New Mexican (Newspaper) - June 9, 1969, Santa Fe, New Mexico n Oldest Founded 1849 Year Issue No 167 12 SANTA VK NEW MEXICO MONDAY JUNE 9 1969 One Section Price 10 Cents solidarity affirmed MIDWAY ISLAND AP President Nixon's first move to pare down the U.S troop com- in men as a followed Sunday night by a strong affir- mation of solidarity The harmony declaration came from President Nguyen Van Thieu in off-the-cuff re- marks to newsmen following his summit meeting with Nixon on tiny mid-Pacific Midway land Referring to advance tion that there might be serious differences between the United Stales and the Saigon ment over ways and means to promote the search for peace Thieu said with This Is not true very close understanding on adviser sitting beside each chief executive returned to Honolulu for an overnight stay and Thieu Hew back lo Saigon Thieu expressed satisfaction with Nixon's decision to draw American troops from his country with all cations pointing to further It seemed evident the can delegation at Midway hoped the move would help defuse criticism of Nixon's Vietnam policy But Sen Eugene McCarthy said he didn't see that this is any significant cation of any program to try and resolve or end the war And Sen George S McGovern We have I can't the faster the better as far as I am concerned In his announcement President me that the Nixon Thieu informed progress of the training program and the ping program for South forces had been so that he could now re- commend that the United Stales begin forces to replace U.S combat with Vietnamese forces troops closer Following five hours of talks most of them with only one key see where significant policy this represents any shift of American think we ought to begin taking them all out and Nguyen good news for the American people we will do our best from now on to alleviate the burden of the American people As a consequence of the by president the assessment of our own commander in the field 1 have decided to order the immediate redeployment from Vietnam of a division equivalent of mately men Ibis troop replacement will begin within the next 30 days and will be completed by the end of August 1 will announce plans or ther replacement as decisions are made In Washington Pentagon sources said the probably will get no home than Okinawa or Hawaii From there they could rushed back lo Vietnam if ed Some officers at the Pentagon were surprised that more weren't being pulled out One source said there had been proposals to withdraw or more men The President was being he added Nixon said decisions of future withdrawals would hinge on the readiness of Vietnamese forces progress in the Paris peace talks and the level of my activity White House sources had said earlier they believed a troop withdrawal made from a tion of strength would promote Continued on Page 2 U.S nearer peace WASHINGTON AP j tary of Defense Melvin R Laird The task force to convene at the Pacific command in Hawaii declared today P re s i d en include representatives at Nixon's decision to pull Laird's office and of each of the troops out of Vietnam moves services and air and Richard Nixon as a consequence of the recommendation by the dent and the assessment of our commander in the field I have decided United States closer to peace The defense chief said he be- the U.S effort to give South Vietnam a bigger role in sea transport specialists Laird would not forecast how the North Vietnamese would react to the initial U.S Burger appointment dawn of a new trend WASHINGTON AP The Senate may usher in a new cial era with confirmation today of Warren E Burger as chief justice of the United States Senate leaders seeking to wrap up work on the tion after a false start last had all technicalities taken care of for a planned vote this on first change in high court possibly its judicial 16 years Sen Edward M Kennedy Democratic leader risked for a roll call vote though he said he has heard of no opposition No one in the Senate had ex- pressed any of Burger who was promoted from the District of Columbia appeals court to succeed Chief Justice Earl Warren President Nixon announced the selection 19 days ago Senale Republican Leader erelt M Dirksen attempted to speed the confirmation last Thursday but this was called off because primed copies of Burger's testimony before the Judiciary Committee were not ready The reports were able today Although his appointment was cheered loudly by conservative Republicans and Democrats as portending a new trend on high courl Burger has said he will not be a captive of either conservatives or liberals His credo as he puts it is that every case has to stand on individual merits He says he regards his opinions during the 13 years on the circuit court as far more liberal than con- like lo they are On the other hand Burger has asserted his to a much stricter interpretation of Constitution than the ren Court followed in some cases Burger pleased nearly all Committee members by saying the Supreme Court has no power to legislate or to amend the charges critics have voiced against Warren's direction of court The judge ed he will sever connections with organizations He listed six organizations lo which he belongs including the Mayo Foundation which has in fees as a tee Foundations are a sensitive lion of Justice Abe Fortas alter it was disclosed he had accepted a fee from the family dation of Louis E Wolfson a financier now serving a prison lerm Burger a former Republican chairman of his native state of Minnesota knows his way around politics He was credited with helping swing Minnesota's deciding votes to D wight D when the latter de- the late Sen Robert A Taft of Ohio for GOP nomination in 1952 He served as an assistant attorney general in the Eisenhower ad- ministration Nixon has indicated lhat he would be ready with a second 1 he alter court appointment lo Fortas vacancy shortly Burger's confirmation new federal law ments must be made and what becomes effective July 1 iron wilt have cost when won't make credit any final payment is made but it could encourage Tne stated purpose of in Latin America Asia and ers to shop around for the best i is to let borrowers and icrs know the exact cost of tome credit H does not fix maximum do not follow through now Tijerina threatens official after arrest minimum charges for credit ALBUQUERQUE AP les Lopez Tijerina New land grant claimant says est Service special Jim Evans has 24 hours to gel out of the state Tijerina says his Alliance of Free City Stales is ing ahead with plans lo make a citizen's arrest of Evans and this time we are not going un- armed Tijerina wife Patsy son es Hugh Lopez fijerina Jr dy Trujillo and Jose Aragon all of Albuquerque were re- leased on their own zance Sunday in U S Court in Albuquerque alter they were charged in con- with the burning of a Forest Service sign Ramon Tijerina San Antonio Tex brother of Reies Lopez jerina was released on bond and Carol Watson te and Kerin Hamarat of Youngsville recently of New York City were jailed in lieu of bond each Reies Ramon rina Reyes Hugh Tijerina jillo and Aragon are charged with assaulting and interfering with Evans as he performed his duty Mrs Tijerina Miss and Hamarat are charged with participating in destruction of a Forest Service sign at valued at several hundred lars Tijerina says the charges are false He prepared a telegram to Asst Ally Gen for Civil Rights Jems Leonard day night demanding the diate Ding of criminal charges against the New Mexico Slate Police and Forset Service He said in the telegram lhat he and six other defendants were unarmed bystanders as his wife burned sign He said she was willing to be ar- rested and went without any re- sistance He said she burned the sign because it was on land be- longing to the old San Joaquin land grant He said Evans arrest of seven was criminal and lhat Evans overpowered the unarmed members because he had a bunch of bullies hiding around the Tijerina said he plans to use whatever force Is necessary to put Evans under arrest Tijerina and the other seven all were in custody a few utes afler the fiery American emerged from a car carrying a carbine shortly er his wife was arrested for the sign burning There was no violence Evans said He approached me with a carbine I told him to drop il and he did Evans said he also had a bine al the lime Later in an arraignment be- fore U S Commissioner E E Greeson Tijerina waived his right lo an attorney and said he would defend himself His pre liminary hearing was set for Tuesday The seven all asked or court appointed mon request was de- nied But the others were ap proved and a hearing Tuesday morning was sel for all seven The were a colorful group as they stood before courtroom Mosl wore western garb but Miss Watson was dressed In hippie clothes Na marat wore sunglasses in the 9 p.m hearing and Aragon an Albuquerque artist wore n black brightly decorated som Continued on Page 2 possible deal Lenders for the first lime wi lave to furnish potential rowers with complete and The law applies to banks figures on how much ings and loan associations de- credit will cost and a realistic statement of the interest charge They also will have lo be more specific in advertising No longer will it suffice to ad- vertise a electric iron for example for down and weekly payments The ad will Foreign aid drive opened WASHINGTON AP The Nixon administration opened its drive in Congress today or billion in new foreign aid funds saying the U.S program must continue if America is to keep ils influence in developing lands We b that politically the United Stales cannot drop out of pation in the struggle for and still expect to re- main influential and relevant in the developing Elliot L Richardson said Richardson as acting tary of state was the scheduled lead-off witness in closed sion as the House Foreign fairs Committee began about a month of hearings on the new overseas assistance Congress chopped deeply Into the program last year and President Nixon is seeking WASHINGTON AP to say how long the more than last year's Warren Burger Lenders must show true credit costs the war will bear fruit in coming days I Bm that lne Laird did not Identify winch us a si units will be the lo leave Q he he war zone He said that will thaf the Slales js be decided Thursday by a joint maintain its objective Of self service task force which is for he Somh assigned to prepare b the movement of withdrawing units in early July Othar sources indicated he withdrawn troops would not re- turn o this country but would be held in reserve in such areas i as Okinawa and Hawaii which they could be rushed This should also indicate to the North Vietnamese Laird said that the United States is firm in its resolve to see that the South Vietnamese do lake over and are prepared and are back to Vietnam in case they of defending them selves to On Capitol Hill a newsman there already are should be needed The is start with withdrawal several combat battalions forces or j ments by war critics that the Continued on Page 2 appropriation in an lo prevent a slump in U.S eco- nomic help lo developing Africa Richardson testified that Grazing problems discussed Gov David F Cargo is empling to smooth a conflict between the U S Forest vice and cattle growers in ern New Mexico An announcement from he governor's office said he will be meeting today with forest vice officials and tives of the livestock associa tions connected with the al forest The service permits tlemen lo graze their stock in specified areas of he forests but controls the number of catlle permitted per acre and other conditions Cargo said he called today's meeting afler he was told of problems ranchers were toring during several trips into small communities of north crn New Mexico Exempted from its provisions are business and commercial credit except agricultural it and credit over ex- cept real estale transactions The Federal Trade new high NEW YORK AP One of the major banks in New York sion the primary enforcement today raised its prime agency expects credit interest it charges Its biggest lo encounter difficulties best customers for ing to the new requirements j to a historic high of per cent from effective immediately An increase had been the countries we aid be- Continued on Page 2 Interest stores credit card suers credit unions automobile dealers residential mortgage j brokers and anyone extending or arranging credit lor which a i finance charge is payable Troop withdrawal a farce says Hanoi PARIS AP nam today described crude farce the announce ment of Presidents Nixon and Nguyen Van Thieu that United States will withdraw troops from South J North a sign thai the decision to draw the U.S troops had softened the position of the other side in the peace tions Allied spokesmen had said in advance that the significant thing in the reaction of the nam by the end of August North Vietnamese and A spokesman for the Hanoi CcmS be delegation to the Paris peace talks asserted lhat he Midway meeting of the allied leaders shows more clearly than ever the obstinacy with which Viet i the announcement as a sign of good will The North Vietnamese man said President Nixon was following in the tracks of former Nixon administration clings to President Lyndon B Johnson in its policy of aggression neocolonialism The of the initial North Vietnamese reaction was seen by conference observers pursuing a war of aggression in Vietnam and in trying to revive the present Saigon government which he called Quislings and The Federal Reserve Board sent about copies of its Regulation Z lo affected tors to explain he law Here are some questions the full one per surprising raised and the answers provided The increase by Bankers Trust in Regulation ed or some time but amount of he What is he finance The total of all costs the borrower must pay directly or indirectly What costs are included In the finance Interest loan fee any amount paid as a discount ice or carrying charge credit investigation fee cost of life or insurance The dollar and cents total of these charges and they must be stated in writing except that only the annual per cent rate must be included in the sale of dwellings What is centage The relative cost of credit in percentage terms all Continued on Page 2 Co of New York was announced without comment When one bank increases the prime rate others usually fol low The prime rate is used in de the interest rate charged most large tions rates such as inter- est rates to consumers are scaled upward from prime rate The old rate of per cent was a record high when it was set or March 17 As recently as last Dec 2 the rate was A series of rale increases usually or of a per cent at a lime had occurred be- tween March The Reserve Board has taken a number of steps to make it more expensive and Continued M 1 COSTLY BLAZE Students and Faculty at Southern Illinois University watch as the ing bell tower of STU's old main building topples from llames that gutted the building Sunday age was estimated at from 54 Million to 88 Million One student was slightly injured AP Wirephoto
