European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes tuesday August 29, 1978 tribes demand proper burial Indian burial site being unearthed for dam fort Thompson. . A de spite protests from Indian officials five Century old burial site for several Hundred indians victims of a Mas Sacre is being unearthed for an army corps of engineers dam. The corps is doing something wrong not because they re digging them up but because they want to haul them off the reservation and not give them a proper burial says Robert Philbrick tribal chairman on the Crow Creek Indian reservation. Philbrick said he planned to protest and discuss alternatives this week with the Secretary of the army and the corps of engineers in Washington. Archaeologists on the site could not comment on their findings due to a stipulation in their contract with the corps requiring them not to talk to reporters. A spokesman for the engineers could not be reached for comment. The mass grave is on a Bluff Over looking the Missouri River on land condemned by the corps when the big Bend dam was built 10 Yean ago Purl ver. When erosion of the Bluff and Vandal ism began unearthing human skulls this summer the corps called in archaeologists to excavate. They have found about 200 skeletons. It was Learned that men women and children were apparently killed defend ing their Village. Most had been Muti lated scalps hands and feet we retaken As trophies by an unknown ene my apparently a rival tribe. The bodies most with crushed skulls were later thrown into a fortification ditch surrounding the Village. Marks on the Bones indicate that wolves ate some of the victims before the Prairie dust gradually covered  villagers Are believed to have been Arihara indians otherwise known As ree indians who were driven North from Nebraska and Kansas by draught in the sixteenth  my life i had known there was a Village  said Philbrick. 67. Who owned the land before the corps condemned it. We knew it As the old Ari Kara Village. They were Farmers and they must have raised a lot of Good crops because it is wonderful land he said in an interview Over a card game in the base ment of the Chamberlain City Hall. We be found handmade shovels and Spades and Many Many  the archaeologists believe the site dates Back to about 1500, making it historically important As one of the ear Liest Arihara villages. But Philbrick said legend makes it several Hundred years later when the Sioux otherwise known As Dakota were driving the Arihara West from their Missouri River villages. The old indians have told of How the Dakota and ree had a Battle there Many years ago he said. Whatever its age the burial ground concerns the indians. We feel it is a sacred place Phil Brick said. The corps promised to pre serve All Indian burying grounds and shrines when they took our land to build that dam. The tribe has no objection to their digging up those bodies he added. But. We do object to their burying them outside the  Dallas paper says five met agent imposters in area before Juk slain Amy the Angler Amy Carter holds at arms length a Trout she landed at Yellowstone Lake. President Carter and family Are vacationing near Jackson Hole Wyo. A Dallas a the Dallas morning news said in a copyright Story sunday that at least five people claim to have met men who identified themselves As secret serv ice agents in Dealey Plaza just before the assassination of president John f. Kennedy. The Warren commission report on the assassination said none of the 28 secret service agents protecting Kennedy was on foot at the scene during that time. The news said All but one of the encounters were in the parking lot near the old Texas school Book depository from which the Warren commission said Lee Harvey Oswald alone fired three shots at the Ken Nedy motorcade on nov. 22,1963. Gordon l. Arnold told the news he was moving toward a Railroad Bridge to shoot movies of the motorcade when this Guy just walked towards me and said that i should t be up  Arnold a Soldier at the time now works for the Dallas department of consumer affairs. He was not called by the Warren commission and has not been interviewed by the House select committee on assassinations. Arnold said that when he challenged the Man he showed him a badge and said hews a secret service agent. Taking increasing role in politics teachers of fight taxpayer revolt in ton pull Tho Entinne. ,_.,. Washingto up e nation s teachers will take an increasing role in politics and Battle the taxpayer rebellion wherever it threatens funding for Public education the president of the 1.8-mlilion member National education association said sunday. John Ryor a former High school math teacher in Battle Creek mich., told inter viewers his organization would fight unsympathetic candidates As Well As Broadax tax cuts that Force cutbacks in the ranks of teachers. The National education association will assist state and local affiliates i achieving that end Ryor said. He was interviewed on Abc s meet  any personnel cutbacks forced by tax Cut measures should be achieved with Dis missals of younger teachers Ryor said with seniority rather than Merit the chief Standard for who stays and who is fired. I think seniority is a very critical Point in staff reduction he said although other things have to be taken into account teachers generally will take a wider role in working for local state and National politicians that support educators goals Ryor said noting Nea for the first time in its 120-year history endorsed a presidential candidate in 1976 Jimmy Carter. Public school teachers have a right As citizens to work for the election of sympathetic politicians Ryor said although no teacher has a right to impose his own political View in any  unionized teachers will Battle propose tuition tax credits to help parents of Pri vate school students to offset the costs of private education the official said. And members of Congress could fac teacher opposition if they support the proposal he said although a candidate s full record on other issues would be consid ered. Ryor said much of the blame of the discipline problems and poor performance in the classroom lies not on teachers but on parents and social institutions. Poor teaching can be a Factor in the discipline problems he conceded but a general breakdown in social values parental drinking child abuse and television have an Impact on the ability to  Ryor asked to Grade the performance of Public schools said he thinks the institution is doing a Pius or a  newsmen Honor Knight Chicago a John Knight has been named press Veteran of 1978" by the Chi Cago press veterans association. Knight 83. Is editor emeritus of Knight Ridde newspapers and was editor and publisher of the Chicago daily news from 1944 to Arnold said he then went to the Grassy Knoll adjacent to the depository and Felt a shot come from behind him. In my mind live ammunition was being  he told the news. It was being fired Over my head. You Don t mar hear the Whiz of a Bullet. You hear Jum Takt a Shock wave. You feel it. You fed something and then a report Comet right behind  to during a re enactment for acoustic analysis last week the Assassin uni committee ordered Rifle and pistol shall fired from that position As Well a from the depository. Arnold said he never told his Story to authorities because i heard after that there were a lot of people making claims Abaft pictures and stuff and they were dying sort of peculiarly.". Two uniformed Dallas policemen were assigned to guard the Railroad Bridge Bat the Warren report said they were not assisted by Federal agents. But Railroad signal supervisor . Hoi land who helped the two identify Railroad personnel on the Bridge told the news be was under the impression a plan clothe detective or Fri agent or something Bra. That was helping the officers. He told bit Story to the Warren  Harte of Dallas told the Newt be was driving nearby when he noticed three men on the Bridge. I looked Over on the Railroad Bridge and i saw three men Hardie said. And i thought i saw two 0 them carrying guns Long guns. Looked Back because even in Texas it s unusual to see people carrying Long  mrs. Jean Hill who was Only a few feet from the presidential limousine when Ken Nedy was shot said she saw a Man dad into the parking lot before other spectators began to Rush up the Knoll. She said she ran after the Man and a met by a tall and slender Man in suit who whipped out identification claiming he was a secret service agent. She said the lost sight of the running Man. Hill said agents from the Cia Fri of secret service interviewed her in the Oest year and told her the Man she met la the parking lot did not exist under the name she recalled he gave her. The news also recounted the Story of Dallas policeman Joe Marshall Smith who said that after the shooting he went to the parking lot where he and a Deputy sheriff encountered a Man in civilian clothes. Smith first Drew his pistol but then Petit away. Just As i did he showed me tint he was a secret service agent Smith said