Winona Daily News (Newspaper) - December 13, 1967, Winona, Minnesota WINONA DAILY NEWS RISES SETS FULL MOON DECEMBER 16 of Publication WINONA MINNESOTA 55987 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER TEN CENTS PER COPY Memorial Page Dec 24 Classified Section 2 SECTIONS 32 PAGES Greek King Wants Junta Overthrown PRESIDENT TELLS Neither Polls Nor Election Will Change Mind on War THE JOHNSON SMILE President Johnson day night displayed a wide smile after he had addressed the organization at its convention in Miami Beach Fla MIAMI BEACH Fla AP President Johnson says he will not be deterred influenced or inflamed by his Vietnam war critics regardless of my polls and regardless of the elections Departing from his prepared text in a nationally televised and broadcast speech to the AFL-CIO convention here day the President I am going down the center of the my duty as I see it the best of my country The representatives of labor roared their approval when Johnson said he would ways be ready to hear and act on any proposal for ending the Vietnam war And their volume increased when he But in the meantime I want you to I want all Americans to I am not going to be deterred I am not going to be influenced I am not going to be inflamed by a bunch of political selfish men who want to advance their own interest The President also had harsh words for congressional licans terming them wooden soldiers warring on progress He asked the representatives of the house of labor to help crats elect great Congress in 1968 convention gates officials and guests interrupted Johnson's jibes at the Republicans with cheers applause and laughter The people know that the old Republican buggy can only go one Johnson said That old lican buggy has been colliding with us all year of GOP efforts in Congress to block or alter his proposals on education antipoverty medical care and Social Security The President's pledge to stand firm on his Vietnam cies drew renewed backing from AFL-CIO President George Meany We support you Mr dent and we urge you to carry said Meany The only part of Johnson's speech met with silence was his plea for voluntary wage similar to his request last week for price restraint from business Rising prices Johnson said are simply murder to all labor and to people with low or moderate incomes The labor delegates earlier this week said they wouldn't be bound by any voluntary re- straints such as the former White House guideline that until last year attempted to hold wage hikes to 3.2 percent a year Johnson's greeting in the plush hotel convention hall bore the trappings of a political meeting with delegates waving signs reading We Support Johnson in Vietnam and All the Way with LBJ as a band played Hello Dolly which Johnson supporters translate as Hello The speech climaxed a long AFL-CIO convention marked by total support for Johnson on virtually all issues except for a handful of gates who want the labor ation to be neutral on the nam war Repeating offers to negotiate peace if Hanoi will come way Johnson said of U.S war critics It is easy to agonize and moralize on the television to pin your heart on your sleeve or a placard on your think that you are helping to stop war Makes Appeal For Restoration Of Democracy ATHENS Greece AP King Constantine of Greece called on the eight million ple of Greece today to help him oust the military regime and re- store democracy and freedom His dramatic appeal raised the specter of civil war As he spoke troops and tanks took up positions around key buildings in the capital and the government radio declared tha government was ready to de- fend itself The king's appeal was by shortwave radio from It came shortly after reports circulated that the 3rd Armored Corps in Salonika the major city in northern Greece had re- belled against the military MAKES APPEAL King Constantine today pealed to the people of Greece to follow him in forts to restore democracy and freedom AP fax Airlift Raises Troop Strength To AP The bigges airlift of the Vietnam wai pushed U.S troop strength in South Vietnam to about today more than the peak o American fighting men in the Korean war at its heigh 14 years ago The U.S Command took the security wraps off the transfer from the United States of two more brigades of the U.S Airborne Division World War Screaming Eagles of Bas togne About of the para- troopers have been flown across the Pacific since Nov 17 and another are due by Dec 29 Wearing combat fatigues with a 45 revolver and dagger tucked in his belt the com- mander Maj Gen Olinto M Barsanti snapped a salute on his arrival today at Bien Hoa Airbase and reported to Gen William C The Airborne Division is present for combat in nam Westmoreland now com mander of all U.S troops in Vietnam was the Screaming Eagles commander from 1958 to 1960 The division's 1st gade has been in Vietnam since July 1965 When completed the airlift will have involved 373 flights which after dis- charging men and supplies took off within 15 on the flight back to Division Headquarters at Ft Campbell Ky U.S spokesmen said the lift is the longest and largest ever staged direct from the United States to Southeast Asia and gave us an excellent op- to test our airlift The lift is delivering troops tons of vehicles and cargo plus the division's full complement of cannon and 37 helicopters The new paratroopers are not expected to go into combat immediately and will receive some training before heading Into the field Then they will join the 1st Brigade which is now part of the cal Division The U.S Command also re- moved the security wraps today from a new American infantry operation 28 miles northeast of Saigon and said 52 communist troops had been killed in six days Total U.S losses for the period were put at two dead and 25 wounded The search and destroy operation by units of the Infantry Division is aimed at supporting ary development pacification programs in the area and ing the rice harvest to the com- In the air war U.S Air Force bombers hammered North Vietnamese troop and supply areas Tuesday night 17 miles west-southwest of Dak To in the central Over North Vietnam bad weather continued to hamper strikes by American bombers Tuesday U.S Navy A4 Skyhawk pilots attacked a transshipment point 25 miles east-southeast of phong but smoke and dust in the area prevented assessment of damage Other Navy pilots reported damaging four trucks 20 miles east-northeast of phong Despite cloudy ceilings of around feet U.S pilots few missions generally against storage areas and supply lines BOARD FOR VIETNAM Paratroops board an Air Force aircraft at Ft Campbell Ky for flight to Vietnam and participation in Operation Eagle Thrust The Defense Department released this graph ia Washington The biggest Pacific airlift of the Vietnam war moved of the Army's Airborne Division the Screaming Eagles AP PRESENT FOR COMBAT Maj Gen Olinto M santi commander of U.S Airborne Division salutes Gen William C Westmoreland back to camera U.S com- mander in Vietnam at Bien Hoa airbase outside Saigon The bulk of two more brigades of the division World War Screaming Eagles of Bastogne arrived from Ft bell Ky in the biggest airlift of the Vietnam war and Barsanti The Airborne Division is pre- sent for combat in Vietnam AP Canada Appeals For Viet Peace BRUSSELLS Belgium Wl Foreign Secretary Paul Martin of Canada called on the United States today to risk as much in a gamble for peace in Vietnam as it has risked for war The appeal took on additional importance because it was made in the presence of 14 foreign ministers in the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization including of State Dean Rusk Rusk spoke after Martin but a conference source said he did not respond to the Canadians statement The time has Martin said to risk as much in a gamble for peace as has already been risked in widening attempts at a tary solution MartiB Martin offered Canada's unrestricted help in the execution of any useful formula for ending the war Rusk and Martin have had two meetings on Vietnam in Brussels this week and are expected to have another day before they both leave for home Conference sources said Rusk emphasized the U.S tion that the bombing of North Vietnam might be stopped if there was any reason to believe that it would lead to useful talks and North Vietnam would not take advantage of it Canada is a member of the International Control sion charged with keeping peace in Vietnam Cambodia and Laos Weatherman Launched on Sun Journey CAPE KENNEDY Fla CAP back strong signals to earth a robot ary weatherman named neer 8 rocketed into orbi around the sun today to help weave a network that couk warn astronauts of deadly solai radiation storms in space En route to the path between that of earth and Mars Pioneer fiery delta booster rocket successfully kicked a cations satellite into orbit around earth to be used for Ing America's tracking network Perched aboard a fiery Delta rocket the twin payload off at CST to close out the 1967 launch schedule at Cape Kennedy The sleek Delta booster aimed 0 drill neer 8 into a orbit between that of earth and Mars while dropping off the craft en route as a satellite of earth If all experiments operate as planned during the next six or more drum-shaped 8 could provide the best yet on how great a danger the sun's radiation poses o astronauts Goodfellows Contributions listed Paul Cathy Fred Mike Amy f Dr Mrs Nels Minne I Sms Chalet Museum S Christensen Inc Foundation K B A Miller SO SO Total To Data Defense Staff Ordered to Save Money WASHINGTON AP tary of Defense Robert S Namara has ordered his staff to save if it means canceling some newspaper sub- and making sure money spent on coffee breaks doesn't get charged on expense accounts Congress said McNamara in a memorandum has cut lion dollars from his office ating fund leaving him with 33.7 million for the fiscal year which begad July 1 Although it will be difficult or us to operate within that mount it is essential that we do McNamara said He ordered a freeze on hiring a limitation on travel and a on overtime The monarch de- clared the leaders of the coup April 21 were only a segment of the army A spirit of revenge will not he said But I will not accept any disobedience from now on and it will be crushed mercilessly There will be no compromise He referred to the communist civil war of 20 years ago and re- iterated his request to the ple to assist him follow him and support him Air force Jets took to the and flew low over the city Armored with troops in full battle dress ar- rived at the Parliament building to reinforce the first units that surrounded the building It houses the offices of the junta strongman Col George dopoulos who led the military coup that overthrew the parliamentary ment Soldiers also appeared outside the royal palace and around the national telecommunications center Nothing The trouble with showing up on time for an ment is that other people will think you have nothing better to do Some ple are worried about who gets to the moon first ers are more interested in who gets back first Says John J Plomb of Most of us if we had our lives to live over would make the same mistakes but sooner Taffy Turtle wants to do the same thing this New Year's Eve as last if she could remember what it was For more laughs see Earl Wilson on Page 4 Claim Soviet Pilots Flying Yemen Missions WASHINGTON AP Some U.S officials are Soviet military pilots ave been flying combat ons for Yemen's Republican against Royalist attacking San'a the al city This reported involvement of fliers using lanes and supported by Soviet Tound considered iere to reflect Moscow's desire establish power positions in le Middle East once the ALSO APPROVES SPENDING OF BILLIONS Congress Endorses Billion Cut WASHINGTON AP Con- ress clearing its decks of most major money measures and iming for weekend ment has okayed spending ons of dollars for government ay raises and to fight poverty while endorsing a billion over-all spending cut Congressional action Tuesday these Senate and House assed and sent to President Johnson legislation for a billion three-step pay raise 5.5 million federal ers and servicemen The tion also includes a hike in al rates raising to 6 cents the cost of mailing a letter House passed and sent to the Senate a billion propriation for the Office of Economic Opportunity lion less than Congress already has authorized for the erty program Senate passed and sent to the President a requiring most federal agencies to cut most spending by 10 per move designed to save lion Today the House is to take up a Social Security that would boost all benefits by at least 13 per cent as well as hike Social Security taxes The provides for minimum monthly benefit payments of compared with the current President Johnson is expected to sign the for government employes and serv icemen in time for them to get by Christmas retroactive in- creases from last Oct 1 Total cost of the raises by 1969 when all stages are in effect is mated at billion It would give postal workers a 6 per cent raise other government ers a 4.5 per cent hike and icemen a 5.6 per cent boost The included provisions for hiking postal rates designed to bring in an ad- million annually Next Jan 7 regular mail stamps will go from 5 to 6 cents airmail from 8 to 10 cents post cards from 4 to 5 cents and mail cards from 6 to 8 cents Third class mail will go from 2.875 cents to 3.5 cents and to 4 cents in July 1969 But the rate for the first pieces mailed in any year will be 18 cents Second-class rates covering newspapers and magazines will go from 1 cents to 1.1 cents next year under the minimum rate then to 1.2 cents in 1069 and 1.3 cents in 1970 sive domain of Western Inter- new phase in Soviet foreign op- is yet to be determined they caution The war in Yemen Is between the Republican regime and ests The possibility of Soviet er participation was raised a few days ago when a Royalist information minister said the body of a Soviet pilot carrying papers had been found In official quarters in Washington it is said there's no doubt the downed airman was a Soviet Yemen has considerable importance because with the neighboring re- gion until recently known as dominates the wide southern gateway into the Red Sea It has a commanding position on the Suez Canal linking the Mediterranean and the Indian oceans The canal has been closed since the June war be- tween Israel and the Arab states but is expected to be re- opened eventually Washington authorities say privately they can't recall con- similar to that in Yemen in which Soviet pilots have played such an active role There have been reports of such involvement in the past in troubled lands but in the present case responsible policy say they have no doubt the information is true Whether I this marks the beginning of a of importance Yemeni Royalist forces which took to the hills in September 1962 when the monarchy was The struggle has been going on with periodic tions of violence for five years President Gamal Abdel ser of Egypt pulled out the last of his troops which once totaled around as a result of a deal with King Faisal of Saudi Arabia The deal was made necessary by Nasser's need for new following Egyptian de- feats in the June war Weather LOCAL WEATHER Official observations for the 24 hours ending at 12 m Maximum 40 minimum 20 noon 30 precipitation trace FEDERAL FORECAST WINONA AND VICINITY Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday colder tonight tie change in temperature Thursday Low tonight high Thursday Outlook Below normal with no precipitation
