Coshocton Tribune, The (Newspaper) - February 20, 1968, Coshocton, Ohio The Coshocton Tribune VOL 58 NO 177 COSHOCTON 43812 TUESDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 20 1968 7 Guerrillas Threaten New Invasion Of Saigon Area SAIGON diving through antiaircraft fire bombed Viet Cong positions on the fringes of Saigon's Chinatown today and Allied troops battled attacking guerrillas on three sides of the South Vietnamese capital As the suburban fighting raged ment officials that the Viet Cong might charge again into Saigon hit hard in the nationwide city offensive the Communists launched three weeks ago In Hue South Vietnam's embattled second city the U.S Marine commander said he will not reinforce his casualty depleted force until better weather permits cover to protect them in a stalled drive against North Vietnamese suicide troops In this kind of situation the more men you put in the more casualties you're going to said CoL Hughes commander of the 1st Marine Regiment He said casualties had been heavy because of the bad weather Near Saigon South Vietnamese rangers summoned to hit a nest of guerrillas about two miles east of the Phu The race track a favorite Communist staging area in the predominately Chinese Cholon district Government spokesmen said several anti- aircraft machine guns were spotted firing at the Al before the guerrillas split up into small groups and moved toward the city Another government battalion rushed out to head them off On the north side of the city South Marine On Guard A States studs are guid over Viet CMg UM the battle ftr He Canada Government Facing New Crisis OTTAWA Minister Lester Pearson faced with the imminent collapse of his Liberal government decides today whether to step down prematurely or seek a vote of confidence in Parliament The government crisis was precipitated late Monday night when Pearson's minority government lost a crucial House of Commons Truce Is Reached In Georgia Row SOCIAL CIRCLE Ga UPI Civil rights leaders and local officials agreed to a temporary trace today heading off further street demonstrations in this small textile town Bolden a field leader for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference said Negroes planned to hold off on further demonstrations awaiting court action scheduled Wednesday JAc Occasional snow mixed freezing rain CoWer tonight tow in cloudy colder Wednesday High Monday 43 tow 18 High year ago tow 1 vote on his proposed 5 per cent temporary surcharge on income taxes The vote was 84 to 82 Pearson vacationing In Jamaica BWI when the vote was taken flew back to the capital today to announce his decision dissolution of Parliament and call for a general election or a vote of confidence clash on Capitol Veteran observers here feel that the Commons defeat leaves the government no alternative but to resign It was pointed out however hat Pearson could claim the tax hike was not a major legislative proposal and that its defeat did not amount to a vote of no confidence If Pearson decides on this course of action opposition parties would have to go along with it but indications are that they intend to try to force the liberals to dissolve Parliament and cafl a general election tlie 5 per cent temporary surcharge on income not generated a great deal of popular opposition from the voters There were no indications of organized groups protesting the proposal and only a few newspapers carried editorials opposing ft The vote was seen by observers as a political maneuver by the Conservative Party caught the Liberals off balance Pearson was out of the country and a large number of seats in the House were vacant If Pearson decades to seek a vote of confidence today it is virtually certain that aH party stalwarts be on hand to vote for Uie as wen as by members of splinter parties that support the Arsonist Sought At School By BARBARA FRYE TALLAHASSEE Fla UPI Arsonists today set fire to the main office of Miami Springs High School one of Florida schools hit by first statewide The fire was brought under control at the officials around the mustering substitutes and try to keep about two-thirds of the state's elementary and secondary schools open for classes Schools were closed in 21 ing the cities of Miami West Palm Beach and were partially open in four other counties In the state's remaining 42 big population centers such as Jacksonville Ft Lauderdale do and the space center towns of Brevard remained open Miami Springs High School where only 14 of the 102 teachers showed up Monday was closed Investigators said the fire was confined to the main office The arsonist they said entered the building by smashing a window on a rear door It was the second school fire in the Miami suburb since the walkout was announced Saturday A fire was set in the office of Miami Springs Junior High Saturday night Between one-third and one-half of Florida's school teachers led by the Florida Education resigned day to climax a squabble with the Democratic Legislature and Republican Gov Claude Kirk The FEA said the million education spending package passed by a special legislative session Friday was not sufficient to meet the state's needs Kirk earlier had said he would veto any budget that provided for a tax increase that was not tied to a referendum The education would be financed by an increase in the sales tax Pershing Grandson Killed In Viet NEW YORK Richard W Pershing grandson of the late General of fte Annies John J Black Jack Pershing has been kilted in combat in Vietnam Pershing 24 died of wounds suffered when he came under small arms and rocket attack white searching for remains of a missing member of his unit his parents said Monday They were notified of Ms death Sunday by a representative of the secretary of the Army Vietnamese marines fought for control of a vital bridge In the west Allied troops silenced a Viet Cong rocket barrage that menaced Saigon's Tan Son Nhut airport for two days t U.S troops entrenched along the Zone DMZ between North and South Vietnam fought artillery duels Monday with North Vietnamese gunners across the border A Communist force estimated by U.S intelligence officials at is reported massed for an invasion American poured scores of tons of high explosives on the North Vietnamese positions officials said while other U.S warplanes flew 65 missions against North Vietnam Monday hitting MIG bases and supply lines In Hue U.S Marines smashed through a suicide barrier of North Vietnamese troops Monday and cheered when a young neck leaped to a parapet of the walled Citadel and planted an American flag he had carried into battle with him A Communist banner flew less than a away The assault won the Marines a single block in the bitter fight for the ancient city's inner fortress The 18 blocks separating the Stars and Stripes from the Viet Cong flag told them how much further they must go The fighting in Saigon Hue and the provincial capital of Phan Thiet was part of a wave of Communist attacks that has cost them lives government spokesmen said Allied losses were put at dead and wounded Hearing Set For Friday In Howard Clapper 40 Jacksontown Licking County will have a preliminary hearing Friday in Licking County Common Pleas Court on a first degree murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of his in-law Kenneth Robert Kirker 24 Roscoe Clapper being held in the Licking County Jafl at Newark without bond Sheriff Bernard Howarth of Licking County said the shooting which occurred last Saturday in the kitchen at the Clapper home was the aftermath of a family quarrel Kirker was shot once in the fact and another time in the chest with a shotgun Private funeral services were held this afternoon at Baughman and Sons Funeral Home in Frazeysburg Burial was in Frazeysburg Cemetery McNamara Faces New Quizzing By JOHN HALL WASHINGTON nine days left in office Defense Secretary Robert 3 McNamara faced one more sensitive ment today dispelling pervasive doubts in Congress about the Gulf of incident The Senate Foreign Relations Committee seeking a last crack at McNamara before he leaves office to become president of the World Bank March 1 was scheduled to meet with him behind closed doors The committee is investigating reports that the Tonkin incident may have never occurred or at least that it was not a major battle If the reports are proved true it would mean still more trouble for the tion from dissidents in Congress and opponents in the November election The Let's Celebrate George's Bargains That describes the annual Washington Birthday sate which begins on George's birthday Thursday and ends Saturday in most local stores The three-day sates event year feature outstanding bargains on a variety of merchandise that can be obtained at most Coshocton stores by the hundreds of shoppers in the local trading area Some merchants participating are new special merchandise shipped in ly for the big sales event Store hours be from to p.m Thursday and Saturday and to 9 p.m A partial list of specials to be offered by local and area shoppers by participating stores win appear in Wednesday's Tribune There be door prizes awarded The success of the three-day birthday sales depend on the weatherman Charles R Larntz right of is shown wearing the Purple Heart be received from Capt Robert S Salzer left in recent ceremony off Vietnam Man Is Honored For Part In Viet Fighting G 1 from Conesville has been awarded the Purple Heart Medal for wounds in a battle between the U.S Mobile Riverine Force and Viet Cong guerrillas in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam Engineman Second Class Charles R Larntz 26 son of Mr and Mrs Charles S Larntz was presented the award by Captain Robert S Salzer Commander Eiver Assault Sewage Contract Awarded A preliminary step toward constructing an addition to the city's water pollution control plant sewage south of ton has been taken by Water Consultant Ken Smith of Toledo Smith a member of Finkbeiner Pettis and Strout Engineering firm Toledo has tentatively awarded the contract to expand the plant to Bay Construction Co Inc Sandusky the low bidder The firm's bid was Other firms submitting bids were R J Beer Co Mansfield Christopher Co bus and Mosser Construction Co Fremont Preliminary work to expand the treatment plant is expected to get underway as soon as the weather breaks When completed the plant here will be able to take care of the present flow of waste matters plus those from the new Fairmont Foods Co now under construction in the south end of the Blaze Hits ATHENS Ohio UPI A fire swept through tie First National Bank of located in northwest Athens County late Monday night and early today destroying bank records and causing more than damage Four of the 25 firemen who battled the fire for five were treated at nearby hospitals for smoke inhalation They were released and returned to the scene Firemen were hampered by heavy smoke pouring from the structure A buzz saw was used to cut a hole in the first floor to provide access to the basement where the fire was concentrated and was believed to have started Final damage is going to be at least said Alton Scarbaugh president of the bank I expect it could go to several hundred thousand dollars Scarbaugh said valuable bank records stored in the basement were destroyed but most of the cash was in a first floor safe and not endangered Flotilla One in ceremonies held during a lull in the Mobile Riverine Force's almost operations Larntz attended High School prior to entering the Navy The took place aboard the as it was anchored in the My Tho River The a propelled barracks ship and four ther ships act as a mobile base for the 100 assault boats and two battalions of the 2nd Brigade 9th Infantry Division U.S Army In a typical operation such as the one in which Larntz was wounded the Army forces are transported into battle by Navy armored troop carriers converted landing craft Each of these boats is capable of carrying one platoon of fully equipped infantrymen through the intricate network of waterways and rice paddies that comprise the Mekong Delta Other heavily armored craft provide gunfire support including Monitors reminiscent of the ironclad of the same name that fought during the Civil War Minesweeping and escort duties are performed by assault support patrol boats the destroyers of the Biver Navy Funds Received For Head Start The board of Community Action Commission has approved a low income person to help with the retarded youth school program at Union School The board at a recent meeting also approved the purchase of an dry copy machine for use in the central office in Nellie The executive committee an- that Rev Donald Wagner Mrs John Bynum and Thomas Booth all of Coshocton County are new members of the CAC Executive Director J J Weltmer reported in surplus funds left over from previous programs of the CAC has been invested in certificates and tie interest rate is five percent He also announced that a check for for the Head Start classes has been received He also 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