Bennington Banner (Newspaper) - May 11, 1965, Bennington, Vermont Fair and Cooler Fair and cooler tonight with low in the 40s Wednesday fair and cooler Yesterday's high 85 low 61 today at 7 64 Total precipitation during 18 inch Sunset sunrise The planet Saturn is in the tion Aquarius Its visibility as an evening star will be at a maximum during August September and October Vermont Tuesday May 11 1965 aimer Founded in 1841 Daily 1903 No 10 Cents Action Resumes Wednesday Alignment Debaters Give Up After Two-Hour Argument MONTPELIER Vt DPI House Reapportionment bard predicted could The House voted today tee admitted his conservative mean 246 Democrats to adjourn until Wednesday without taking any definitive action on ment The House argued for more than two hours over a motion to make the size of the portioned House 210 but nothing was decided The vote against continuing the de- bate this afternoon was looked on as a show of strength by antl Republican Rep Emory bard characterizing dered to a shotgun today launched Vermont's historic de- bate on Hebard chairman of the views disagree with the premise that the U.S Supreme Court Immediately in the after Hebard can dictate state legislative opened the debate before 400 persons in the packed hall of the House W Clark son Rochester Republican over the years I in this case Hebard pressed for his com- plan for a House of 150 members He said that if the legislature doesn't handle the federal courts will and could order at large elections TUs U.S Negro Diplomat Expelled by Soviets MOSCOW Soviet The rocket expert Frank C Union today accused an Bossard had pleaded guilty in a London court Prime Minister Harold Wilson immediately dered an investigation of employment of Bossard can Negro diplomat of trying to recruit spies among African students in Moscow and dered him expelled from the I country Norris D Garnett 32 a announcement said the ed States information officer at- try stated a protest to the U.S to the embassy's Embassy in connection with embassy's tural section denied charges The government newspaper alleged that the Los Angeles Negro asked African students to gather intelligence information about our Garnett tried to turn them into agents of American and buy their souls The newspaper charged that Garnett tried to encourage rican students to leave the viet Union and forget about the Interests of their people Izvestia said that nobody had any doubts that he nett was an agent of can intelligence during a pre- vious tour of duty in Dar es Salaam in East Africa Garnett to held wild parties in which he distributed American ettes records tape and simply money The Soviet charge against the American fallowed by 24 hours the sentencing of a British guided missiles expert to a prison term of 24 years for selling secrets to the Russians But he said if the court hasn't got the authority It certainly has the power and I believe we moved to amend the so that must In compliance a committee minority report for with its orders a 210 member House be Sald Hebard Sometimes a for the majority 150 shotgun wedding works out well think it will Hutchinson who previously has suggested a legislative in rather than compliance with realignment made it clear he would not vote for any plan But he called the 210 plan a sincere effort to do the best thing for Vermont to make a change in government ally and a smaller shock The huge crowd an rent of excitement running through prepared for a pitched battle over the size of the House after ment Indications were at least four other amendments to the 150 plan will be forthcoming both for larger and smaller Houses The Vermont House has been called the most poorly appor the nation As per the Vermont tion there are now 246 bers in the House one for each community regardless of lation This clause in the Con- has been stricken by the federal courts which ruled last summer that the system chises thousands of Vermont the In Viet Nam Deaths High In Red Strike SAIGON UPI Viet Cong overflow of dead and wounded shock troops overran a Corpses were piled like cial capital today killing five wood on cemetery grounds out- Americans and wounding 13 in side Saigon's military hospital An official Tass news agency Embassy in connection the Garnett's impermissible conducted anti-Soviet work among students from rican demanded that such activities by can diplomats be discontinued A U.S Embassy spokesman said Garnett 32 Los Angeles Calif would leave the Soviet Union by the end Garnett a member of the U.S Information Agency city voters Burlington with a of more than gets the See LEGISLATURE Page 12 HEAT AND POLISH American troops in tropical Santo Domingo get their shoes shined by local Dominican boys outside the U.S Embassy last week Shots still ring out in Capital despite efforts OAS to form a stable government Wessin May Not Quit Rebels Grow Militant Okla School Conditions Brings Sanctions from WASHINGTON UPI The National Education Association NEA today imposed national sanctions on the state of homa because of complaints by teachers of school conditions there The NEA announced it would establish relocation centers for Oklahoma teachers who want to leave the state for jobs where The centers would vide information about Hoff Reveals Program To Meet Labor Crisis ment in teaching posts In other states The action was taken at the request of the Oklahoma cation Association a state filiate of the NEA Oklahoma teachers met in a statewide convention in Oklahoma City day to discuss further action to take to provide more money for the state's public elementary and secondary schools The Oklahoma group invoked statewide sanctions March 9 and asked for national tions by the NEA after voters rejected a proposal April 21 to can President Ronald Reid ral and Rafael Molina Urena who was acting president the day after the revolt started Col Francisco caamano De- See DOMINICAN Page 12 Col 4 SANTO DOMINGO UPI officials used the term not reports the The Dominican political a spirited ex- gees included former tlon was thrown into confusion change of firing to describe and a new crisis today when the action The paratroopers Brig Gen Elias Wessin y opened up with two rounds of sin apparently reneged on a recoilless rifle fire to promise to resign from the end the fighting armed forces Today the rebels moved up a The rebels had demanded tank to within 300 yards of the ouster as one of a corridor bi- ries of conditions before talking corner of the city There was peace The U.S Embassy said no firing Monday he had resigned but u.S officials said there was today a U.S briefing officer sporadic sniper fire during the said the Americans were trying in the Marine sector but to find out if he had resigned no casualties and that there were 12 separate Incidents The U.S briefing officer said the total casualties so far were 15 American dead and 80 wounded Six paratroopers killed and 56 wounded Seven Marines were killed and 24 wounded Two other Navy men were killed accidentally The U.S Navy attack trans- that Included a gun battle in a U.S Army mess hall Airborne reinforcements and American planes repulsed the guerrillas in a massive Incomplete casualty reports said 15 Vietnamese soldiers were killed and 37 wounded when a large Viet Cong force stormed through Song Be the capital of mountainous Long Province 75 miles east The battle came on the heels of a massacre of Vietnamese troops by guerrillas In Hau Province just outside of Saigon Monday Reliable military sources said 116 Vietnamese soldiers were killed or missing in the Hau Nghia slaughter and another 78 were wounded Most of the missing were believed to have been killed Reports on the Hau Nghia fighting leaking out today said a battery of 155 mm howitzers fired two rounds which landed accidentally in the midst of a Vietnamese battalion which had been sparring with guerrillas since last Friday Just as the Vietnamese troops were shaking off the shock of the howitzer blasts government planes flew over and the soldiers panicked throwing down their weapons and ning into a field covered by Viet Cong fire The Vietnamese apparently feared that the planes might accidentally bomb or strafe government A incident occurred a month ago Military sources said the guerrillas captured almost 100 weapons in the Hau Nghia dis- aster Including 12 automatic rifles and three and morgues In gon were jammed with the and then changed his mind We're not certain that's what the briefing officer said That may be what happened The rebels apparently were were getting more militant toward the U.S Marines and borne troops here Monday they LBJ Readies Bid For Excise Cuts used mortars for the first time raise about million in against the Americans and sent port Rankin arrived today in tional funds for school mortar shells within 100 yards San Juan with 50 persons de- of Marine general ters There were no casualties MONTPELIER UPI Gov H Hoff has unveiled plans for a program aimed at keeping young Vermonters in the Green Mountain state Hoff Monday appointed Col William Burke Vermont tor of Selective Service to head a committee to devise a crash program to meet the immedi ate labor try and to study the long range labor needs of the state Hoff said a survey by the Department of Employment Security shows that in the The governor said Vermont is beginning to develop a serious labor and added ery guidance counselor in the state will be advised of job op- across the state for young graduates Special grams will be conducted by the Department of Employment Security to match high school or technical school graduates with job opportunities in mont TUs is not merely a matter of recruiting employes for your Hoff said It strikes land area alone there are 255 at the very heart of our system immediate job vacancies of public education our need to Hoff said the situation is press for much the same in Burlington sive high schools expanded and other areas of our state technical courses and where new industry is locating and established firms are ex- er retraining and development programs ments The national sanctions proved by the NEA Executive Committee will provide for sistance to members of the lahoma Education Association presently employed in homa who desire to leave the state for educational ment under more favorable The NEA urged teachers in other states not to accept teaching jobs In Oklahoma It said NEA members who do cept Oklahoma teaching tions could be expelled from the organization for unethical conduct The NEA announcement said the level of public education in Oklahoma is far below any standard It said the governor the and local officials have failed to take any action to im- prove the schools scribed by American officials as political refugees who had Monday afternoon the rebels sought safety in various flred on a platoon of eight sies m Santo Domingo when guns and with two 10 automatic ons They killed one and wounded seven WASHINGTON UPI The Johnson administration is ting the finishing touches on a billion of excise taxes it will ask Congress to cut July 1 The measure could go to the legislators as early as next week Chances are excellent that Congress also will be asked to schedule additional excise re- totaling as much as million for next January to offset bigger Social Security taxes This second round will apply primarily to automobiles and The wounded lay in long rows in the hallways of the hospital In air action against North Viet Nam today U.S Navy jets flew a dawn mission from the decks of the carrier scoring three direct hits on a highway bridge 80 miles south of Hanoi with nine tons of bombs The in South Viet Nam was aimed at Com- munist fortifications on a river bank miles northeast of Song Be Guerrilla forces dug in on the southern bank of a horseshoe bend in the Song Be River en hours after they completely overran the town In one of the most determined Viet Cong at- tacks of the war Heavy fighting raged out the morning An American military man said the Air Force was using everything we can get a hold of to attack the nist entrenchments Two U.S Air Force bombers were riddled by Viet Cong fire and the navigator aboard one was slightly wounded A was shot down but the pilot was rescued American pilots flying strikes from the Vien Hoa airbase near Saigon said the Viet Cong seemed to be using quad ties as anti-aircraft guns weapons never before reported in guerrilla hands The quad fifties are four aimed and fired simultaneously from mobile platforms Bold Viet Cong shock troops attacking in the darkness of the early morning Invaded the mess hall in the U.S military ory compound and fought a with American soldiers around the dinner tables Several las were killed in the mess hall duel It was the first time in four years that the Viet Cong had managed to overrun any of South Viet Nam's 45 provincial capitals and authorities feared the assault may be the opening shot in a full-scale Communist offensive in the central tains the fighting broke out Navy officials had said they were expecting some very telephone calls which are not details of the tax message But portant people but they would to be included in the recommendation for July officials said And Congress will probably be asked to phase out the auto and phone taxes completely over the next five years This would whittle excises by an ad- billion and bring the entire series of cuts to about billion Treasury Secretary Henry H Fowler told newsmen of this possibility Monday after a meeting with President John son White House and Treasury of- are still arguing about White House said today LBJ Plans Speech On Policy WASHINGTON UPI The dent Johnson will make a At Reapportionment Hearing Plan Questioned Many Fear Loss of Identity they indicated Johnson will ask on tne international Congress to repeal excises on at u the following items this day His remarks will be Jewelry furs cosmetics able for live television radio coverage The Chief Executive made a similar appraisal of the inter- national situation nine days ago when he placed much of the blame for fighting in the Dominican Republic on trained Communists By RONALD E COHEN MONTPELIER UPI University of Vermont political science Prof Andrew Monday night predicted the eral courts will strike down mont's legislative Buckler DCS SPEAKER Dr Jonathan Leopold commissioner of the new Vermont Department of Mental Health speaks at the annual meeting United Counseling Service Monday evening at the Paradise Restaurant Sitting at the head table from left arc Mr and Mrs Joseph Rev and Mrs Frederick 11 Wolf Mrs Webster Dr and Mrs Joseph G Davidson and the Itt Rev Msgr Francis B Flanagan See story on Page 12 if It is not based on population His testimony highlighted an emotion charged public ing on the eve of the Vermont House's historic debate on of what has been de- scribed as the most legislative body in the nation The 246 members begin ing today how to change the ent system by which fewer than 12 per cent of the residents of the state can control a majority in the House The remap must be completed by the set deadline of July 1 told the hearing which lasted two hours and was attended by nearly 400 persons that the judges sitting in the Vermont cases will ignore the legislature's work if the is not based on population The proposal for a 150 member House Is based on legal voters Three members of the ton Board of Aldermen and the mayor of the state's largest city were on hand to tor a member House and urge that the portion of the coupling lington with Winooski be changed The four spokesmen also pleaded that Burlington's existing wards not be carved up under ment And Mayor Edward Keenan said the suburbs don't want to be ed with Burlington and bly lose their identity Most of the speakers came out for a House of 150 members or fewer but there were some no- table exceptions Among those gage handbags wallets sions club dues and initiation fees safe deposit boxes juke boxes bowling alleys billiard and pool tables and playing cards These taxes bear ly on consumers In addition Johnson is ex- to ask for repeal of a number of manufacturers ex- cises which are charged to business and industry but passed along to consumers These Industrial gasoline and eating oils household ances light bulbs radio and The White House said son would speak Thursday be- fore about 140 members of the Association of American rial Cartoonists speaking television sets phonographs and that is certain to be proposed as records musical instruments store machines an amendment was Mrs Amle Taylor of Chittenden Mrs Taylor noted she had been sitting next to her town Republican Clarence Perry She said I like to know when I have a problem that seat next to him will be vacant She called Vermont a para- dise and proceeded to blast See HEARING Page 12 Col 5 On the Inside George Sleeman describes various ways college students can take their education abroad Page 3 An editorial comments on the ups and downs of the cation business Page 4 A barricade and a watchman will try to prevent ism at Lake Paran Page 7 business and cameras and other photographic equipment matches sporting goods ex- cept fishing rods reels pistols and revolvers fountain and ballpoint pens and Ical pencils The excise levies on new senger cars billion and on phone calls billion are too big to be fitted into the billion package But some re- Cornered Near WATERBURY Vt UPI Police in 21 states were alerted today to watch for five dangerous men ing two accused murderers who escaped from the Waterbury State Mental Hospital State police said this noon that the five were believed to be holed up In the woods south of duction probably will be tori In County and a ed for certain auto parts and search party was being for telegrams sources said No cuts will be recommended for alcohol or tobacco which some people think should bo taxed in order to discourage their use Nor will the tration place the excises on gasoline tires and other items on the chopping block since these revenues are earmarked State police from all over ern Vermont were dispatched to the scene Including Trooper vey Jones of the Shaftsbury sub- station The five fled Monday night after overpowering three tal aides and stealing a car be- See ESCAPEES for road construction Page 12 Col 3
