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Norwich Evening Sun (Newspaper) - April 1, 1968, Norwich, New York Wemmer fair to partly Cloudy and Cool tonight and tuesday. Low temperatures tonight in the 20s and highs on tuesday in the Low and Middle 40s. The e vening Chenango county s daily newspaper vol. 78, no. La monday april i 1968 Norwich . 13815 8c per copy Sun spots Nuhs students win Bat tie of brains Page 5 new York enters Fis Cal year without a budget Page 9 local reaction to presidents announcement Page 3lbj�?Ts decision is Quot a a a irrevocable Van. Today i round the state around the nation around the world overture for peace welcomed London apr president Johnson a new overture for peace in Vietnam was welcomed across Europe and by some of americans asian allies today. But diplomatic authorities in London expect Hanoi to reject it because of the presidents companion announcement that he is not a candidate for re election. These informants said Johnson a decision not to run again May tempt the vietnamese communists with red chinese encouragement to Battle on in Hopes of the election of a a peace candidate who might give them better terms. But the emergence of a a win the War candidate with a Strong Chance of being elected probably would convince Hanoi it should negotiate now these sources said. There was no immediate comment on the presidents speech from the foreign quarters whose reaction mattered most a North Vietnam the Viet Cong and the soviet Union. Moscow radio briefly reported Johnson a decision to curtail the air attacks on North Vietnam but made no mention of his decision not to seek re election. The British government welcomed the bombing cutback which it said a should offer a further Opportunity of achieving a just and honorable president John son j a i to considers endorsement new York apr Republican sen. Jacob been Given the Liberal party state committee endorsement but May face a primary fight for the nomination. Javits who has no opposition in the Republican party in his bid for a third term deferred acceptance of the Liberal designation sunday. He said he would give it a the most Earnest the Liberal party which exists Only in new York state usually has backed democrats sometimes has backed republicans and in some cases has run candidates of its own. The backing of javits was the first time the liberals have designated a Republican for . Senator. Liberal party endorsements have decided some close races Between democrats and republicans. Harriman tapped for Mission Washington apr a. Averell Harriman the sophisticated millionaire who held seven jobs under president Harry s. Truman and three under president John f. Kennedy has been tapped for another presidential Mission with a familiar goal peace. Harriman is 76 years old and if North Vietnam a representatives show up at the negotiating table As president Johnson expressed Hope sunday night they will they Are destined to Deal with a . Diplomat of almost unparalleled experience. Johnson said in his nationwide address that Harriman and soviet ambassador Llewellyn Thompson will be ready to go to Geneva a for any other suitable place just As soon As Hanoi agrees to a Harriman currently is ambassador at Large and has for some time been Active in . Efforts to secure peace talks. Rockefeller is the Man Albany . Apr two close associates publican gov. Rockefeller View president Johnson a decision not to seek another term As sharply boosting Rockefeller a chances of gaining the gop presidential nomination. Carl Spad former Republican state chairman told a reporter sunday night his a instinctive reaction to the Johnson announcement was a that the moderates in the Republican party will now have to realize the need to bring in their top gun to defect the apparent candidacy of Robert a that Man a Spad added a is Nelson Rockefeller. Charles Schoeneck who succeeded Spad last year declared in a separate interview that the presidents decision a greatly increases the chances of Rockefeller getting the nomination and greatly increases the getting Rockefeller chances of his two americans released Saigon apr two american women captured by the Viet Cong during the lunar new year offensive in Hue have been freed and now Are in . Hands an american spokes Man said today. The spokesman said the two Are Sandra Johnson and or. Marjorie Nelson. He said they were released in the Hue area and now Are under medical examination there. Radio Hanoi said sunday the Viet Cong had decided to release the two women. Bulletin Washington apr the supreme court today put local government under its one Man one vote Rule. The historic 5-3 decision extends the Rule to an estimated 80,000 units of local government throughout the land. One of the dissenters John m. Harlan said the decision was a both unjustifiable and Justice Byron r. White gave the decision in a Case from Midland county tex., where mayor Hank Avery of Midland City asked that the county governing body be apportioned on a population basis. The landmark finding came in these words by White a we hold that Petitioner Avery As a resident of Midland county has a right to a vote for the commissioners court of substantial equal weight to the vote of every other third Serviceman killed Sidney Center . Apr this tiny farming Community Between Binghamton and Oneonta mourned today for the third time in less than two months the death of one of its Young men in South Vietnam a All High school classmates. Word that army sgt. Ray. Mond c. Downin had been killed arrived sunday in what seemed the culmination of a prophecy. About three weeks ago Down in a father Charles told a reporter he a just had a feeling his 21-year-old son would not return from Vietnam. The fathers fear was expressed shortly after the deaths there of Gerald Allen and Robert Gifford both army privates who like Young Downin were graduated in 1966 from the Sidney Central school and resided Here. Sidney Center has a population of about 500. American military leaders and the South vietnamese government have openly opposed any setup in the bombing of North Vietnam but they refused to comment on any part of Johnson a speech. I comments on the bombing cutback ranged from a a they la Bury All of us to a this Means Well go Home one said a i done to care who is president so Long As i get a senior officer on Gen. William c. Westmoreland a staff who refused to let his name be used said few american soldiers cared whether Johnson ran for re election or not. A the average i is much More concerned about his immediate situation than about who is sitting in the White House a he said. Many did react however. Some thought reporters were pulling an april fools joke and one lieutenant colonel said a you never want to believe a politician when he makes an announcement like Westmoreland who is to be relieved in july As commander of . Forces in Vietnam told a questioner a yes i have a comment. Its no last year he said the bombing of Washington apr president Johnson eased his six foot three Frame into a Maroon chair and said a i guess the turning Point was probably last for some time Johnson had been tossing around in his mind a and talking Over with close friends and associates who could keep his secret the possibility of renouncing the run for another presidential term. He had even come close to making the stunning announcement that finally came sunday night when he delivered his state of the Union message to Congress last Jan. 17. But with so Many More messages on particular phases of his program still on tap he decided the timing was improper. So it was not until the last Day or two that the president made the final definite decision against seeking or accepting nomination for a second full term. His family knew his intention and had what mrs. Johnson later described As mixed feelings about it. But not Many other people did particularly As to the timing. Vice president Hubert h. Humphrey had an inkling. So did Secretary of state Dean Rusk Secretary of defense Clark m. Clifford and Cliffords predecessor Robert s. Mcnamara. The president said he talked with his vice president sunday morning about what he was considering but did no to Tell him he was going to announce a Deci Sion that night. He did Call Humphrey who by that time had flown to Mexico City after the radio television address from the presidential office. What fixes november in John songs mind As the turning Point was a visit from the . Military commander in Vietnam Gen. William c. Westmoreland. A this visit did no to bring it about a Johnson explained at a news conference hurriedly arranged just before Midnight in the yellow Oval room of the White House living quarters. A this visit coincided with when i turned the Christian is one of those who had the presidents Confidence. He said of the blockbuster announcement a i think he really has been giving it hard consideration for about the last year. I think he and mrs. Johnson have just been counting the Days on when they might get Christian said too that he was working during the fall on a speech for Johnson which would have incorporated the sunday announcement. He said Johnson had in his pocket in writing what would have been the announcement when he addressed Congress on Jan. 17. With the decision made and announced the president traded a suit coat for a Blue shirt jacket with a mandarin Collar and turned up at the postmortem news conference eating a cup of chocolate pudding probably Low calorie. Questioned about the family a reaction the president used the same term his wife had used a ooh i think its a mixed reaction. I can to really speak for them. But i think they All go along with the decision i made. Lynda Hasni to been Here and she Wasny to sure it was As immediate As it was. There was a clue perhaps to mrs. Johnson a thinking last month. Johnson had seen former rep. Carl Vinson at a Marietta ga., ceremony and was telling lady Bird with considerable enthusiasm How Well Vinson was faring in retirement. Mrs. Johnson replied to her husband that Vinson was living proof a that you can leave wounds Oneida a private services for Fred f. Connelly 48, of new irk n. J., formerly of Oneida who was fatally stabbed when attacked on a Newark Street Early saturday will be tuesday at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Morrisville cemetery. Or. Connelly was on is Way Home when he was at tacked. He was reportedly struck on the head and stabbed in the neck. He Stag Gared into a diner and collapsed. Before lapsing into unconsciousness he told diner employees he had been at tacked by two men. Police Are investigating. Born in Oneida or. Connelly was employed for several years at the Bamberger department store in Newark. Surviving besides his father Stuart c. Connelly Are three Brothers. There Are no calling hours. 6 today s chuckle realtors sign in front of farm House a for Sale Oleo acres one of the less expensive announcement most stunning of career barn is destroyed firemen pour water into barn and two storage Sheds at Home of mrs. Carl Bolberg in Gilbertsville Road about three Miles East of South new Berlin sunday afternoon As grass fire swept Over several acres of land and ignited buildings. Structures nearly empty were destroyed. Firefighters from Gilbertsville South new Berlin it. Upton. New Berlin and Morris photo by Riley were at the scene for Over three hours. Departments throughout the county were battling blazes Over the weekend. Preston firemen answered a Call to the Devere Bush residence in the Tower Road about three Miles West of Preston shortly before noon saturday. A fire starting in a Small bus used for storage ignited grass. It was brought under control in a Short time. President makes bid for peace talks Washington apr president Johnson has ordered a halt in . Bombing of most of North Vietnam in a sudden new bid to de escalate the War in Southeast Asia and get peace talks started in the immediate future. A i Call upon president to Chi Minh a Johnson said in announcing his action sunday night a to respond positively and favourably to this new step toward he did not say How Long the limited cessation of attacks would continue if to does not respond favourably. He did say the bomb halt covering a almost 90 per cent of North Vietnam a population could be made Complete if to would now demonstrate the president called on Britain and the soviet Union a to do All they can to move. Toward genuine peace in Southeast officials said those two governments co chairmen of the Geneva conferences could play key roles in arranging talks. They were notified shortly in Advance of Johnson a announcement and the South vietnamese government was consulted officials indicated. But these informants said no Advance Assurance of responsive action was obtained from North Vietnam which presumably was notified by the soviets. The move apparently involved some Concession in the earlier . Position that for bombing to be stopped Hanoi would have to indicate a willingness to de escalate by leveling off its infiltration of men and supplies into South Vietnam. However to accept the presidents proposal Hanoi would also have to make some Concession in its position. Its condition for entering peace talks has been that the United states must Stop All bombing of the North unconditionally and definitively. Johnson made Clear that air strikes would continue against enemy forces building up in the Southern area of North Vietnam against Khe Sanh and other . And Allied positions in the Northern Border Region of South Vietnam. But he said these strikes also a could come to an Early end if North Vietnam would impose a a restraint on its operations. The president put his proposal this Way a we Are prepared to move immediately toward peace through negotiations. So tonight in the Hope that this action will Lead to Early talks i am taking the first step to de escalate the conflict. A Johnson then named Ambas Sador at Large w. Averell Harriman to represent Iii in with the assistance of the . Ambassador to Moscow Llewellyn Thompson in any talks that can be arranged at Geneva Switzerland a for any other suitable the president did not link his new peace offensive with his Bombshell announcement removing himself from the presidential election race. But there was immediate Washington speculation that to Chi Minh might do so. Planes ships halt attacks Saigon apr american bombers and warships halted their attacks on most of North Vietnam today one Day after strikes close to Hanoi Haiphong and the chinese Boarder. The cutback in the bombing ordered by president Johnson was the 10th curtailment in the air War against the communist North since it began on feb. 7, 1965. Gen. William c. Westmoreland a Headquarters said the re. Auction in the bombing was in effect by the time the president began his television statement announcing it at to . Saigon time. The . Command said american fighter bombers con. Fined their attacks on North Vietnam today to the area just above the demilitarized zone hitting enemy storage complexes truck convoys and gun posh tons. South Vietnam is silent Saigon apr . And South vietnamese officials taken by Surprise kept silent today about president Johnson a bombing curtailment and his exit from the presidential race while gis expressed Joy dismay disbelief and even disinterest. North Vietnam was a essential and vital to our military the top Allied commanders in Vietnam apparently were Noti fied sunday of the presidents bombing curtailment order but both this and his political announcement came As a Complete Surprise Washington apr politicians who live by careful assessments of the electoral climate were rocked As surely As the general Public by president Johnson a Bombshell announcement that a i shall not seek and i will not accept nomination for another term. Sen. Robert f. Kennedy of new York regarded by Many As the new democratic from Trunner in the immediate Wake of Johnson a big sunday night Surprise decided his Wisest Ini tial course was to collect his thoughts before saying anything publicly. The Only other announced rival for the democratic nomination sen. Eugene j. Mccarthy of Minnesota readily conceded he was surprised. But he lauded Johnson for a a generous judg Mentz that he said would Clear the Way for National reconciliation. Vice president Hubert h. Humphrey who might now get into the fray said he was saddened but not surprised. John son had discussed his decision with Humphrey before reveal ing it to the world. Richard m. Nixon the leading Republican contender expressed Surprise too but concluded he had Best withhold any immediate detailed comment. Amazement sometimes incredulity was expressed on the streets of Saigon and Washington. A ifs not True a declared a sergeant in the South vietnamese capital. Another i said a i can to believe in front of he White House knots of amazed Young people gathered spontaneously to sing cheer and applaud the presi dents decision. Rep. Roman c. Pucinski d-111., expressed conviction that Johnson would be drafted at the democratic nominating Convell Tion in August. But the president himself at an Impromptu news conference after voicing his emotion packed announcement termed his decision a completely this is the phrase Johnson used to try to dispel any suspicion he might change his mind or yield to a draft. He also suggested he would not attempt to influence his Par. Tyr a selection of a nominee. A Man of Many surprises Johnson a announcement was his most stunning move in a 37-year career in politics. No presi Dent eligible to succeed himself has spurned a fight for the of fice since Harry s. Truman bowed out in 1952 during the controversial korean War. Johnson attributed his Deci Sion which aides said was a year in the making to controversies rending the nation at this time including the Vietnam War. A there is division in the american House now a he said in solemn tones. A there is Divi a turning Point was last Riveness among us All then after appealing to All americans a to guard against divisiveness and All its ugly consequences a he came to the key passages a a. I have concluded that i should not permit the presidency to become involved in the partisan divisions that Are developing in this political year. A with americans sons in the Fields far away with americans future under Challenge right Here at Home with our Hopes and the worlds Hopes for peace in the balance every Day i do not believe that i should devote an hour or a Day of my time to any personal partisan causes or to any duties other than the awesome duties of this office the presidency of your country. A accordingly i shall no seek and i will not accept the nomination of my party for another term As your Johnson tacked the disclosure of his very personal decision onto a major Vietnam policy speech in which he announced his peace move an immediate and indefinite halt in most air and sea bombardment of North Vietnam As a the first step to de escalate the this military decision momentous As it was quickly was overshadowed by the postscript to his speech which was not included in the prepared text distributed to newsmen in and Vance. Candidates politicians of All stripes and Ordinary citizens a. Geared alike in reacting to Johnson s announcement with astonishment. A i was surprised a said Rich Ard m. Nixon. Mccarthy echoed that senti ment but added that Johnson had made a a generous judgment Clearing the Way for National reconciliation. Kennedy withheld immediate comment. Humphrey in Mexico City for a treaty signing ceremony said he was saddened. A i can to believe it a said a i on the Street in Saigon. Within half an hour after Johnson finished speaking Small knots of Young people turned out to cheer in a Light drizzle in front of the White House. One group from George Washington University carried a bedsheets on which they had hastily lettered the legend a thanks throughout his 37-year Public career Johnson said a i have put the Unity of the people first i have put it ahead of any Divi. Sive declaring that indeed a House divided against itself a by the spirit of faction of party of Region of religion of race is a House that cannot stand a Connelly Dies of Stab

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