Fitchburg Sentinel (Newspaper) - January 8, 1966, Fitchburg, Massachusetts For 127 THE WEATHER Colder SEE REPORT ON PAGE Z 1838 Vol FITCHBURG MASS 01420 SATURDAY JANUARY 8 1966 12 PAGES 42 Cinn A Weik Delivered By 10 CENTS Red Chinese Consent Looms In Viet Peace EXHAUSTED SOLDIER Pfc James P Duro of Boston Mass lies exhausted by a canal dike in swampland of Mekong Delta about 20 miles west of Saigon near Duro who is with Company C Airborne Brigade was under artillery bombardment an hour before picture was made AP photo New Snowfall Climaxes Week's Nuisance Storms A steady fall of wet sticky enow today marked a sloppy end to a week of nuisance storms which added about an inch of water to January's fall What was first predicted as occasional light snow Friday night lingered a longer than expected and brought put a crew of city workers treating the roads with sand and salt this morning Officials at the Public Works Yard said that about a dozen men were out treating city streets and that if the storm continued a full crew of 80 men would be needed to plow the area Three inches is the point at plows are pressed into action The machines would work on the country roads first since the two other storms this week have left accumulated snow on previously rural districts Workers about to make the trek to town today peered into a fuzzy darkness for the third time this week and saw slushy conditions in the morning with prospects of glazed roads for their return trip this afternoon or tonight Temperatures hovered around 32 degrees all morning giving rise to hopes that the storm would end and also causing fears of rain that would turn to ice later on driving conditions are posted for tonight even though the storm is expected to taper off this afternoon The forecast calls for clearing night followed by a clear and cold Sunday Hope for heaps of snow or more than ample rainfall ing the winter may not yet be dashed The first working day of the new year was clogged with three inches of snow which fell Sunday and 57 inches of freezing rain on Monday Thursday came with more of the same About an inch and a half of snow turning to slush on the ground made walking con- ditions messy and driving gerous during a storm which lasted all day Water experts worried about the reservoirs were formerly Today's index Bridge 7 Classified Church Page 5 Comics 7 Crossword 7 6 9 Personals 2 Sports Television 7 Through The Years 6 concerned that freezing con- to ditions after any storm would end the usefulness of tation Runoff of melting ice and snow should greatly fit the water supply if a thaw occurs Meanwhile Associated Press reports show that a mass of bitterly cold air covered one- third of the nation Zero or below temperatures were reported over wide sections from the northern Appalachians southwestward to northern souri then in a sweeping arc ward to Idaho The early morning's lowest reading was 30 degrees zero at Hibbing Minn Some re- porting points in northern Iowa had readings around Snow fell in brief squalls along the southern and eastern shores of Lake Michigan Lake Erie and Lake Ontario At Buffalo there was a snowfall br four inches and South Bend Ind had a inch fall Snow flurries fell as far south as northern and eastern tucky There were clear skies from the Mississippi Valley and the Great Plains to the southwest but rain fell along the Pacific Coast from Northern California to Washington The warmest reading in the early morning was 67 at Key West Fla WASHINGTON AP Sen ate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield's fact-finding team believes that as the war escalates Communist North Viet Nam becomes dependent on Red China As a result it said the hood increases that Hanoi will not be able to negotiate a ment without at least the tacit consent of China In fact that point may ready have been the team said in a report released Friday night Mansfield and four Senate colleagues also warned that the Viet Nam fighting ultimately could engulf the entire Asian mainland in general war and that chances for a just ated settlement are slim Mansfield Democrats mund S Muskie of Maine and Daniel K Inouye of Hawaii and Republicans J Caleb Boggs Delaware and George D Aiken of Vermont returned from a tour which took them countries and the British colony of Hong Kong They visited South Viet Nam Dec and reported the eral situation there is much the same as a year ago despite major U.S troop buildup What was controlled then by the Viet Cong is still controlled by the Viet they said mese They fixed Communist Viet Cong control of the South more population at 22 per cent and said 18 per cent live in contested areas The senators returned to the The Name What's In Plenty So you're going to have a baby Well proud parents that you are you'll probably want the in- name to be distinctive You won't want something that's just run-of-the-mill If you crave a handle with real character by all means don't pick Michael John David Pamela Brenda or forms of Sherryl already has its fair share of the above six During 1965 there were more of these six than any others Strong runners up however were Robert Joseph Scott Kevin among the boys and Kim Donna Susan and Elizabeth among the girls Girls names were the most Claudia Corina Carrie Gwen Holly Heidi Heather Melissa Mirna Moira Monique Nicole anne Sonya and Wendy Infrequent boys names ing 1965 were Aaron Adam vin Jay Jesse Judwin Justin Leo Reginald Roland Sean Victor and Wesley Some parents dp not even bother to have their children's naines recorded in the City Clerk's office a simple task and one which does not even require coming downtown Questionnaires are mailed to the parents by the clerks City Hall Second and sometimes third notices fail to bring any response from some people The result is that the files appear as Boy or Girl Jones until years later when a copy of the certificate is needed Imagine asking for your birth certificate and finding yoii have no first name Your parents called you by name but not cording to the clerk's files You're a digit without a calling card and you're not alone What's in a moniker anyway? A whole lot when you come to think of it Name the baby books often list reasons for thoughtful selection rather than by fad wishful thinking or the names of tives 1 Consider a emo- tional effect Will it make others laugh or suggest something 2 Beware of unique or cute names like Rip Torn or Ulysses S Grant Make the name clearly out designate the sex Names like at Carroll Vivien Evelyn Marion and Clare can be mistaken by those who don't know their spelling If you must name your child thus experts say teach him how to fight early 4 Avoid initials which may spell undesirable words Ch also for sound and rhythm the whole name the national gin and the meaning of the name If you like it after all this fine because your child will have it always Reactions to a name can change the course of a lifetime A rose by any other name may smell as don't let that you There's plenty in a ay ni Transit Woe Small NEW YORK AP A mediator reported some small gain today in negotiations to New York's crippling subw and bus strike But there appeared little of immediate settlement as the city completed a full week of snarled traffic jangled nerves and severe economic loss New York Gpy Nelson A Rockefeller promise from President Johnson Friday that federal help would be vided for individuals and small businessmen hit by the strike The mediator Sylvester rett made his assessment of the strike talks as they recessed early today after a sion The talks resume later today I would say there has been some progress some small said Garrett one of three special mediators assigned to the dispute Just before last midnight Mayor John V Lindsay left City Hall where he had been in touch with the negotiations and retired to his quarters at the Hotel Roosevelt The Roosevelt in midtown Manhattan is about 10 blocks their from the Hotel Americana site of the negotiations between the Transit Authority headed by Joseph and the two striking AFL-CIO unions the Check Transport Workers Union and of the Amalgamated Transit Workers Neither side would comment after the long session Friday night and early today but both had expressed pessimism day TWU Vice President Douglas L MacMahon the union's chief negotiator accused the TA of trying to break the union by re- fusing to release TWU president TRANSIT Page brought about or the shape it is likely to take In any event even though of other nations in certain circum- stances may be willing to play a third-party role in bringing about negotiations any for effective negotiations at this time and they are slim are likely to be largely ent on the initiatives and efforts of the combatants North Viet Nam has the ly downplayed the U.S peace offensive while South Viet Nam through U.S Ambassador Vu Van Thai has said the effort think the Soviet Union is to play a major role in peace efforts Late last year the Russians spurned a British invitation to reconvene the Geneva conference on Indochina to negotiate an end to the fighting The senators had met with United States prior to Soviet Premier Alexei N Johnson's to bring Communist North Viet Nam to the table Nonetheless they touched on the part other tries might play in settling the Vietnamese Many they said are deeply desirous of an end to this conflict as quickly as possible Few are specific as to the manner in which this end can be is designed to create the tions to show we are ready in sincerely seeking a settlement President Johnson was uled to get a report today from one of his special envoys in the peace offensive G Mennen state just for African affairs has completed a flying trip throughout Africa diplomat W Averell man is still in the Far East The Mansfield report end gered little light President reaction Friday Johnson already had heard directly from field and the White House said there would be no comment A State Department man said the same and congressional leaders generally preferred to be silent In what some sources con- strued as a part of the U.S peace offensive Secretary of State Dean Rusk Friday night attended a art ex- hibit then went on to a tion staged by that Communist country's Washington embassy The secretary does not ly attend such functions Although the Mansfield group met with numerous national leaders it confined its report to The Viet Nam The Substance and the Shadow It did say there is no reason to gin prior to that The Mansfield report They the Russians have em- repeatedly in public statements as well as in other ways that they have no intention of taking an initiative for peace in Viet Nam at this time Soviet patty leader Alexander N Shelepin is in Hanoi but his mission is unknown He was accompanied by experts on production and rocketry The senators were wary of immediate negotiations Negotiations at this time moreover if they do come about and if they are by a cease-fire and to ize a situation in the of the population remains under nominal government con- trol but in which dominance of the countryside rests largely in the hands of the Viet Cong What might eventually ma through negotiations from this situation cannot be foreseen at this time with any degree of certainty That is not to say the least a very satisfactory prospect They What needs also to be borne in mind ever is that the visible SENATOR MIKE Peace Offensive Expected to Continue liams at this time and under of reference is ek the indefinite expansion and intensification of the yar which will require the continuous in- of additional U.S forces The end of that course not be foreseen either and there are no grounds for that the end is likely to be reached within the confines ol South Viet Nam or within the very near future They In short such choices as may be open are not simple choices They are difficult and painful choices and they are beset with many imponderables The situation as it now pears offers only the very slim prospect of a just settlement by negotiations or the alternative prospect of a continuance of the conflict in direction of a general war on the Asian land The report described the war as open-ended How open is dependent on the extent to which North Viet Nam and its supporters are willing and able MANSFIELD Page 2 North Viet Troops Use Bombing Lull SAIGON South Viet Nam American warplanes unleashed a AP have bombing campaign in Laos as North Viet Nam taking tage of the U.S bombing pause pours men and equipment ward South Viet Nam informed sources said today Up to 300 U.S planes a day bombs and rockets on nist water-borne traffic and trucks moving down newly con- roads these sources said North Viet Nam has been spared air raids since Dec 24 after President Johnson ordered a bombing pause in an attempt to get peace negotiations started on the Vietnamese war Photo reconnoissance planes continue to seek out Communist troop movements and missile installations in the north The bombing pause has concern in some military circles here These are dropping nearly tons of cles say the pause was ordered at a time when nearly two ments of North Vietnamese supplies were rolling down the Ho Chi Minn Trail from North Viet Nam through Laos and Cambodia to South Viet Nam each month City's Oldest John Woollacott Succumbs At 103 John Woollacott of 94 Phil lips St Fitchburg's oldest res ident at 103 years of age ant father of former Mayor G Woollacott recently retiree Fire Capt Ralph S and former City Treasurer and City Councilor John G Woolla cott died this morning at 11 o'clock in the Burke Nursing Home 222 South St He had been a patient there for the past three months A native of Devonshire land he was born Sept 13 1862 and came to this country when he was 17 years old His mother died while he was en route to America Later he was joined by his father and two sisters He was the oldest retired man and was a volunteer call man engineer of Steamer 2 at West Fitchburg station for 47 years Mr Woollacott worked at the Mill of the American Woolen Co until it closed He later worked at the Worsted Co as a un- til his retirement in 1936 Five minutes before retiring time he had his first major accident which caused the loss of two fingers and the use of his right band He was the oldest living ber of the West Fitchburg Methodist Church Active in the church he served on the Of- Board trustee Sunday School teacher a choir member of an all-evening men's choir and was treasurer of the choir He carried the title of honorary steward He was a member of the ulars and hundreds of tons ef Aurora Lodge of the Masons and was interested in politics having voted in every election since 1885 He married the former Nora Newcombe on July 4 1885 She was also a native of England They observed their ding anniversary before her death in 1955 A year after his marriage he built the home at 94 Phillips St and had lived there since He had been living recently with his daughter Mrs Howard Smith at that address He is survived by eight dren four sons John Alfred Ralph and Elon T four ters Mrs Lena M Thayer of Winchendon Mrs Smith of this city Mrs Martha E Clark of West Yarmouth and Mrs Edith N Winchendon He also had 18 grandchildren 50 great-grandchildren and seven The funeral will be held day at 2 p.m in the West jurg Methodist Church Calling lours will be Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m in the Sawr yer Funeral Home Burial will is in the family lot at Forest Hill Cemetery JOHN WOOLLACOTT A Notable Resident Urban Inevitable This Is the second of two articles OD the status of urban broad look into the future been and where we In concluding to go We never want to be While the Redevelopment Authority has awaited a legal opinion on whether or thought should also be given to a community renewal project that would furnish the position of coming to the council with a plan then having it said that i Ames as a surprise We sincerely believe the the Central Valley West Renewal Project Is dead its five members have not been idle They believe some form of physical inventory of the whole city showing location and degree of blight present along with specific should what we are doing from beginning to end But the questions of and what must be done first are not so easily answered Mr development is inevitable in to eliminate these conditions The four other members of says In the first place Fitchburg is without certification that But and And what must be done J Sullivan Therese J Morin Enzo L the government agencies which administer urban renewal are general questions and the specific answers and Lewis L Brodsky When they recommend regard this city as having no workable program and are beyond control of in the Central as ineligible for FRA except for District what exactly aid power to persuade that is Here is the brief glimpse Mr in brief discussions with the City Redevelopment agency is struggling to have the city re- the future taken by FRA has proposed areas on and the process is man Joseph G Bergeron and his four colleagues in their 1964 annual St No absolute specific site has been picked One thing Mr Bergeron from simple The city itself first must meet some Our best approach colleagues intend to one tl the must urban renewal in before anything else is its building would be in a small rapport with the that is the regulations project that could be Council Very the materials and methods in a relatively short time and preferably initiated in the said we to meet with the erecting buildings A volunteer review board already has tral Business sole purpose to keep that this be done And finally the report informed of professional be cause of the legal complications has been no definitive action in this direction however and the FRA hopes that Mayor George J Bourque will include somewhere in the 1966 budget to have it done The city also must have neighborhood analysis The actual analysis is more sweeping than the phrase indicates According to Mr Bergeron it would an exhaustive survey of all every kind The analysis would enable planners to pinpoint those sections ing redevelopment We plan to concentrate our efforts in 1966 on obtaining re- Mr Bergeron said and we can g on from iere Just how far the FRA will go on depends largely on its power to persuade If the FRA is able persuade the officials in charge to update the building codes and undertake a analysis total cost about city will be well on its way toward cation and an urban renewal project to follow NIGHTMARE ON THE RAILS The derailment of a Florida East Coast freight train shown above resulted in a pile-up five deep in some places and forced the closing of the south bound lane of US Highway 1 No one was injured The also has been plagued with strikes during the past few years AP Wirephoto
