Winona Daily News (Newspaper) - August 1, 1968, Winona, Minnesota Heavy Allied Casualties More Troops Arrive SAIGON AP An rain fho Tin T SAIGON An enemy force inflicted heavy casualties of 16 killed and 39 wounded on two companies of South irregulars led by U.S Green Beret men in a battle close to the Cambodian border he Saigon government reported today South Vietnamese ters said only four enemy bodies were found after the hard battle Wednesday 65 miles northwest of Saigon on one of the enemy routes from the Cambodian der to the capital All the casualties in the force apparently were Vietnamese irregulars There was no report of any among the U.S Special Forces men who train and lead the irregulars Initial reports indicated he government force was bushed although military spokesmen did not say so They said two companies of 200 men or more with an enemy force of unknown size along lie der The spokesman said the government troops destroyed 150 fortified positions in the tle area Tay Ninh Province where the battle occurred is believed to be the major staging area for the big communist offensive which allied intelligence men expect the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese to launch against Saigon in the next two months flic North Vietnamese In- fantry Division and two pendent regiments are said to be at secret base camps in the area preparing for the nist offensive America's biggest bombers Air Force have been at- tacking the enemy camp areas in Tay Ninh Province daily with thousands of tons of bombs The bombers flew seven more missions against base camps troop concentrations and antiaircraft positions in the area near the border In another critical sector he defense ot South Vietnam's northern frontier was stiffened by fresh American troops flown from a Colorado base in an airlift ot 71 Air Force Scores of armored personnel carriers for the troops came by sea The U.S Command an- the arrival of the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division's 1st Brigade A spokesman said the troops were flown from Ft Carson Colo to Da Nang and then immediately deployed to positions below the eastern end of the demilitarized zone The arrival of the 5th Division troops brought the number of U.S troops in South Vietnam to about still below the ceiling set by the Penta- gon in February after the Viot Cong Tet offensive President Johnson's ment Wednesday that the U.S government might have to take military measures to meet the threat ol major new enemy offensives aroused in Saigon that the ceiling on the American troop ment might be raised again Johnson said North are pouring into the South in record an estimated in July and he predicted the figure for gust would be higher The 5th Division troops joined a defense force in the northern provinces that includes three U.S Army and two sions and two South Vietnamese infantry divisions U.S officers say North nam has the equivalent of eight divisions either in the northern provinces or adjacent to them in Laos the DMZ or the most part of North Vietnam Around Saigon meanwhile six South Vietnamese military installations were hit by mortar fire early today but a man said casualties and age were light U.S headquarters reported no significant for but said soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division had ered a large enemy food cache near Loc Ninh close to the Cambodian border It included 25 tons of rice Troops from the same division found 150 tons of rice supplies 70 bicycles last weekend in the same area about 75 miles Fair to Partly Cloudy And Warmer WINONA north of Saigon It is one ol the chief infiltration routes for my troops threatening Saigon and has been an area of ing activity in recent weeks presumably in preparation for the enemy assault on he which is expected in the next two months U.S bombers have been pounding the area for the past week During the night they made five attacks against enemy base camps bunkers and troop concentrations 27 miles north of Tay Ninh City Five other raids made on targets near the A Shau Valley the big enemy ply base area west of Da Nang and near Dak To in the central highlands RISES SETS FULL MOON AUG 8 Joh WASHINGTON AP dent Johnson says the nation can expect a massive attack by the enemy in Vietnam and sible dire economic at home over a steel price boost The President says he is dis- over the infiltration and troop buildup by North nam in the South and lack of re- sponse so far to the U.S ing restraint But he expressed hope the en- emy wit match the restraint and that the attack which he said appears imminent against major South Vietnamese cities could be aborted He cautioned Hanoi that the U.S might have to act promptly with additional military ures if they put our men in danger Calling an impromptu news conference in the Cabinet room of fie White House late day afternoon the President sued a blast at Bethlehem Steel Corp for its announced 5 per cent across-the-board price in- crease effective Aug 8 the first such blanket price hike in the industry since President John F Kennedy's confrontation with the steel titans in 1962 Pointing to the possible consequences from ing decision he said could affect the entire economy Johnson de- clared Inflation for steel is inflation for the nation Johnson said he hoped other steel companies will not join this parade and that tive factors would then bring about a readjustment on the tion the Bethlehem company has taken The price boost came before representatives of industry and the United Union could sign a new labor contract expected to raise wages and fringe benefits by at least six per cent a year over the next three years Johnson called the settlement high Pointing to a 41 per cent first half increase in profits for the No 2 steelmaker Johnson said the public interest must be recognized by the in- dustry in its price decisions at this critical time On Paris he said We con- to hope for the best Johnson said he had the bombing of North Vietnam and he wanted to give the other side aV the time necessary to consider a response But he went on 1 cannot der the cessation of further uni- lateral acts of bombing of the infiltration routes I just not step aside and leave our men in the lurch We are prepared to halt the bombing when we feel confident hat the halt in the bombing will not lead to the loss of heavy American and allied casualties More than that I cannot do and more than that you should not have me do Year of Publication WINONA MINNESOTA 55987 THURSDAY AUGUST TEN CENTS PER COPY Read By Mora Than People Every Day 2 SECTIONS 18 PAGES Knowles Heads Nixon Pledged GOP Delegation MADISON AP Gov War ren P Knowles whose wife di him midway through his re-election campaign turned his back on personal matters Wednesday as he prepared for today's trip to the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach Knowles heads the Wisconsin Republican delegation pledged to former Vice dent Richard M Nixon when balloting for a GOP presidential nominee begins The governor predicted at a news conference Wednesday that Nixon be nominated the first ballot C Attack POLLSTERS Dr George Gallup left and Louis ris head two prominent political polling organizations country With the polls playing a major role in the campaigns again this the work of these men will likely be much in evidence in the months to come and the big question How accurate are their polls AP Czech Russ Talks Snagged PRAGUE AP A ute snag developed at the conference of Soviet and leaders possibly over the wording of the final nique and the two sides held an- other night session Wednesday Still another meeting was ex- Minneapolis Has New Handgun Control Law MINNEAPOLIS AP neapolis has a new ordinance but Mayor Arthur Naftalin thinks it should be ex- tended to include rifles and guns as well as handguns The mayor signed the ure Wednesday It requires the issuing of mits to carry handguns and the application must include a detailed description of the son applying and the weapon he intends to carry The cant also roust furnish a recent picture of himself and have his fingerprints registered The weapon must be within five days of chase instead of 10 days as the previous ordinance provided Weapons covered include handguns which are transferred or given as gifts as well as those which are sold Naftalin suggested the nance could be strengthened wilh these provide for reporting the sale gift or delivery of long and shotguns clarify the application of the ordinance to the sale and transportation ammunition provide a clear ex- u emption from the ordinance of j industrial tools such as and explo- sive rivets clarify provisions a ing to permits for military weapons so that such permits shall be granted when cants meet the requirements peeled today The Politburo of the Soviet Communist party and the Czechoslovak party's Presidium began meeting Monday at the little junction of Cierna on the der The new leaders of the party have been ing their moves liberalizing tha control against Soviet mands for a return to tight control and obedience to tates from Moscow The ings at first were expected to last only two days but hey con- Wednesday The talks resumed Wednesday night after sources reported had ended and newsmen went to Cierna for a news conference at which they ex- to get the conference communique When they got to Cierna they were told the news conference had been canceled Soviet party chief Leonid I Brezhnev missed the conference day sessions Wednesday edly because of a slight illness but informants said he attended the session Wednesday night Although Czechoslovak re- ports earlier in the conference were largely optimistic some locat observers feared that the delay could mean a serious clash of views had developed However some sources ex- pressed belief that the Soviet negotiators have softened their opposition toward special road to socialism The Passing Scene Speed reading courses come in handy for ex- pie when you want to read the signs on expressways Sign in a butcher shop via Hy Your Friendly Used Cow Dealer are spent on soap commercials Who said grime doesn't As unnecessary as pep pills for For more laughs see Earl Wilson on Page 4 Steel Hikes To Stand Despite LBJ Criticism PITTSBURGH AP The nation's top three steelmakers have posted their most ing price hikes in six years and say they wit stand despite sharp criticism from President Johnson Other producers strongly ed they would follow U.S Steel Corp Bethlehem Steel Corp and Republic Steel Corp the nation's No and 3 steelmakers respectively raised prices Wednesday he day after the United union won its richest contract Johnson called Bethlehem's nearly 5 per cent board hike unreasonable and said at a Washington news conference that it should lot be permitted to stand Edmund F Martin hem's chairman and chief officer Our announcement speaks for it- self In our opinion our price in- crease is absolutely necessary and we do not intend to draw it It was the first confrontation between the federal government and the sterf industry since 1962 when President John F dy forced the rollback of a eral price hike Johnson asked if he planned any instruments to compel a rollback said We urge them and reason with them and sel with hem and plead with them not to increase prices Republic Steel followed lehem and said it would hike its principal steel mill products 4.5 per cent and said the new labor contract was the reason The Bethlehem and Republic in- creases are effective Aug 8 U.S Steef acting in a manner that has become common in the industry in the past six years announced a selective price in- crease for its tin mill products material used in making cans N Viefs Hint Talks May Fail PARIS AP North diplomats participating in the Paris peace talks are dropping hints that the talks may faS unless President son ends the bombing of North Vietnam U.S officials regard the veiled threats as a part of the drive North Vietnam has made since the talks began to build up massive public opinion against the U.S position that North Vietnam must give something in return The drive was intensified Wednesday after the North apparently decided that statements by Secretary of State Dean Rusk made tion about an early change in U.S bombing policy untenable Rusk said on Tuesday that the U.S government would have to be told what North Vietnam would do before it could end the bombing A North Vietnamese man also introduced a new ment into the conflict by im- plying there might be some split over bombing policy between Rusk and Ambassador W ell Harriman the chief U.S at the Paris talks The spokesman said Harriman did not speak in Rusk's defense at the meeting Wednesday GOP Platform to Call for Smaller Viet War Role War by Hew Administration It the war is going on next Nixon said it can best be ended by a new administration that has given no hostages to the mistakes of the past an administration neither defending old errors nor bound by the old record HAVING A SAY Sen Charles Percy Illinois who last week came cut in support of New York Gov Nelson Rockefeller for the GOP presidential nomination juls jaw during news conference Wednesday in Miami Beach He is on hand for the Republican National Convention scheduled to open in Miami Beach next Monday AP Americans Aid Hungry of Biafra NEW YORK AP cans are responding with emo- ths plight of children reported starving on the other side of the world This time the victims of war are the people of Biafra a African country which seceded from Nigeria and in the ensuing fight was cut off from food and medical supplies Church groups and the Inter- national Red Cross long have been aware of the tragedy of the Biafrans Millions of dollars and thousands of tons of food and other supplies have been ed around the world much of it through U.S churches The supplies including baby food powdered milk and eggs to meet the Biafrans desperate need for proteins and medical supplies have been airlifted into Biafra's cul de sac surrounded by tile territory in a dagger miniature Berlin airlift Many tons of supplies already are in African warehouses and much more is on the way For example Church World Service arm of the Protestant tional Council of Churches has started trucking pounds of beans from its Saginaw Mich depot to more for transport by ship to Biafra Weather FEDERAL FORECAST WINONA AND VICINITY Fair to partly cloudy and er tonight and Friday Low tonight 52 to 55 high Friday 82 to 86 LOCAL observations for the 24 hours ending at 12 m Maximum 70 minimum 47 noon 70 precipitation 0 Little Change Seen in Sales lax Statute ST PAUL AP There probably won't be any major changes in the Minnesota sales tax law within the next two years says one of the authors of the measure Stale Rep ert W Johnson of St Paul The 3 per cent levy is one year old today and Johnson commented that any changes in the law are likely to be along administrative lines He heads a subcommittee which will hold hearings in November and December prior to the tive session in January Johnson said the Tax ment likely will ask for certain changes to make it easier to ad minister the law Johnson said the hearings were deliberately set after tions to avoid them becoming a soapbox for legislative dates It's a revenue measure and I like to see revenue ters enmeshed in said Johnson a Conservative He said there are some real inequities in the law which may need changing One of these he said is that some types of business must bear the cost of collecting the tax but get no benefit from it These are mainly recreational businesses he said such as golf courses and bowling houses Such establishments got no property tax relief under terms of the 1967 law MIAMI BEACH Fla AP The Republican platform will call for a smaller U.S role in the Vietnam war but will say American forces should not bt pulled without a satisfactory settlement It will bear down hard on crime in the streets and underworld activity ing on more leeway for ment methods It will call for new approaches to the problems of poverty and deteriorating city life with heavy emphasis on promoting ownership of homes and giving private industry incentives to train and employ ghetto dwellers and ing government programs It will deplore unbalanced budgets and inflation holding out hope of future tax cuts These were among the clear indications of the mood of tha Republican platform tee which winds up its hearings today and begins writing the document the GOP presidential candidate will take to the voters in November A onetime major figure in this year's nomination race Gov George Romney of Michigan of- recommendations for tha platform ranging from a nam policy to revision of labor laws Romney called in prepared testimony for a declaration ol conscience pledging action at ery level in behalf ot the legal and moral equality of citizens He advocated a large-scale fort to create jobs in the central cities by modifying ship and licensing ments setting up private urban corporations establishing sion services to guide city ers somewhat in the way the extension service has helped farmers and backing self-generated business prises with a national business development bank Romney said outdated labor laws which feed the growth and concentration of excessive collective bargaining power in the hands of excessively ful economic groups must be changed National emergency strikes should be prevented he Continued on Page Col 7 GOP SILHOUETTES OF WAR A line ot South Vietnamese soldiers carrying rifles cross a river in the area 100 miles southeast of Saigon The troopers returning to their base camp after a day patrol surrounding rice paddies AP
