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Norwich Evening Sun (Newspaper) - April 19, 1968, Norwich, New York Weather fair a Little cooler to night lows in the 30s to Low 40s generally with scattered Frost in Low places. Fair and warm on saturday highs in the upper 60s and 70s. The vening Chenango county s daily newspaper in Sun spots Sermonetti Page 5 museum is open sunday afternoon Page 6 Board Calls special session to act on a a Sand problem Page 3 vol. 78, no. 25friday, april 19, 1968 Norwich . 13815 8c per cop new Sites listed for peace talks us. Looks to Hanoi for a speedy reply state nation world deny reports Nguyan Coo by s. Embassy and vice presi Dent Nguyen Cao by today denied a report being investigated by a Senate subcommittee that the Cia fired by for smuggling opium in 1963. The report made to the Senate foreign expenditures subcommittee said by commanded air Crews in a secret Cia operation flying saboteurs to North Vietnam and took advantage of the setup to Fly opium from Laos to Saigon. The u. S. Embassy said there was a no truth in the Story that by was removed from any position by any element of the u. S. Government for opium smuggling or for any other asked if the embassy had any information connecting by with opium smuggling an embassy spokesman said Only a there is no truth to the a the vice president just laughed when he saw the Story a said a spokesman for by. A the said it was groundless news and there is no truth to it at Quot inertia blamed Washington apr inertia apparently has killed any Chance for a proposed a a Mutual assistance pact which would allow states to Send their National guard units to help other states Cope with riots this summer. Some key officials say they believe the idea advanced at a governors conference last fall will never get off the ground. A the thing seems to have bombed Quot said one Pentagon official who spoke of Legal questions along with Lack of action in state Legislatures and Congress. As things stand now states have no Legal basis for sending their National guard troops outside their own Borders. In the Backwash of the Newark and Detroit riots the National governors conference last october endorsed the draft of a Model a National guard Mutual assistance Loans May be harder to get Washington apr americans face the Prospect of harder to get Loans at higher interest rates following the second increase in Little More than a month in the Federal Reserve systems discount rate. In what it termed an attempt to beat Back accelerating inflation the Federal Reserve Board stepped harder on the economic brakes in approving effective today a discount rate of 5.5 per cent for 3 of its 12 Banks new York Philadelphia and Minneapolis. It had been 5 per cent. The other nine Banks Are expected to follow in a move virtually sure to trigger higher interest rates on Loans throughout the Economy. A nationwide a Survey showed meanwhile that interest rates on Home mortgages Are nearing 8 per cent already in some sections and the Cost of an average Home has climbed about $2,500 since 1966. The new rate is the highest since just before the 1929 Stock Market crash when it went to 6 per cent. Humphrey gets prod by a associated press vice president Hubert h. Humphrey among the democrats and gov. Nelson a. Rockefeller of new York among the republicans Are being prodded to join the run for the White House. Humphrey i has made Clear he a ready to run apparently i its just a matter of timing the announcements i while Rockefeller has been less Clear on whether i he will actually Campaign against former vice president Richard m. Nixon for the nomination. Rockefeller has left himself open to a draft. Sen. Eugene j. Mccarthy fighting sen. Robert f. Kennedy for the democratic nomination said in Bloomington ind., Humphrey should announce now if he plans to Campaign in support of u. S. Policy in Vietnam a policy Mccarthy opposes. Humphrey addressed a group at the state department thursday on a nonpolitical matter saying with a smile he had wanted a an audience this Large to make a certain announcement. A a in a do it right Here a Humphrey said but he did no to. Tables Are Cut new York apr Telephone service in scattered parts of the country was disrupted this morning because of Cut cables american Telephone amp Telegraph co. Officials said As a nationwide Telephone strike moved into the second Day. About 30 feet of an at amp to Cable was Cut and removed about 15 Miles East of Toledo Ohio a company spokesman said. That Cable runs to Bogart Ohio and affected service from Chicago East an Ohio Bell Telephone spokesman said. Phone Calls were rerouted through other cables and service was quickly restored to the Federal aviation administration control Center at Oberlin Ohio he said. The Fri has entered the investigation of the incident the spokesman said. Urine is sliding Washington apr the nations Marble shrine to Tho Mas Jefferson is slowly sliding into the nearby tidal Basin. George b. Hartzog or. National Park service director told t Congress of the Jefferson memorials plight in pleading for urgent appropriation of a $1.2 million repair fund. In testimony before a House appropriations subcommittee released thursday Hartzog said a the whole facade around the Jefferson memorial is going into the tidal basins because of Earth settlement and structural failures. He said the conditions represent a Hazard to the millions of tourists who each year visit the 26-year-old memorial to the nations third president. The tidal Basin is itself a famous tourist attraction in springtime when the japanese Cherry Trees surrounding it Are in Bloom. Hubert Humphrey Washington apr the United states indicating growing impatience with the impasse Over where to make initial peace contacts with North Vietnam is looking to Hanoi for a speedy reply to the latest american proposal listing to new potential Sites. Although the new . Proposal raised to 15 the number of nations it lists As acceptable locations for such talks diplomatic sources in Washington were betting that Paris not included in the newly padded total would eventually be agreed on by both countries. These diplomats including some from nations Allied with the United states in the War reasoned that since neither Washington nor Hanoi has mentioned Paris As a possible site its Compromise selection would result in neither Side losing face. Premier Alexei n. Kosygin indicated How important such a face saving Compromise might be to Hanoi when he said thursday in Rawalpindi Pakistan that North Vietnam will conduct peace talks a was a nation that has not been vanquished that has not been Secretary of state Dean Rusk called late thursday on Hanoi to give a a serious and responsive answer to the . Proposals for preliminary talks on peace negotiations. Rusk warned Hanoi that . Lbs Calls off speech Austin Tex. Apr president Johnson has called off a planned speech to Congress that Many had Felt would include sweeping new attacks on big City problems. He told newsmen thursday while flying Home from California that since he had originally scheduled the address Congress has passed a civil rights Bill with a Strong open housing Section. He said he therefore no longer sees any need for a special address to a joint congressional session. Johnson announced april 5 he would appear before Congress. This word came a Day after the assassination of or. Martin Luther King or. However the president postponed his april 8 speech when he Learned later that the slain civil rights leaders funeral was not to be held until april 9. Restraint in restricting the bombing of North Vietnam on March 31 was meant to inspire discussions on ending the War and not be an excuse for what he called propaganda warfare while the Battle went on. Thus showing signs of growing irritation at the continuing Wrangle Over selection of a site for such talks Rusk said the United states believes Asia is the proper place for discussion of peace in that Region. Noting the United states had already proposed Laos Burma Indonesia and India Rusk added six More asian locations Ceylon Japan Afghanistan Pakistan Nepal and Malaysia. In Europe he named the capitals of Italy Belgium Finland and Austria in addition to the previously discussed Geneva Switzerland. North Vietnam is said to dislike Geneva because Hanoi believes it was treated unfairly when the 1954 decision was made there to Divide Indochina into North and South Vietnam with the 17th parallel As the dividing line. Intensify Hunt for Galt Memphis Tenn. Apr the nations police agencies intensified a nationwide search to Day for Erie starve Galt the elusive fugitive sought in that assassination of or. Martin Luther King or. They were aided by thousands of wanted posters just gaining wide distribution two Days after the Fri publicly identified Galt 36, As the Man it had sought secretly since a week after the april 4 slaying. The Fri refused comment on queries about whether it believes Galt is the Many a real name or was simply a cover built painstakingly Over a num. Ber of months by the Beer drink ing Lover of hillbilly music. Two aliases John Williard and Harvey Lowry Era were listed on the Federal conspiracy warrant issued against Galt in Birmingham ala., wednesday afternoon and the first degree murder warrant issued by the state against him Here wednes Day night. . Planes Pound n. Vietnam file May even a Saigon apr . War planes made their heaviest raids of the year on North Vietnam thursday flying the larg est number of missions in nearly four months military spokes men announced today. Hitting targets in the Southern Panhandle in accordance with president Johnson a curtailment order . Pilots took advantage of Clearing weather to Fly 145 missions one More than a years previous record on Jan. 6. It was the largest number since . 26, when 150 were flown. The total was nearly triple the average number of missions the americans flew against enemy Supply routes convoys and gun positions in the Southern part of North Vietnam before Johnson on april i ordered them to stay South of the 20th parallel of Lati tude. Ten Days later the president in a move never publicly an flounced put the Northern limit for bombings raids at the 19th parallel 170 Miles North of the demilitarized zone. The curtail ment was aimed at inducing the North vietnamese to open peace negotiations. The deepest reported Penetra. Tion thursday was a raid by Navy a4 sky Hawks from the Carrier Enterprise on a Railroad Bridge one mile below the 69th parallel and 169 Miles North of the demilitarized zone. Some . Sources say that despite Johnson a curtailment order allowing the North Viet namese to move War supplies with impunity Down to the 19th parallel a distance of 140 Miles 196b looks like a phone strike causes Good building year Little disruption Washington apr the biggest Telephone strike in 21 years appeared to cause Little initial disruption of service after 165,000 Union members across the nation walked off the Job thursday. Joseph a. Beirne president of the striking Al Cio communications workers of America urged another 500,000 employees of the Bell Telephone system to refuse to Cross picket lines in support of Cwa demands in the wage dispute. Company officials promised to maintain most service with supervisors. A we ask All employees to maintain and protect Telephone service a said Ben s. Gilmer president of the american Telephone amp Telegraph co., Parent firm of the Bell system. Both Union and company of i vials predicted Little trouble for Telephone subscribers in placing Calls except for Long distance and other services that require an operator. Installation of new phones also was sharply curtailed. The strikers include 23,000 employees of the Bell subsidiary Western electric co., who install Telephone equipment in most areas of the nation and some 140,000 Bell system Telephone operators clerks repairmen linemen and other employees in 15 states and the District of Columbia. New England Alaska and Hawaii Are largely unaffected. The last nationwide Telephone strike in 1947, lasted 44 Days. The Union has rejected com Pany offers to increase wages 7.5 per cent Over 18 months. The Bell system said the Union is demanding 10.5 per cent. Telephone installers now average $3.27 per hour and Bell system workers average $2.79. While conceding the strike will have Little immediate effect on most Telephone service Beirne said that if company officials thought they could maintain the $30 billion highly computerized nationwide system for Long without the strikers a they must be taking something somewhat stronger than the walkout provides a major test of the effectiveness of strikes against highly automated industries. Most Calls even Long distance can be dialled direct. Beirne said How Long the computerized system can hold up without the repair and maintenance work of the strikers depends on How Well equipment has been maintained. The Federal mediation and conciliation service said it was continuing to talk with both Union and company officials. Talks Between the Union and Western electric were reported continuing in new York after the strike began at 3 . Thursday. In addition to the nationwide Telephone installers unit of Western electric employees the strikers include Bell system workers in Ohio Illinois Iowa Indiana North and South Dakota Minnesota Nebraska Wisconsin new Jersey Michigan Idaho Northern California Nevada Washington state and Washington . New York apr most Bankers and Home builders expect 1968 to be a Good year de spite rising interest rates and higher building costs a nationwide Survey shows. Industry spokesmen gave their views in an associated press Survey concerning the Industry a prospects. Most of them expect 1968 to be better than 1967 but not without its problems. Some were less than enthusiastic. Its the availability of mortgage Money and its costs that overhangs the housing Industry a and the would be Home buyer. In Tallahassee fla., builder Al Albert said the situation a in one word is prices and Money conditions have forced him out of the mass produced Home Market he said. A it seems Money is getting tighter each week a said Sam Teague of the Leon Federal savings and loan association in Tallahassee. A the worst year in our history was 1966,�?� Teague said a and 1967 was Good but it looks like 1968 is going to be about like 1966.�?� in Detroit builders Are apprehensive about labor costs after current contracts expire May 6. A undoubtedly Home prices will go up a said William Stewart Secretary of the troit association of general contractors. A a it a a very grim but to most of the Industry the year looks Good. The National association of Home builders in Washington forecast 6.43 million housing starts this year up from 1.3 Mil. Lion last year. A a there a been a continued High level of building despite the Federal reserves discount in crease largely due to the pent up demand a a Home builders spokesman said. The Survey showed that interest rates Are heading toward the 8 per cent Mark in some areas. The Federal Reserve boasted its discount rate one half per cent in a Money tightening move at the height of the nation a Gold loss crisis March 14. This increase in the lending rate the Federal Reserve charges member Banks usually shows up in the individual Banks lending rates. The discount rate was raised again thursday after the Survey was completed. From Hanoi there has been very Little change in enemy truck traffic in the Southern Pathan die. The . Command said a limited damage assessment showed the raiders thursday destroyed or damaged 14 Bridges 13 trucks and 16 boats barges or samoans Cut Bridges and roads in Many places and touched off several secondary explosions and fires indicating the planes hit fuel or ammunition dumps. The pilots reported antiaircraft fire was Light to moderate. One of the worst helicopter crashes of the War occurred in South Vietnam. Two . Army us i choppers collided in flight 59 Miles Southwest of the coast-a1 City of qui Nhon while on a combat operation. Eighteen South vietnamese civilian Irreg. Ulars and eight american Mili tary personnel were killed. There were no survivors. In the ground War the death toll Rose higher in the biggest Allied offensive of the War As . Forces reported killing 116 Viet Cong in two Sharp clashes Northeast of Saigon. Eleven americans were killed and 21 wounded. The fighting Northeast of Saigon thursday raised total ene my casualties to 937 killed and 293 captured since operation Complete Victory was launched april 8, the . Command said. Allied casualties include 84 americans and 65 South Viet namese killed and 427 amen cans wounded. The Viet Cong used tear Gas and rocket propelled grenades to try to Stop a mounted troop of the . 1st infantry about 30 Miles Northeast of Saigon. I be laughing f a was the saying goes a the old Man liked to say a a there a no use in crying Over your hair if you be lost your the old Man lost his political head a few years Back. This week on his 74th birthday he was unlikely to be crying at All. He May have had a Good sardonic laugh. Nikita s. Khrushchev living out his waning years in obscurity knows How to read Between the lines of pravda and Izvestia. What he reads can give him a Good helping of grim satisfaction. The men who dumped him unceremoniously from his Pinnacle 4v2 years ago Are up to their necks in problems. Their words and deeds indicate a bad Case of Kremlin jitters. They called Khrushchev a a share brained schemer for the Way he tried to attack those same problems. Now they Are trying to do pretty much the same thing As Khrushchev did and their Success is far from spectacular. The soviet communist party is getting passes More frequently and with More impunity than Ever was the Case when Khrushchev was party Boss and Premier. The Kremlin is trying even harder than Khrushchev did to bring about a world communist meeting to unify a movement which resists unification. Soviet leaders have inspired an intensive Campaign against capitalist the communist party is being told it is the target of a a secret War waged by the United states to undermine communist systems. Danger of fire mounts e. De Albany . Apr fears that fires would devour hundreds of additional acres of Woodlands mounted today in new York state which is in the throes of its driest Spring in years. The weather Bureau said no significant rainfall is expected in the state through the week end. In addition a spokesman for the state conservation department warned that although fires have occurred mostly in valleys so far. Sgt a on top of mountains in the Adirondack area a is rapidly disappearing and the danger there is fires thursday destroyed an estimated 200 acres of Woods and Fields near Ithaca another 400 acres just West of Albany and swept from Brush and Woods along the Adirondack Northway to the highways Cen ter mall just North of Saratoga Springs. A rash of fires was reported in the Hudson River Valley although they were regarded As less serious. Firemen also fought fires in Mechanicville Greenfield and half Moon All in Saratoga county. The weather Bureau said precipitation in the Albany and Buffalo areas is More than four inches below Normal for the year. Since Jan. I Albany Lias recorded Only 53 per cent of its Normal precipitation counting melted Snow and rain Syracuse and Buffalo 62 per cent and new York City 66 per cent. A Bureau spokesman said this is the driest spell for the period since the 1950s�?T a state Forest Ranger said the fire near Ithaca was started by Sparks from the spinning wheels of a Lehigh Valley freight As the train climbed a Steep Grade. Scores of firemen used bulldozers to fight the fire in Albanys Pine Bush Section. The fire near Saratoga Springs closed the Northway to traffic for about 30 minutes. The conservation department spokesman commenting on thursdays fires said a it is impossible to keep track of All Small fires. Our radio communication system is today s chuckle a Man May not look like a Bird but the Way his eyes flit from limb to limb since the Advent of the miniskirt makes him have a fowl appearance. Today round the around the around the Saigon apr Merritt k. Moore 69, of Oxford escaped apparent injury thursday morning when the log truck he was operating tipped Over at Hawley Corners just East of Norwich. State police said he was northbound in the East River Road about 11 35 he had no brakes Sun staff photo while attempting to Stop for a red blinking Light and turned East into route 23, the truck flipping Over on the top. He is scheduled for arraignment at a later Date before Norwich Justice Leon Wales on a charge of inadequate brakes

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