about American youth.

Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott brings to the floor each day a report supplied by the White House on casualties, supplies and weapons captured in Cambodian operations. lieved to be the first victim. He was on the telephone with his wife when the gunman entered. Mrs. Cooper said her husband paused in his conversation and then she heard a shot.

She immediately alerted the hospi. tal switchboard. Bessie Mealer, 57, superin tendent of the hospital laundry, was on the telephone with an employe. Mrs. Mealer cried out, "Oh, no!" and a shot was heard over the phone.

AFTER THE gunman left Cooper's office at about 1:15 p.m., he drove to the administration building and asked a secretary, ne aiso saw rresiuem wixoiufoe a reply. Market Continues Decline NEW YORK (AP) Stock market prices continued on their downward course in moderately active trading to. day. The Dow Jones average by 10:30 one half hour after the opening bell, had dropped 4.89 tO 688.95. Declining issues led advances by a 2-1 margin on the New York Stock Exchange.

On Wednesday, prices skidded to a new seven-year low as the Dow average fell below the 700 mark. The Dow average of 30 indus. trial stocks plunged 10,75 points to 693.84, the lowest level since July 29, 1963 when it closed at 690.7L Analysts said the market es sentially was continuing its de pressed pattern caused by high interest rates, inflation, lower corporate earnings and the war In Southeast Asia. "The big key is Vietnam. If we could end Vietnam, there would be a stampede to buv." said John uwyer of Dominick Dominick in Chicago.

Guy E. Noyes, senior vice president and economist for Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. in New York, said: "The economy is still performing pretty well. But corporate profits-which is what the stock market is all about-are not. It doesn't make any difference to the stock mar ket if the economy is holding up well, if profits aren't holding up." The New York Stock Ex.

change's index of some 1,200 common stocks fell 0.74 to 41.99, its lowest level since Oct. 17, 1966. The American Stock Ex. change price change index was off .23 at 21.22. Inside the hospital gates, the gunman told the student.

19, year-old Gary Brownfield to get out ana. start walkine. Brownfield ran for the college to caii ponce. LITTLE WAS known of Gish. His father, Grant Gish of Buda, reached by telephone, said the son had committed himself to the hospital several years ago.

saying, "You know, I can think straight anymore." other relatives said he had been a Navy officer in World Warn. The elder Gish said he had not seen nis son in more than a year. KENNETH K. KELLY Supreme Counselor Jailed Marchers File Suit JACKSON, Miss. (AP-Twen.

ty -three persons field suit Wednesday in U.S. District Court seeking more than $1 million in damages stemming from their alleged mistreatment in the Rankin County jail by county and state officers. The suit claimed the 23 were beaten after they were arrested while returning from a civil rights demonstration at Menden-hall. The defendants were Sheriff Jonathon Edwards, two deputies and four Mississippi Highway patrolmen. The suit claimed the plaintiffs were "beaten, cursed and threatened by the defendants solely in retaliation for the plaintiffs' civil rights activities." Twenty were arrested Feb.

7 at Plain when their panel truck was stopped for investigation of a suspected traffic violation. Of. ficers said three others were taken into custody when they ar rived at the jail in Brandon heavily armed in an apparent attempt to force the release of the others. Senator Stennis to Speak at USM HATTESBURG, Miss. (APW Sen.

John C. Stennis, will deliver the keynote address May 23 at the University of Southern Mississippi spring commencement exercises. A record 1,540 seniors will be candidates for degrees. Mari Lou Rice, if he could see the director. At the time, the di- rector of the hospital, Marvin Chapman, was away from his office.

The gunman, whom Miss Rice described as softspoken and nervous, ran off when she gested that he wait Seconds lat er, Chapman returned to his of. fice. Shortly before the shooting spree began, the gunman, de- scribed as of medium height, slightly stooped and graying, had pointed a gun at a student eating his lunch in the parking lot of a college campus and or. dered him to drive to the nearby hospital. War Deaths Increase SAIGON (AP) Fighting in Cambodia and South Vietnam boosted American battlefield deaths last week to their highest level in more than eight months and South Vietnamese losses to their second highest in the war, official casualty summaries disclosed today.

The U.S. Command said 168 Americans were killed In action in Southeast Asia last week. It gave no breakdown for Cambo dian and South Vietnamese op- erations. The command also reported that through Wednesday 110 U.S. troops have been killed in Cambodian operations since they were launched April 29 to destroy North Vietnamese and Viet Cong base camps and sup ply depots used for staging at-tacks into South Vietnam.

South Vietnamese military headquarters reported that 863 government troops were killed in action last week. Headquarters said nearly 400 South Vietnamese troops have been killed in Cambodia in the past two weeks, but like the U.S. Command gave no break-down for the past week. The U.S. and South Viet-namese commands claimed that allied forces killed 5,898 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops last week, the highest en-emy toll in more than 14 months.

The commands said 6,212 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops have been killed. grade, in the U.S. Navy. His activities have resulted in his being honored as "Man of the Year" in 1958; "Outstanding Mayor of the Year," 1959: "Out standing Civic Leaders of Amer ica," 1967. He served as vice president of the National Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1956-57.

Still serving in numerous civic and professional organizations in Jackson, Holland is married to the former Sara Jean Jones of Liberty, and the couple have four children. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Jackson. Exercises will begin at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Horace C. Holmes Gymnasium.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) A confrontation between riot-equip. pea police and 200 Jackson State College students was averted here early today when officials canceUed a planned sweep of the campus to clear it of rock throwing protesters. Police sealed off a 30 block predominantly black area late Wednesday night after the stu. dents began pelting passing orists with bricks, rocks and bottles.

Cars were damaged along four lane Lynch Street which runs through the heart of the Negro college. Highway patrol units were placed on a standby basis when the violence erupted and sever. al patrol officers were sent to the scene to join 50 city of fie. ers. National guard units in the area were alerted while at least two carloads of top guard offic.

ers manned roadblocks in an ad. visory capacity. A spokesman for the National Guard said today approximate 500 guardsmen were being held on a standby basis in Jack, son and surrounding towns "for as long as needed." A few motorists were struck by bricks or flying glass, but no serious injuries were report ed. A police spokesman said sev era! persons in the area were ar rested for carrying pistols or breaking storefront windows and were charged with malicious mischief. There were conflicting reports as to how the incident began.

Senator Has Heart Attack NEW BRIT IAN, Conn. (AP) Doctors examining Sen. Thomas J. Dodd, said today a mild heart attack caused his collapse at a dinner Wednesday night, according to a spokesman for the senator. The attack will force Dodd to "remain hospitalized for an in.

definite period of time," said josepn baroarette, nis press secretary. Dodd spent a "peaceful" night in the coronary care unit of New Britain Hospital after under going an electrocardiograph test, Barbarette said, and his physicians consider his condl tion "satisfactory." Dodd had just finished mak ing a speech to the New Britain Press Club Wednesday nigra when he complained of pains in his chest and collapsed in his chair without losing conscious ness, Barbarette said. might have to send American troops into Cambodia again. Nixon has insisted South Viet namese troops could handle i second attack, if needed. Postal Reform Bill Ready WASHINGTON (AP) postal reform bill that has ad.

ministration backing has been worked out by the Senate Post Office and Civil Service Com. mittee and Postmaster General Winton M. Blount, Sen. Gale W. McGee, said Wednesday.

Final committee action on the measure is expected late this week, he added. WASHINGTON (AP) Presi. dent Nixon has never directly responded to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's two. week old request for a rare face-to-face meeting on Cambo. dia.

Senior committee members interpret silence as rejection. We have had no reply," said Sen. J. W. Fulbrieht.

the chairman, "not unless he considers the other meeting tn The other meeting was a May briefing when Nixon and sev era! administration officials met members of the Senate panel and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. FULBRIGHT SAID there was no opportunity then for real con sultation with the President. "That was hardly a confer. ence," said Vermont Sen. George D.

Aiken, senior GOP member of the committee. "Ap parenuy tne wnite House was Statue Restored ROME (AP) A famed stat. uette dating to 600 B.C. has been flown from Sicily to Rome un. der police guard to undergo res.

toration. All four victims were shot while standine behind talking on the telephone. All but one was shot in the head. ONE OF the victims, the Rev. Gerhard Leverenz, 55, hospital chaplain, was found alive 15 to 20 minutes after he was shot but died near Crawfordsville, en route to an Indianapolis hos pital Dr.

Roger Arnold, 55, director of psychiatric services, was shot in both shoulders while he was talking on the telephone in his office, but survived. W. Dale Cooper, 45, director of volunteer services, was be. Commencement to Be Sunday Mental Patient Sought in Killings Addressing approximately 118 graduates at exercises Sunday afternoon at Southwest Mississippi Junior College will be John D. Holland, utility company executive and former mayor of Vicksburg.

Presently serving as Central Division manager of the Mississippi Power and Light Company's largest service area, Holland has also served as assistant to the president of that company. For 11 years before associating with the utility company, he served as mayor of Vicksburg. A native of Jonesboro, Holland received a degree in bus- mess administration from Lou isiana Tech in 1948 and served five years as a lieutenant, senior DANVILLE, 111. (AP) Po-lice are seeking a former men-tal patient who they say re-turned to the vast hospital com. plex where he had been con-fined, fatally shot three officials and wounded a fourth.

The rampage Wednesday last, ed 20 minutes, with the killer stopping at five buildings and leaving victims in four of them as he drove through the sprawl, ing 265 -acre. Veterans Administration Hospital in a stolen car. A murder warrant was issued for Coleman G. Gish, 45, for. merly of Buda, M.

who was re. leased from the hospital two years ago..