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Norwich Evening Sun (Newspaper) - August 19, 1968, Norwich, New York Vening vol. 78, no. 99 monday August 19, 1968 Norwich new York 13815 Ioc pc copy Democrat platform fight looms Over Vietnam War senator Eugene Mccarthy vice president Humphrey Washington Cap vice president Hubert h Humphrey has rejected the key Point in the Vietnam peace Plank offered by his chief rival for the democratic presidential nomination sen. Eugene j. My earthy of Minnesota. A i done to see Arn evidence of compromised on this Issue putting Viet Cong representatives into a new Saigon government Mccarthy responded. The conflict on Vietnam Between tin leading democratic aspirants before separate National television radio audiences set the stage for a platform writing Battle As the party opens hearings monday on its 19c8 policy document. Under an avowedly Neutral chairman Louisiana rep. Hale Boggs the 110-min platform com Mittee plans to take testimony in Washington through wednesday. Then it moves to Chicago to Complete its Plank writing for the National convention starting next week. While some 300big-Andsmall-Nam it witnesses Are lined up to testify on knitters ranging from City ills to old age Lien fits the argument Over Vietnam overshadows All else and threatens to spill onto the convention floor. Mccarthy has proposed a Severn Point War settlement Plank calling for an immediate halt to the bombing of North Vietnam a scaling Down of . S ear Cli and destroy operations in the South and creation of a new government in Saigon a including substantial participation by the National liberation front a the Viet Cong political Arm. Of the present Saigon regime does not agree to such a coalition we will then withdraw our support and our forces a the Mccarthy Plank says. Mccarthy a Plank states that the South vietnamese cannot effectively defend themselves at this Point and therefore turning Over Mach of the War Burden to thei counts to permitting a a quoth Vidor. For the Viet con a h Aphrey listed hit a imposition ii a coalition govern in Lite a is hic Madam Ait ii difference bet. In n. Self and sen. My a i t on the \ Vietnam Plank. I moot a Roe with that a the tit running democratic Cand ate said my nth said Humphrey is re Jet in tilt1 heart of the i ii it i teen hut lit a nit Quot too that lit1 wants to in Mist. Let Cong participation in hit Vernm a lit of South Vietnam of the present Thieu kit in can turn Down the pea Cut i it it in plan and a a Light ii i hex nit to whole . Forces a pulled out. Ii \ n a Ira did not have Freedom to pull out its troops without a Thieu to Okay lit said then n effect they would a have veto Power Over us while to kept themselves in office. Hui. Brey was interviewed on lbs a Al Ace the nation panel. Mccarthy spoke on abcs a issues and Hep. Bertram i. Podell of new York urged the platform group in prepared Testim it not to pledge the party to and to Israel including the Sale of l l phantom Jet fighters. Sen. Abraham Ribicoff of Connecticut a former Secretary of health education and welfare Lunier the Kennedy administration offered a seven Point program for developing a modern Urban society. Kibo fit a prepared statement said the Plank writers should favor guaranteed Job opportunities elimination of substandard housing private in Vest Ait in housing programs bringing individuals into development program for their neighbourhoods reorganization of government agencies to promote a Freer flow tor new ideas and improved Edu cation system and Assurance of Good health and Freedom from hunger for All americans. Red envoy asks for raids halt Ike critical ads remove pacemaker Paris apr a North vietnamese spokes a a d in rib i th3 a is peace talks today As being like a talks Iii a closed room with All the doors he said that Only a halt in the american bombing of North Vietnam a would permit tin doors to be opened so w can see what is Iii the Nguyen Thanh be chief spokesman for the North vietnamese delegations gave a news conference a lengthy run Down of what he called Ain i can atrocities Iii North and South Vietnam. He repeated Over and Over the demand that the a United states unconditionally halt the bomb. Ing and All other acts of War against the whole of the territory of the democratic Peoples Republic of Vietnam so that the official talks can move ahead to discussion of other Points interesting the two he was asked to com not on a report published by Newsweek that . Ambassador Vav. Aver Ell Harriman had received secret word the North vietnamese were ready to give assurances they would stay out of the demilitarized zone if the United states would do the same. The report said the proposal would be made by be due Tho a member of the North vietnamese comm Mist a party politburo who returned to Paris last week after a trip to Hanoi. Be said a i can Tell you that i have heard nothing like that from be due Jerusalem rioting foil own bomb blasts Jerusalem a mobs smashed Arab cars and attacked arabs in the streets sunday night after a series of bomb blasts touched off a riot. Three explosions rocked the City sunday injuring at least nine persons two seriously. Armed riot police were called in to disperse bands of Young israelis who ran through the streets for More than an hour seeking reprisals for tile blasts. One Arab who was beaten was in critical condition in a Hospital informed sources said. Police equipped with night Sticks Shields and steel helmets closed All seven Gates to the old City and allowed nobody through. Inform d sources said some 30 arabs and 30israelis�? mostly Young people were arrested during the disturbances. Explosions occurred Iii the City bus station in a Gas station near the Railroad station and at the intersection of King George and Allenby roads after police found two unexploded grenades outside a movie theater and in a Public toilet. In other Middle East developments israeli and jordanian troops exchanged machine gun and artillery fire sunday afternoon across the Jordan River near the Allenby Bridge about 15 Miles North of the dead sea. Each Side said the other started the shooting which lasted almost an hour. No casualties were reported. Egyptian army officials said sunday night that two of is Raele a Mirage jets were driven off by antiaircraft fire after they flew Over the Northern end of the Suez canal and crossed egyptian territory. In Tel Aviv israeli army sources said an unspecified number of egyptian Mig jets were chased by israeli intercept. Tors after the migs flew Over israeli territory Between Al Quail Tara and the great bitter Lake on the Suez canal. Slide buries bus Gifu Japan apr More bodies were recovered today from the Hilda River after a landslide swept two sight seeing buses loaded with women and children from a Mountain Highway in the Japan Alps into the flooded Stream. Officials believed 104 persons lost their lives. Unless som of the mussing Are found on the shores this will be the worst bus Accident in history. Three persons including the Driver of one of the buses swam to Shore through the raging River sunday when the buses Plum. Meted into 65 feet of water. Res weather variable cloudiness warmer and More humid with scattered showers and thundershowers tonight and tuesday Low temperatures tonight in upper 50s and 60s and highs tuesday in the 80s. Cue workers have recovered 39 bodies some As far As 18 Miles downstream. Little Hope is held for the 65 missing. Divers searched one of the smashed buses after it had been swept against rocks 300 Yards downstream and found no bodies. A Crane tried to lift the bus from its lodging Between two big boulders but it did not Budge. There was no Trace of the second bus. Police in this Central Japa Nese City said there were 107 persons aboard the two buses when they took off on a week end sight seeing tour of the see. Alc mountains. There were 101 passengers mostly women and children four bus employees and two sponsors of the tour police reported. Prime minister Misuku sate ordered a government investigation of the Accident. By the associated press doctors at Walter Reed army Hospital said an electrical Pace. In Iker inserted earlier into the heart of the five Star general had been removed after it failed to Stop the spasms. The recurring irregularities doctors said earlier constitute a a constant and critical Hazard to Eisenhower a survival. The text of a morning medical bulletin a general Eisenhower a condition remains extremely critical. The electrical pacemaker was removed late yesterday because of its demonstrated ineffectiveness after the initial few hours. A since last night s bulletin numerous episodes of ventricular irregularity have occurred most of Only a few seconds duration but two requiring electrical conversion. A despite this the general a Mains Alert converses briefly and enjoyed a Small breakfast. He is visited briefly from time to time by members of the immediate family at his request. A mrs. Eisenhower has remained Calm during these past trying Days and has received Comfort and support from her sister mrs. Gordon Moore who together with col. John Eisenhower and his family have been constantly with la die As plane crashes into sea Nicosia a Jirus apr a egyptian Airliner fell into the Mediterranean sea Between Cyprus and Egypt sunday killing All 41 persons inboard. The soviet built Antonov 24 w is on a flight from Cairo to Damascus when the Nicosia air traffic control Center reported losing Contact. British Royal air form planes began a search and five hours later spotted wreckage and bodies about 120 Miles South of Cyprus. United Arab airlines reported in Cairo that the plane carried 34 passengers All from the Middle East and Africa and a Crew of seven. Informed sources said Contact with the twin engine Turboprop plane was lost without explanation. I is that Linn aniline watch it Doc a i is run pa., express children As he gets a ii a a year old Neal Hallock of loathe sentiments of thousands of Les in j ii Miza Tion. Nixon eyes big a City v Ole j v j by the associated press democrats began a a >4 f key pre convention work to 4>republican candidate Piebald m. Nixon began his bid be the big City vote the newest democratic i n i dental contender Georgia gov. Lester Maddox said he will appear before the platform t i uni tree with specific Reomia n. Nations a and will Requet a White House briefing of for to affairs. Republican candidate pie a i m. Nixon who has said la la concentrate on the head to and Industrial state vote Teal a javits conscience Clear supports National ticket Albany . A . Sen. Jacob k. Jay its sought to Day to Clear up what or said a misunderstanding about his support of tin Republican National tickets saying he had intended All along to support the party a presidential and vice presidential nominees. A i have made it Clear right along a davits said a that there does not exist for me Iii 196h the problem of conscience that i faced with tie National ticket in 1964.�?� four years ago the Liberal Republican senator withheld hts support of the Gap ticket led by the conservative Bart v Gold water. Davits said he definitely would support this years ticket of Richard m. Nixon and Spiro t. Agnew and would Campaign with them depending upon How much time would be available from his own Campaign for a it elect iou. Jay its sal�1 he intended to i no his own Campaign on a completely Independent a is from that of the National ticket in new York state haunting out that he had always conducted All Independent Campaign in i. Past elect leu efforts. Davits set Forth hts position in a statement that Imp read at a news conference is he opened a one Day Campaign swing taking him from Albany to nearby Glenmont then further upstate to Malone and Plattsburgh. Ile told the n Bint remarks tie had made about the Nixon Agnew ticket during a television interview on aug. La had been in uninterpreted Iii some quarters. At that t line davits w r Quot eel As saying he would want to think things Over before deter mining the extent of his support for the ticket. This provoked Pope preparing for Bogota i i Springfield 111., crowd sunday a a we re filing to carry Illinois and we re going to carry the Nixon also plans Public appearances in Detroit and Lam sing midi., and Harrisburg pa., Early this week. Third party candidate Wallace said a false promises of i Good life outside the South have lured Many people who do not live the training for Urban life to crowded Northern cities. Wallace proposed a suggestion and tax incentives a to enc our. Age development of Industrial plants in Rural areas to create jobs. Vatican City apr with doctors certifying his Good health 70-Ye Arnold Pope Paul i prepared today for his longest journey since he became pontiff in june 1963. At Dawn thursday the Pope will Board a plane for a 12-hour flight to Bogota the colombian capital situated 8,860 feet High in the Eastern Andes mountains. The pontiff will attend the 39th International eucharistic Congress being held Iii Bogota ablaze with decorations for the historic event. He journeyed to the last Congress in Bombay India in december 1964. Pope Paul expressed Hope sunday that the Congress would help alleviate tin misery of latin americans poor and oppressed. The pontiff said he was hopeful that it would generate an intensive Effort a that would invite tin Well off the developed Peoples and economic c and to vacation stay ends custody Battle Brookdale Calif. Apr the Harold Painter household was filled with Joy today be. Cause 10-year.old Mark paint Eros grandmother in Iowa has said he can stay Here with his father and new Mother. A a there a no Way to Tell you How Happy this makes us All a said Harold Painter Marks father foreseeing the peaceful end to a Long custody Battle Over the boy. Painter a who lives in this Santa Cruz Mountain Village 50 Miles South of san Francisco said he had heard sunday from the Rev. Clay Lumpkins of g Iowa pastor to Mark a it parents or. And mrs. A Bannister of Ames. The Rev. Or. Lumpkin v de the painters Here la a to ask the boy whether heed to stay on with his father return to his grandpas silo a. The custody struggle Bruiser the death in 1962 of mar Mother the daughter it it i banisters. Painter sent baby to them then reman and sought to get the boy bad the Case went to the to a preme court which ruled he tie Al k. Ii. Tie boy would be better off in the a stable dependable conventional Middle West Home Quot of the banisters than in Painter s a romantic impractical unstable and arty Environ Merit which it described As a ibo. Heman and probably intellectually this summer Mark came West to spend his usual vacation with his father. He said he liked it Here wanted to stay and did no to want to go Back to Low Painter meanwhile got a san. To Cruz court to Issue a temporary order assigning hint custody with a hearing set for aug. 28 to determine whether it should be permanent. He argued that the banisters both now 63, have undergone a changes in the mental and physical condition. Which would endanger Mark s welfare if Fie were to return to live with in Ames the Rev. Or. Lump Kins said airs. Bannister has accepted Marks decision and will make no further efforts to get him Back. A she has been concerned for the boys welfare from the Start but she w tits what he wants Fie said. Lith la authorities to resolve the two grave situations of fixed authorities on one Side and intense misery on the speaking at his summer residence Astel Gandolfo South of to nit the jux Tift expressed his concern for poverty one we k after i group it if Young roman Catholic priests my laymen barricaded hems in in the main Cathedral of Santiago Chile to protest what they called the churches Alii to e with the Rich against the poor the demonstrators said that elaborate plans for the papal visit to Bogota exemplified wasteful spending of funds that would better hav it gone to the poor. The Pope said ii looked Forward to meeting thu colombian poor. He is expected to talk with the country a peasant Friday morning tin Day after hear Rives in Bogota for tin sixth trip outside Italy during his reign. It has been one yet a since the pontiff fell ill because of i or estate condition. In underwent surgery last nov. 8 for removal of an inflamed prostate my did not resume his Normal activities until dec. 8. As recently As Laster Fie still looked tired but in the past few weeks he has seemed fit and vigorous. In july leftist newspapers hinted that the pontiff was still not Well enough to endure the trip to Bogota papal doctors denied the stories saying the Popes health was flue. Pope Paul his tides my Many journalists accompanying him on the three Day trip have undergone a so Iccil physical examination with emphasis on the heart because of Bogota a High Altitude. As far As is known however the Pope Lias never had trouble with his heart. Tiling criticism Iii some Republican quarters upstate. Davits conceded today that he had been concerned about the extent of Southern influence Over Nixon As reflected by Nixon s Choice of the Maryland governor As his running mate. When a reporter asked whether davits thought Agnew was i to 11 v qualified to be president in the event such a situation arose davits replied that a tins is the Challenge to him that he will show during tin Campa Iglus a although ii1 Doe ii to Start out with the credential of i Nixon or two Ltd r three others or. Nixon might hive chosen for vice president it does no to necessarily mean he Hasni to got davits said he had spoken with tint ii Nixon and Agnew during the last Lew Days and had Art Angel to meet with Agnew Iii the near future. Lim Ftp Octant moms smoke rabies smaller Sheffield England apr pregnant women who smoke generally have smaller babies and run More serious risks a sur vey Here indicates. Prof. Charles Scott Russell a gynaecology specialist at Sheffield University said sunday he be i Levi s tie study showed for the first time that there was a Der it link Between smoking arid smaller allies. The findings of an investigation Imo Tig 2,000 pregnant women were reported in the British journal of preventive and social medic me. There were indications that women smokers run a greater risk of miscarriage Stillbirth or the death of the child in the first month of life especially when they have High blood pressure the Refior said the rate of unsuccessful pregnancies was found to be 7.9 per cent among smokers compared with 4.1 per cent among nonsmokers. Smokers with High blood pressure had an unsuccessful pregnancy rate of 31 per cent compared with 14.5 per cent a. Ming nonsmokers. I he Sheffield team led by prof Russell took into account related factors such As social Back ground Grid environment the mothers age height number of previous pregnancies and work during the waiting period. Prof. Russell said the risk probably was slight and plenty of healthy babies were born to smokers but he advised women to Stop smoking during pre Gruin. Cie especially those with High blood pressure. Today s chuckle i i Resit out of College and seeking his first Job the Young Mart wrote the following ques Tion on his application Blank Aie he salary raises Here automatic or do you have to work to earn them a / it

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