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Norwich Evening Sun (Newspaper) - February 16, 1968, Norwich, New York The weather partly Cloudy a few Snow flurries and cold to Day and tonight lows tonight Zero to 5 above. Saturday occasional Light Snow or flurries High temperatures in the 20s. The evening Sun Chenango county a daily newspaper vol. La no. 236 Sun spots Sermonetti by Rev. Myron Jaenecke Page 5 concert association opens membership drive Page 3 town Board May require building permits Page 3friday, february 16, 1968 Norwich . 13815 8c per cop heavy fighting continues at Hue j around the state around the nation around Tow world Cyrus Vance there was disagreement Washington apr special envoy Cyrus Vance acknowledges there was disagreement during meetings with South korean officials Over instant Retalia. Tion to any new North korean attacks. Vance told newsmen after an hour Long talk with president Johnson thursday on his Mission to Seoul that there were a differing views among different individuals on the ques Tion of possible retaliation. The South kor Ean government reportedly asked the United states for revision of the Security treaty Between the two nations to make instant retaliation possible. The treaty now pro Vides both countries will meet common danger in accordance with their constitutional processes. Vance said no secret agreements were made during the meetings and there were no under standings beyond the language of a joint communique issued by Vance and South korean president Chung Hee Park. Marquit Dies Albany . Apr James f. Marquit sr., a former department vice commander of the new York state american legion died in Albany medical Center Hospital today after a lengthy illness. Marquit 58, a resident of Prattsville in Greene county held the american legion Post from 1964 through 1965. He was employed by new York City As a watershed inspector in the Schoharie Valley. He leaves a widow son daughter six Brothers and his Mother. Russians turned Back Colorado Springs Colo. Apr five russian bombers were intercepted Over Greenland by . Fighter planes this week Scripps Howard newspapers staff writer Jim Lucas reported thursday night from Here. Lucas said in a syndicated article the 4-engine russian planes were a forced to turn Back but Only after they had penetrated to the Newfoundland a spokesman for the North american air defense command at Colorado Springs said it Wouldhave no comment at this time on the Scripps Howard report. He said a staff action is being taken and there May be a statement the spokesman added that this meant an investigation is underway to learn the circumstances of the incident. Less measles Atlanta a. Apr measles cases this year Are Only 5 per cent of the number reported in 1962 As a result of a massive eradication program officials reported today. The communicable disease Center said 3,002 cases of Ordinary a a red measles were reported across the nation during the first six weeks this year compared to 54,092 in the same period of 1962. Furthermore the cases reported in 1962 were estimated to be Only one tenth the actual number a spokesman said. The impressive reduction was attributed to an extensive eradication program which was keyed to inoculating select groups across the country. Part of that program was crash immunization in the midst of epidemics such As is now under Way in Chicago a spokesman said work for Degaulle s agreement were hopeful de Gaulle to Charles de Gaulle to give Bri. It was also Paris apr West German officials today of getting French president Charles agree to give the British few economic Breaks. De Gaulle who has twice blackballed Britain a bid to join the six nation european common Market was to Issue a joint communique with West German Chancellor Kurt George Kiesinger at the close of the semiannual two Day conference called for by the French West German treaty of Friendship and cooperation. With de Gaulle still adamantly opposed to admitting Britain to the six nation common Market Kiesinger and his associates undertook to put some flesh on a Bare Bones suggestion by de Gaulle that some kind of a a arrangements might be made with Britain. The w est germans unveiled a free Trade plan designed Tain a wider Market for its Industrial goods reported that some other european nations outside the common Market Ireland Denmark Norway and perhaps Sweden would also be included in the plan. Predictions Washington apr some . Military analysts pre dict the North vietnamese May never assault the Khe Sanh Strong Point with infantry but instead May try to bombard it into uselessness from protected positions. That is the Way these military professionals interpret reports of extensive communist burrowing and tunnelling into the Hilly country near Khe Sanh a position held by about 5,000 . Marines in the Northwest Corner of South Vietnam. Market report at 10 45 . Continental Telephone corp. Was 27% open and High 26% Law and last Norwich Pha Macal co. 40% open and High 40 Low and last . Grant no sales previous close 30% Montgomery wards 23 open 23% High 22% Low and last . Fishman no sales previous close 13%. Over the counter general Laboratory associates 13 bid 15 asked mid states raceway 74 bid 8 asked Raymond corp. 281/2 bid 30 asked Victory markets 9bid, 9% asked Gladding corp. 14% bid 15 asked National Bank and Trust co. Of Norwich 54 bid Chenango co. National Bank of Norwich 300 bid. 14 marines killed 135 wounded by mortar fire at Khe Sanh Saigon apr heavy fight ing continued inside the historic walled Citadel at Hue today the number of . Combat planes lost in the air War against North Vietnam reached 800, the . Command reported another Bat tie just outside Hue and enemy mortar fire around Khe Sanh killed 14 . Marines and wounded 135. With the Battle for Hue in its 17th Day a correspondent Lewis no Simons reported that . Marine bombers Navy destroyers offshore and Marine artillery kept blasting at North vietnamese and Viet Cong troops holding out along the Southern Wall of the Citadel the former Imperial seat in the coastal City 400 Miles Northeast of Saigon. The communists were holed up in Well defended positions along the Stone Citadel Wall which is 6 feet thick and 15 feet High. As Marine f8 crusaders and a4 sky Hawks raked the Wall for the third straight Day gunfire crackled Between the diehard communists and . Marines and South vietnamese troops on the opposite Bank of the perfume River. Meanwhile leathernecks from the 5th Marine regiment a who entered the Citadel through the uncontested North East Corners were advancing along the Eastern Wall of the Citadel with about 300 Yards to go before reaching the bulk of the enemy parallel to the River. The marines poured fire toward the communists from a newly captured Tower on the fortified Wall. The former communist Strong Point seized thursday afforded a Clear Field of fire across the Citadel grounds. Moving Forward roughly parallel to the marines along the Western Side of the Citadel were some 3,000 South vietnamese soldiers and marines. The communist resistance rested in Large on the use of Small arms automatic weapons and rockets. A that rocket is a damned effective weapon a said Marine maj. Joseph no Gratto 31, of Canton . Four Miles West of Hue on thursday paratroopers from the . 101st airborne division ran into another enemy Force. The paratroopers were reinforced by elements of the 1st . Air cavalry division and supported by gunship helicopters. The communists left 56 dead when they fled after five hours the . Command said while three americans were killed and 14 wounded. Other Marine units operating 13 Miles Southwest of Danang reported killing 31 enemy troops thursday in a three hour Battle. Marine casualties were Given As two killed and 25 wounded near Khe Sanh meanwhile a Marine patrol returning to the beleaguered base on thursday came under heavy mortar attack and the fire continued after a Relief patrol was sent out. Twelve marines were killed and 107 wounded while enemy casualties if any were not known. The Khe Sanh base continued to take a beating from enemy artillery rockets and mortar. A serious trends Washington apr the United states already has lost 800 aircraft in North Vietnam and the Pentagon a chief scientist warns higher loss rates May lie ahead. Or. John s. Foster or. Told the armed services committee increased effectiveness of Hanoi a air defences a indicates greater potential air attrition in the future. A this is a very serious trend a Foster said. A we will have to work harder to maintain our presently Low loss rate. A Ziy Light of the soviet announcement of its intention to Supply North Vietnam with additional military weapons we must be prepared to counter additional Foster Pentagon director of defense research and engineering made the comments in closed door committee hearings last week. A censored version of his statements was made Public thursday. Only wednesday the United states reported what apparently were the 799th and 800th aircraft it has lost Over the North since 1965. They were an air Force f105 and a Navy f8 hit by ground fire in raids within a few Miles of Hanoi. Another f105 was downed f be. 5 by a Mig 21 Northwest of Hanoi. These have not yet been cranked into the official aircraft loss total which stood at 797 As of Jan. 30. The 800, however is Only the top of the iceberg As far As the Over v War investment in pianos and helicopters is concerned. As of Jan. 30 the United states had lost 227 other combat planes and 505 combat helicopters to enemy action in South Vietnam. Industrial output drops undercutting need for tax Washington apr the figures which measure the nation a Economy Are undercutting a at least temporarily Johnson administration efforts to prove a pressing need for its proposed to per cent income tax sur charge. The Federal Reserve Board reported thursday the first drop in the nations Industrial output in four months just As Secretary of the Treasury Henry h. Fowler was telling Congress the Economy is in a grave danger of excessive the government indicated both sets of figures might do better this month. The production decline came after two Strong months following settlement of the Ford motor co. Strike. The Commerce department said the income picture resulted from unusual factors the Rise in social Security taxes in Janu Ary and the puffed up figures in december when retroactive government pay increases went on the books. Despite the apparent soften ing in the figures government experts insist the Economy is a1-ready in an inflationary spiral and expanding at a Pace it can not take for Long. Fowler spoke of a possible recession if taxes Are not raised and rejected an alternative built partly around a substantial Cut in the budget proposed by chairman William Proxmire Wis., of the Senate House economic committee. The decline in production and income slow Down follow earlier government reports of record retail sales during january and the lowest unemployment rate in 14 years. But congressional opponents of the surcharge Are certain to cite the new figures to Back their Contention it Isnit needed to Stem inflation. When president Johnson sub. Fitted the surcharge to Congress last August the administration anticipated support from business statistics indicating a Boom. But just at the time support was needed the most strikes distorted the figures causing a decline in production a slow Down in income and sales and a Rise in unemployment. The Federal Reserve Board said thursday its Index of Industrial output dropped six. Tenths of a Point from december a record to 161.2 percent of the 1957-59 base period. Rusk accuses sen. Fulbright of a disservice to country Washington apr Secre tary of state Dean Rusk indirectly accuses sen. J. W. Ful Bright of a a disservice to the country Jot questioning whether . Nuclear weapons will be used in Vietnam. Fulbright the Arkansas Democrat who Heads the Senate for eign relations committee fired Back a statement rejecting what he called rusks implication and adding a i believe it would be a grave disservice to our country in truth a disaster if our Leader ship should so expose our troops in Vietnam As to require nuclear weapons to prevent their responding to Fulbright a query last week on whether nuclear weapons Are being or will be deployed in Vietnam Rusk quoted the answer president Johnson a press Secretary gave newsmen who posed a similar questions that Johnson had considered no decision of that nature. The Secretary added a further comment by the press aide George Christian a i might add that irresponsible discussion and speculation Are a disservice to the country and i Don t intend to say any. Dean Rusk thing More about the rusks answer made Public thursday by the state depart ment ended on that note with out a direct reply to Fulbright a question. Fulbright said a statement by chairman Earle g. Wheeler of the joint chiefs of staff had left the impression nuclear weapons would be used if needed. Fast footwork keeps you a these marines Are engaged in against heavily entrenched Corn live in Hue South Vietnam where House a to a House fighting a Monist positions. Major clash flares a Loiis a Jordan River Gen. Wheeler asked wednesday if nuclear weapons might be used if needed to defend the . Stronghold at Khe Sanh said he did no to think such weapons would be required there. Former vice president Rich Ard no Nixon suggested thurs Day that Wheeler might have been a trying to keep the enemy in some doubt As to what he May be up Secretary of defense Robert s. Mcnamara interviewed separately by newsmen said thursday use of nuclear weapons in the War never has been discussed by the administration. Mcnamara also came to the defense of Gen. William c. Westmoreland . Commander in Vietnam termed inept by sen. Stephen no Young a Ohio. Young told the Senate West Moreland has been a outwitted and by the North vietnamese in their latest Offen Sive and should be removed. Rep. Glenn Davis r-wis., said in Milwaukee that West Moreland will be removed from command by easter and forecast an attempt a to make him the Scapegoat of the Vietnam Davis said his information Carne from a very reliable White House source. After a Day of the hardest fighting Between Israel and Jordan since tile june War israelis top soldiers thursday night threatened More drastic retaliation if Arab attacks continue along the West Bank of the Jordan River. The israeli chief of staff maj. Gen. Haim bar lev told newsmen after a cease fire ended eight hours of air attacks and artillery duels across the River thursday a we have even More drastic ways of dealing with the israeli defense minister Moshe Dayan said in a nationwide broadcast he hoped the fighting would a teach Jordan that a cease fire is a cease fire and it applies to both Israel and the guns dulled across the River and israeli planes went into action after two weeks of Arab sabotage raids in the territory on the West Bank of the River which Israel seized from Jordan in june. Jordan reported 18 dead. Israel said it had five wounded. An israeli military spokesman said both sides threw in a everything they had before a direct Appeal from Jordan halted the fighting. Authoritative sources in Tel Aviv said israeli jets inflicted a a heavy losses in bomb and rocket attacks on 19 targets in Jordan. Jordan claimed its antiaircraft batteries shot Down six of the israeli jets but the air Force command in Tel Aviv said no planes were lost. Jordan said its casualties included 13 civilian dead and 58 persons wounded. Israel said four of its soldiers and one civilian were wounded. The fighting erupted Early thursday and each Side accused the other of starting it. An israeli army spokesman claimed jordanian troops fired 150 rounds of mortar shells into two farm settlements in the Bel san Valley until israeli fire silenced the Arab guns. A jordanian spokesman charged the israelis fired first with medium arms and tank guns against sheikh Mohammed Village and that israeli reinforcements moved in and began an artillery and mortar barrage. Government denies Rescue of airman san Diego Calif. Apr the government denied the 7th Fleet permission to pick up a downed Navy Pilot in the South China sea near Hainan Island the Copley news service said today in a copyright Story. Officials fear another incident in asian Waters the Copley Story from Washington said. Listed As missing is it . Joseph p. Dunn whose unarmed propeller driven Alskor Raider was shot Down by communist chinese migs last tuesday. He was headed for the air Craft Carrier Coral sea in the alleged waste laxity peril Aid program Washington apr a re port detailing waste and laxity in . Foreign Aid has further imperilled the program s $3 billion proposed budget already in deep trouble in Congress. The findings by state depart ment investigators ranged from a Vietnam businessman sat tempt to buy howitzer and antiaircraft gun parts for the Viet Cong to Purchase of Champagne glasses and gourmet foods for the dominican Republic. Chairman j. W. Fulbright d-ark., of the Senate foreign re lations committee called the report a most depressing and sen. Karl e. Lundt is d., a committee member said the re port a bodes very ill for president Johnson a foreign Aid re quest for 1968-69. The report was prepared at the committees request by j. K. Mansfield the state departments inspector general of foreign assistance. Some of its findings a eighteen Large crates of tools in route to Paraguay sat for nine years on a Buenos Aires Dock. A a shipment of 150 tons of Bridge components went from Tokyo to Bangkok Thailand by air instead of ship because of an administrative slip up. A a total of $100,000�?$490 a Day was spent for water serv ice to Saigon ships with not a drop Ever delivered. A sixteen tons of chains for Pakistan were found on a wee. Hawken n.j., Dock where they d been sitting since 1965. A american dollars were spent in several countries contributing to the Dollar Drain while the . Government held surplus amounts of local currency. Gulf of Tonkin from Cubi Point in the Philippines. The government issued a statement thursday that a immediate search operations have been the Copley Story said it was Learned that vice . William f. Pringle told the Pentagon tuesday he was sending an aircraft Carrier and two destroyers North from their stations off Vietnam to pick up the Pilot. The article said orders from the Pentagon blocked the 7th Fleet commanders move and that Bringle was told american helicopters and other Rescue aircraft were not to approach within 12 Miles of Hainan. He was also ordered to keep All 7th Fleet ships at least 20 Miles from the red chinese coastal City Copley said. Dunn flying with another american sky Raider apparently encountered navigational trouble and strayed inside the 12-mile territorial limit claimed by red China. The two planes were attacked by migs and Dunn was reported shot Down. The other plane escaped and landed safely at Danang in South Vietnam. The second Pilot unidentified reported seeing Dunn a plane about five Miles off the chinese coast in a smoking dive toward the sea. An automatic emergency uhf device located in an inflatable Dinghy beeped signals for at least seven hours after Dunn a plane was downed the Copley Story said. Today a chuckle the trouble with being a Parent is that by the time you re experienced you re unemployed

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