Lawrence Daily Journal-World (Newspaper) - August 9, 1969, Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence Daily VOL. NO. 190 SATURDAY AUGUST 9, 1969 10 CENTS SIXTEEN PAGES Income Guarantee Heart of Nixon Welfare Program WASHINGTON - President Nixon wants a that will ship tax dollars and job programs out of Washington but nationalize the welfare system and give every poor family a basic The heart of the President's domestic announced in his broadcast Friday is a federal income guarantee of a year to a family of plus supplements until earnings reach the breadwinner is willing to His new assistance and other reforms would supplant the present aid to dependent children subsidize the working poor for the first time and add billion a year to the present billion federal welfare Welfare recipients would more than double to 22.4 The President called for gradual assignment of the federal manpower program to slate and local Some million more would be added to expand job training for welfare recipients and offer day-care centers for their State and local governments would also share billion a year in federal revenues with strings beginning in 1971. Republican leaders in Congress generally applauded the President's But action on the welfare reforms may be a year or two they and revenue sharing is sure to face rough Chairman Wilbur D. Mills of the House Ways and Means Committee is one important Democrat who doubts Congress will shovel out money with few His committee will consider the revenue sharing which House Republican leader Gerald R. Ford said could mount to billion a year by 1975. The President advocated federal payments of a month for recipients of three adult welfare to the disabled and The government now has a sliding scale of matching payments for the Nixon also announced executive reorganization of the agency for a new emphasis on experimental job programs rather than operation of proven States would save million a year in welfare costs under his federalized the President He described a that is threatening to bankrupt state and local governments under a case load that has doubled in the last 10 It discriminates against certain areas of the against families and against the working he Monthly payments range from a month for a family of four in Mississippi to a month for a like family in New The President said his family assistance plan rests on three of a work requirement and a work benefits would go to the working as well as the he families with dependent children headed by a as well as those headed by a and a basic federal minimum would be the same in every Every except ers with children under age 6, would have to register with the employment service and accept either training or a job to qualify for The day-care centers would both encourage mothers to work and provide them the President In recipients would receive a a month bonus for job They could also keep the first a month of outside earnings with no reduction in plus 50 cents of every dollar beyond President Nixon described these benefits for the working family of five in which the father earns a. which is the hard fact of life for many get family assistance payments of lor a total income of A family of seven earning a year would have Us income raised to He look issue wilh the words preferring instead his term guaranteed income would undermine the incentive to the chief executive family assistance plan increases the incentive to The President said he faces the frankly and that his proposals will be Raid Helps Flush Out Reds SAIGON - The heaviest U.S. air raids in five weeks along the Cambodian border north of Saigon today apparently flushed out more than 100 North Vietnamese troops and sent them into a hail of can artillery and The U.S. Command said at 33 of the North Vietnamese soldiers were killed and six others There were no American a spokesman ten waves of bombers numbering up to 50 planes dropped bombs on enemy bases 64 to 76 miles north of Apparently trying lo escape the the North Vietnamese troops began Headquarters also reported an exchange of artillery fire across the demilitarized overnight after some of the heaviest fighting there in more than two But U.S. military officers said today there was no unusual enemy troop building up the They reported two Americans killed and 10 wounded in the firing near Gio south of the Three fights swirled Thursday within a 10-mile area ranging from 100 to 220 yards inside the DMZ lo three miles south of the central Eighty-two North Vietnamese soldiers and eight Americans were reported killed and 24 Americans The raids on the Cambodian border indicated concern over possible enemy troop movements as the lull in sustained ground action Disobedience Cited On Troop WASHINGTON - Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield says disobedience at the Pentagon may be behind the laggard pace of the Vietnam troop withdrawal ordered by President And Sen. J. William said he suspects the Department of Defense lias refused to let even the State Department have the text of an agreement with Thailand which very well involve us in another The troop withdrawal question and the top secret agreement came up in the Senate Fulbright and Sen. Albert Gore had complained that the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam has increased despite Nixon's announcement of a 25,000 man It was lo have been completed by I he end of lowering U.S. strength there to 515,000 Sen. John chairman of the Senate Armed Services said that level will now be reached by Sept. 30. strong feeling is that when the President said 25,000 men would be withdrawn by the end of he meant Mansfield said in an too departments and agencies do not carry out Ihe will of the chief Gore reported a 1,000 man increase in troop strength in the past places the President in an Mansfield is his It may be that his subordinates in the Department of Defense didn't carry out his chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations said the administration has refused to supply a copy of the agreement with Thailand despite his repeated II was signed before President Nixon took Fulbright described it as a contingency plan covering U.S. commitment of troops under certai n circumstances of aggression or threatened aggression against The agreement may go beyond the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Fulbright have some reason to believe the Department of Slate itself is not allowed to have a copy of the despite the fact that the Fulbright very well involve us in another appeared to be entering a more active U.S. intelligence officers said the strikes were aimed at the North Vietnamese 7th which threatens An Loc Ninh and another provincial Song and the Viet Cong 5th There were some intelligence reports that the Communist command is planning a new round of attacks against these towns later this month or in early Intelligence officers say the Communists want to seize them and establish provincial revolutionary governments to claim at least a psychological The U.S. Command reported six rocket and mortar attacks on allied installations since The worst shelling hit a Special Forces camp 57 miles northwest of killing two civilians and wounding There were no American casualties In leaders of President Nguyen Van Thieu's political front signed a petition Friday asking him to oust ailing Premier Tran Van 66, in office since May 1968. The petition called for new prestigious and able Trudeau Hit With Banana B.C. Minister Pierre Trudeau was pelted with papers and a banana peel Friday night by an angry crowd of war protesters that smashed a window and set a small fire at the Armory where he was Chanting is a about 300 demonstrators pounded on the armory doors shortly after the prime minister entered the building to attend a fund-raising Trudeau went inside surrounded by security men after he was unsuccessful in an attempt lo speak to the demonstrators from the top of a sound The demonstrators had gathered in front of the armory long before Trudeau carrying placards condemning in the Vietnam No one was Fair Is Rated Great Success As Finale Due By KRISTIN GOFF Friday events which yielded Staff Writer SOod noon and evening included The Douglas County 4-H, FFA contests and an and Free Fair already had been S Midway rides judged a resounding success by whirling into late night fair officials as it moved today into the final Attendance THE STAGE - Officials at the Douglas County 4-H, FFA auction shared the stage for a time with a publicity minded porker who jumped barricades to present his views on the whole auction idea Friday Not to be a second prize winning followed on stage a while much to the confusion of It was not determined who actually had the last TRACTOR PULL winners included Elvan whose | tractor pulled 226.1 per cent of 1 its Glen 1221.6 per and Dennis this year has been up an estimated 20 per cent over last when rains plagued the event for several This fine weather and 191.3 per plenty of action have kept 1 1 crowds to peak numbers Don Dunlap won the oldest officials are hoping the tractor contest with his 1945 enthusiasm of area International and Eddie Stanley will hold through the final day pulled the heaviest 28,470 pounds with a tractor weighing 123,000 i In a new a small ON THE schedule for Street Work Full Now That Rain Has Gone Street work is steam now that rain has decided to leave Lawrence alone for a The major project is still the widening of 9th Public Works Director George Williams explained that crews are just about ready to overlay the 1 north side of the I THE STREET is being widened one side at a On the north the is almost It was due to be completed Then after a few days the north side Moon Crew in Better Shape Than Ones on Earlier Trips SPACE Houston - The Apollo 11 astronauts returned from man's most dangerous landing on the better shape than previous Apollo their doctor Dr. Charles chief of the space said Friday that the astronauts came back healthier and better rested than any of the men on the other Apollo and rested as much as they particular crew arrived at the most difficult part of the mission in a rested said could be extremely which they and they did very will be overlayed giving traffic two lanes straight Williams said that while the paving is going the street may be temporarily blocked or traffic may be Construction on Rockledge Road has The contractor is now moving dirt and it should be paved work in Prairie Meadows is Williams ONE OF the biggest projects planned for this summer is in the and stage The paving of Kasold Drive from lath Street north to the existing pavement and the afternoon was a motorcycle skill den trador pulling contesti Dan. driving contest in the rodeo jny 13> of Rt 2 Baldwin then at 2 p.m. reduced came out by 500 rates on children s rides went j pounds 137i5 pcr cent of his tractor's will begin at 5 into A pony pull p.m. in the busy rodeo arena as the afternoon draws lo a Perhaps the biggest event for 4-Hcr's during the annual fair will come at 7:30 p.m. The 4-H Awards program which will draw an estimated 1,000 spectators will hold surprises for 4-H youths and their awaiting word of some of the fair's big GIRLS ALSO will model clothing they have made and young outfits they have as the best groomed boy and girl are At 8 p.m. the Second District Dairy Princess contest will yield a crown and a new title as one of six young county princesses or alternates ascends a new Representing Douglas County are Connie Dairy Runner up in the event was Reserve Unit Due Back TOPEKA - A 150-man Army Reserve unit is scheduled to arrive at Forbes Air Force i of the Kansas all ' Why this we don t know base from Vietnam See COUNTY Page 2 Talks to Trail Franc Cutting PARIS - Devaluation of France's franc brought warnings from French labor leaders today that they will press demands for all around wage Labor reaction was swift to the announcement Friday that the franc was being devalued 12'/-; per cent. Opposition mounted as President Georges Pompidou met with his ministers to discuss austerity measures to be taken to cope wilh the paving of 15th street from j and Wanda new situation can only old the existing pavement is Both girls are from reinforce our demand for set to be part of a project which j | guaranteed increases in ' the will also include work on the judges will select the purchasing power and collapsed 15th Street according to dairy priority action for the poorest One of the problems is that j and The sections of the large the University owns a portion of District Princess will families and said the land thai will be affected pete in state-wide competition I Laurent acting general of the non-Communist the Under a passed in the recent session at the Kansas State Fair Hutchinson in Test for Moon Disease lor sure as he but he The 1011th composite Service one reason was the company has been stationed at tude of the about 18 miles east of Neil A. Edwin E. i Saigon and is coming home as Aldrin Jr. and Michael of the withdrawal of 22,000 he followed doctor's orders troops from Spacemen Get Blood Tests All-Time KU Team SPACE H oust 0 n - Doctors analyzed final blood samples today from the Apollo 11 astronauts to determine whether the are free to leave their quarantine A medical John drew the blood from the astronauts before a lale A report was due later Blood also was taken from the other 20 persons in the isolation But doctors said Ihe spacemen are the true test for any moon germs taking hold in If astronauts Neil A. Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. and Michael Collins are as healthy as they they'll be released from isolation late Sunday or early The 21-day quarantine which began the day Armstrong and Aldrin closed the hatch of the lunar landing vehicle on the normally would end at 1 a.m. CDT The decision on early departure will be up to the International Agency for Back the group which set the Dr. diaries A. the chief will report to committee members Berry will review the condition of the Apollo 11 pilots and the findings made during the ex- amination of the rocks they brought No harmful organisms have been discovered in the moon Dr. Charles space agency doctor isolated with the highly encouraged with what we've seen so Everyone appears in excellent Two previous blood samples taken from the astronauts showed nothing The astronauts spent most of Friday working on the of historic mission in which Armstrong and Aldrin spent nearly 22 hours on the They also looked at films of the flight and saw a Chairman of the Today's the Appearing on page 11 of today's is a ballot for your use in selecting an all-time Kansas University football Listed next to the in order to jog your are the names of all the KU football players who have ever made an Present squad members aren't Voting for the all-time team will continue about three weeks with results to be announced about Sept. 1. Winners will be honored at KU's first home Syracuse on Sept. 27. The balloting is being conducted in connection with the 100th anniversary of college football and with the approval of the Kansas University athletic So clip the ballot on Page 11 and cast a vote for your Then send it to the Sports i projects affecting state property j must be approved by State rector of Administration CITY MANAGER Ray Wells said that one problem is that no one knows yet just what the state will require in the way of plans to make its Wells said he has been trying to reach Scanlon to determine whal ' information he * With the contract now work should begin soon on resurfacing of Tennessee from Ninth Street to 13th Century or It Was Very INDEX Editorial Farm Newt Markets Television Weather prescription Also mail ail 3 Raney 15 2 4 I I 16 15 10-12 6-7 5 It depended on whom you but Friday the temperature soared to 100. If you asked Mrs. David Route 2, she would certainly agree that it was 100. Because when the clock on the Lawrence National Bank hit 100 at pro. she won a savings bond from the Mrs. Denham had guessed that the first time the mercury would hit 100 would be on Aug. 8 at 5:05 p.m. She was only 22 minutes off. At the the temperature hit 100 at 4:15 p.m. The city had no reading in 19G8, official or But the KU weather station recorded only a 98-degree high That may be due in part to the fact that the KU thermometer is s o m e w h a t insulated by a wooden the 98-degree official reading was still a high for this In July there were four straight days of 97-degree readings for the previous summer The forecast calls for cooler temperatures for today and Officially the forecast partly cloudy and not so warm today with northerly winds 10 to 20 High near 90. Mostly fair tonight and Cooler Low tonight in the upper 60s. High Sunday in the upper 80s. Precipitation chances are about 10 per cent this tonight and
