Northwest Arkansas Times (Newspaper) - January 6, 1966, Fayetteville, Arkansas 174 AP King and NEA Tht Public Interest It Tht First Concern Of This Newspaper ARKANSAS THURSDAY JANUARY A 1966 Preti leased Wire end Colder today with frontal age clearing tonight and day barometer 30.10 rising winds NNW humidity 96 per cent 30 prec past 24 hours 07 sunrise Friday High Lew Expected today 43 Yesterday 48 20 CINTS Break Hinted In New York Transit NEW YORK AP The first hopeful sign in the transit strike talks came today at a marathon session that ended just hours before thousands of New ers began another pre-dawn at- tempt to beat the rush to work Emerging from the tions between the Transit and the striking unions Mayor John V Lindsay ed: There has been some ment nevertheless the gap re- mains wide between them New offers have been made Lindsay declined to predict if this could lead to settlement of the strike of bus and subway workers but he de- scribed the new offers as very important move Negotiators for the Transit Authority and the striking Transport Workers Union and Amalgamated Transit Union both AFL-CIO plan to get back to work the first thing today Lindsay vowing to stick with the negotiators until they come to terms said he would join them as soon as he cleared up some city business In New York's five boroughs and from Connecticut to New Jersey people bound for work cut short their sleep to face an- other long day of fighting the traffic and crowded railroad facilities One thing that has been con- tributing to the prevention of chaos In the strike has been that the morning and evening rush houn have been spread out a longer period of time Traffic Commissioner Henry A Barnes announced a plan Wednesday for staggered ing hours in lower Manhattan He divided the area into four sections and asked employers o voluntarily begin letting MIGHTY the little Sprite sports car isn't really pulling the just looks that way Really Dave Invin of Gary In an electrician at a new federal in Gary IncL uses the trailer as a temporary garage AP Wirephoto eace Pressure Hinted ers off at intervals between 3 Russia's Top Troubleshooter Heads For Talks At Hanoi TOKYO AP Soviet Union and the United States carried diplomatic maneuvering on Viet Nam to the Far East today as Soviet troubleshooter Shelepin left for and 5 p.m j noi and American envoy W The New York Stock arrived in peace offensive flew from Cairo to Bangkok the eighth leg of a tour The U.S conferret for 90 minutes with ON PACE FIVE change and the American Ex- change said they would close trading 90 minutes early Lindsay joined the tions Wednesday for the first time since the transit workers walked out New Year's Day five hours after he took office The issues are very very he said I am from my own personal observation that both parties were in hard bargaining He refused to say what offers had been made by the opposing sides That was desired by both he said Pre- the unions had ed million in higher wages and benefits and the Transit Authority had offered a package Lindsay said he had no idea whether Michael J Quill head of the TWU had been consulted during the day by the union's negotiators kyo took off from with top experts on military production and rocketry The Kremlin apparently hopes to outbid Ked Chinese influence in the North Vietnamese capital with more economic and tary assistance Some Western governments were hopeful also that Shelepin would encourage Ho Chi regime to negotiate for peace in Viet Nam He is the No 2 man in the Soviet Communist party under Chairman Leonid F This theory got a boost day when Albania Peking's mouthpiece in the Chinese dispute charged pin's real aim was to help the United States make a deal on Viet Nam Chinese Foreign ister Chen Yi also accused the Soviets of giving the United States a free hand in Viet Nam Quill collapsed at the civil jail by keeping the peace elsewhere Tuesday shortly after he The Russians have kept silent eight other union officials were arrested for refusing to end the strike State Supreme Court Justice Abraham N Geller had found them guilty of contempt for calling out the workers in defiance of a court injunction Quill was reported resting well at Bellevue Hospital on the purpose of the trip though Tass announced pin's departure with a flash on its news service This tion is used for events of great importance to the Kremlin Marriman who has been ing key part in President Johnson's so-called Viet Nam FBI Chief Links Communist Party To War Protests WASHINGTON AP FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said today the Communist party has played an ever-increasing role in generating opposition to the U S position in Viet Nam Hoover said also that the ty is trying to attract more youth and is making plans to take a more active part in the 1966 elections running dates wherever possible In his annual report to the attorney general on FBI ties during 1965 Hoover Always eager to engage in any activity which will bring embarrassment to the United States the party has played an ever-increasing role in ing opposition to the United States position in Viet Nam In September 1965 party headquarters sent a directive to all districts giving instructions on slogans to be used in protests against United States action in Viet Nam In addition the party has expended large sums of money in propaganda efforts ON PAGE FIVE As Paratroopers Push Into Delta Terrorists Strike Twice In Saigon SAIGON South Viet Nam troops and U.S planes knocked out hidden Viet Cong installations in widely areas in the past 48 hours but the Communists struck back tonight with two terrorist attacks in Saigon Terrorists exploded a mine outside the Saigon airport and up a police substation in the eastern part of the city ng at least two Vietnamese American servicemen and three Vietnamese we bunkers filled with wounded in the attack at and supplies as the airport Cong fell back before the It was the new year's American paratroopers terrorism in Saigon which was The paratroopers blew up the hit by a flurry of on the sixth day of throwing incidents aimed it j the first U.S invasion in U.S troops during the strength of the Mekong Delta a tion of the Viet Cong's fifth birthday last month Communist stronghold Other elements of the The U.S Airborne Brigade came on what one U S gade pushing through called a Viet Cong steamy swamplands west store near the Saigon uncovered a network marshy Plain of Reeds a Red stronghold and infiltration route close to the Cambodian frontier The paratroopers captured two guards One of them carried I several ounces of gold and piasters possibly part of a guerrilla payroll The cash was I worth only aboul but was a considerable amount in terms As the suspension of U.S raids on North Viet Nam ued for the 14th day spokesmen isaid from Guam in a raid Steel Dispute Ends In Draw Victory For An AP News Analysis By STERLING F GREEN WASHINGTON AP rom still another scuffle with without seriously smudging his credentials as riend of businessmen In an apparent victory for his let us reason together ap to national problems fohnson batted down a price increase for structura leel He settled Wednesday for a boost The White House y denied that any leal preceded the announce ment by United States Steel Corp of the compromise Increase But everybody knew there ad been feelers and on both sides U.S Steel had in Washington testing he administration's attitude Tie administration by White louse admission had people n contact with steel producers Unlike President John F edy in the steel showdown of 962 Johnson talked tough but ever let the controversy reach lat point of no return at which compromise would have been Both sides knew throughout ie five tense days after em Steel Corp posted its to be followed by In- and Steel that Johnson would gladly any settlement hich did no real violence to the for wage and price U.S Steel came up with the It was a price boost nly about half as big as em's and offset in part by a ut in the price of cold-rolled ieet steel which competes with steel on the Pest Coast Quickly Chairman Gardner ckley of the President's of Economic Advisers the moves as lly consistent with the age guideposts Bethlehem its increase Inland aid it would revise its price to e competitive Administration officials were relieved So were most at least of the steel Neither side wanted ie dispute to reach the stage of if not downright that marred Kennedy's re- lations with business after his showdown with the steelmakers Kennedy forced a complete and humiliating backdown on the industry by mobilizing a massive show of government I Tuesday night 70 miles of Saigon two j large tunnels a bunker 400 yards of camouflaged trench line and a supply area j Secondary explosions the bombs may have also hit a guerrilla ammunition or dump he said I South Korean marines and i Vietnamese paratroopers un- covered 32 Viet Cong cave outs and seized 147 suspects of them women and dren on the fifth day of tion a big sweep 11 miles south of Tuy Hoa a al city 240 miles from Saigon A U.S spokesman said the youngsters may have been used as Viet Cong spies and it is always worthwhile to gate them He said reports from the field showed 314 Viet Cong had been killed many by facing a grand jury probe j SAN FRANCISCO AP U.S artillery and naval gunfire which implied criminal Another storm slammed into during the tion threatened with the California today in operation retaliatory in nature The try found itself denounced pub- Lashed By New Storm of a planned tax a force some of it punitive ON PAGE FIVE burg the poet and coln biographer marks his birthday today in a sickbed at Flat Rock Mrs Sandburg said her husband has not com- recovered from an intestinal tion which started in September AP photo Law To Curb Klan Power Proposed WASHINGTON AP For tion remained less than critical people of the first time Rep Edwin City Calif took pre- Willis chairman of House Committee on Other rivers receded during can Activities has the lull before the new storm possible new laws to curb the i This storm as well as the one power of the Ku Klux Klan before it originated in Alaska to where 1.000 persons j The viet were already have left their continuing terror many roads have been closed the Sai and snow-laden roofs have sought to bring back its control In the past week the Three hikers are missing Military Command said 32 Ml Shasta and hamlet officials residents say has had the were killed 61 were wounded jest snow in more than 2 years and 130 kidnaped One farmer The Smith River in the tied to a stake and burned northwest rose at a rate of a Vietnamese authorities re- foot an hour Although the ported nine guerrilla attacks in the past 24 hours but a man said most of small consequence and caused little damage U.S Marines flew in 12 copters to i sector southwest of Da Nang Wednesday They came under heavy mortar fire in the landing zones but escaped a Willis said at was Klan hearing that possible from lo include a no miles of San that Klansmen register with government as Communists Another and supposed to a federal dangerous storm spun off from forbidding masked gatherings and toward the of rice or a federal law against mainland But more than 100 Viet Cong acts or threats of violence rams from j escaped by swimming the Du j r i t ni Jan storms and melted mountain Hiver invited Ralph former lig man said Fanning out the killed five Viet Cong captured Evidence of new heavy owner in Bogalusa La to In damage ln Christmas week of munist firepower came with th gest possible legislation berg said he had no however by U.S ordnance ex- I The U.S Weather Bureau in perts that the Communists used ing pressure on the rivers ease increase Forecaster W E i by high-powered melt Rain His crime in the Klan's eyes Blumberg said was being on a local community relations com- and snow fell on Slight Increase In State Chick Starts LITTLE rifles producers started er chicks during the week ended Jan 1 according to the Crop Reporting Service This is which invited a former Deen declared a disaster per cent above the figure for j congressman and Baptist area Two days of snow storms the previous week leader Brooks Hays of followed by rain snapped Of the total placements in the sas to speak in Bogalusa on state chicks we community relations hatched in Arkansas and Because of Klan pressure to attack the Special Forces camp at Khe Sanh near the North Vietnamese frontier i Tuesday The attack destroyed j i j j Brenkman a US Special Forces windows smashed and he radio aMpl I station fired at by Cabled two parked Jll PI- 1111 J J The witness told of being California should hounded and boycotted bv while those of north Bogalusa Klan his and family's lives threatened observation planes Dunsmuir a town of around 700 located in mountains 270 miles north of San Francisco Colder Weather Ahead For State By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ped out of the state during the week lines darkening the community Five roofs collapsed under Temperatures in Arkansas soaked snow Lights began to are expected to be 10 to 15 r j iv yj IO DC TO came rom other states There Blumberg said the meeting had come on again Wednesday colder he US were chicks to be canceled He lost all but ta some arias i Seal one of his sponsors and ally had to sell the station State Jobs Opening To Negroes By JOHN R STARR Associated Press Writer Gov E Faubus to open more responsible Commissioner A W Ford said the Education Department has had two Negroes on its staff and one as a staU government jobs to for about 10 years groes is bearing fruit Ford said the department has An Associated Press survey of majer state agencies shows that about 90 Negroes now have jobs above the cook and washer classifications And the agency heads said their departments are ready to hire more if fied Negroes can be found We need Negro Mid Dr Floyd Easley assistant Kate health officer But we find any The department has five gro public health nurses U has another Negro working to t about 10 additional in the last couple of hired groes years Another 20 Negroes work for the Rehabilitation Service which operates under the cation Department This group includes lii selors vocational instructors and teachers and five taries Employment Security Di- vision has two Negroes working in its central office and 18 In field offices according to Ad J L Bland One the IM employes is Tyrone Green job as minority groups representative is considered a position The other is his secretary The ESD set up the job Green now holds about four years ago He works principally with members of his own race Welfare Commissioner Jim Phillips said his department employs 10 Negroes some as welfare visitors and others as child welfare consultants Phillips said the department stood ready to hire more groes if qualified Negroes pre- sent themselves for ment We get our employees from I the Merit System Mid We have I Fort Nwt MM Department is trying to achieve a racial balance on its staff and that more Negroes would be hired as vacancies occur Ford also noted that federal money to expand Education De- Services is not able and that Negroes will be hired in any staff expansion The survey did not count groes regardless of at institutions such as Boys Training School for the Negro Blind and Deaf McRae Sanatorium and Arkansas College Neither did the count include the hundreds of Negroes em- ployed as cooks janitors and orderlies in state institutions nor those employed as laborers by the Highway i Weather Bureau says because The three days of rain of a cold front that has moved CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE over the northern half of the mid-south Temperatures tonight are forecast to be in the mid teens jin the north half of the state to the low 30s in the south Overnight low temperatures in Arkansas ranged from a low of 23 degrees at Calico Rock to 44 at Memphis Most ings were in the high 20s or low 30s rain is forecast through Saturday Friday's highs are forecast in the 40s The weather bureau says winds will be up to 20 miles per tonight and Friday be- j coming quite gusty in the er air APOLLO PRACTICE CAPSULE READY dummy three-man Apollo spare capsule is shown on the deck of the Turner at port Naval Station near Jacksonville Fla Navy will soon practicing recovery operations on Apollo similar to those they have at the of Gimini Green Thumb LITTLE ROCK AP Ckw Orval E Faubus named Wednesday five counties as test i counties for the new Green Thumb federal highway beau- project i The counties Cleveland Fulton Madison Newton and Pike Each county will 14 welfare clients with farm experience to plant shrubs ind flowers along highways Arkansas in a pilot ta federal project
