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Norwich Evening Sun (Newspaper) - February 20, 1968, Norwich, New York The weather occasional Light Snow or flurries and cold today and tonight lows tonight 5 to wednesday mostly Cloudy Chance of scattered Snow flurries a Little colder with highs in the upper teens or Low 20s, the vol. 77, no. 238 vening Chenango county s daily newspaper in tuesday february 20, 168 Norwich . 13815 8c per copy Sun spots Sherburne Earlville school vote is March 19 bids received for demolition in Urban renewal project one Page 3 cubs Honor adult leaders Page 3. Second wave offensive subsides today around the state around the Zsadon around Tow world or. Timothy Leary or. Leary is ousted Millbrook n. Y., apr. Timothy Leary a Long time natron socialite William Mellon Hitchcock has ordered Leary and his followers off the Hitchcock estate Here. Leary promoter off psychedelic experience through marijuana Ltd and other Means has used the Hitchcock estate As the Headquarters of his Castalia foundation of which Hitchcock was an officer. A number of narcotics raids have been made on the estate including one last december which led to the arrest of the 28-year-old Hitchcock son of the famed Polo player Tommy Hitchcock. John Larkin attorney for the Hitchcock cattle corp., which owns the estate said today the firm was closing the 2.5000 acre estate to All but farm Emolo vees. Asked if this meant Leary and his friends would have to go Larkin replied that it did but said no specific Date was set. He said he was sure Leary and his followers would leave the estate shortly. He declined to give any reason for the action. To study Taylor Law Albany . Apr Senate majority Leader Earl w. Brydges followed through today on a pledge to assign a Senate gop committee to study the Taylor Law Banning Public employee strikes. Brydges named sen. Thomas Laverne of Rochester Senate labor committee chairman to head the study and directed the group to make proposals for change in the Law a if it is deemed Brydges action came less than 24 hours after gov. Rockefeller announced that the panel which wrote most of the Taylor Law would reexamine the statute in the Light of its application in the recently ended garbage strike in new York City. A source of discord Atlanta a. Apr Texas gov. John Connally says that sen. Robert Kennedy d�?., has been a a source of discord in this country by his critical words on Viet Nam. A a they be had a detrimental effect on the whole attitude of people in this country and an even More disastrous effect insofar Asho Chi Minh and the communist world Are concerned a Connally said. The governor said Kennedy s Public statements on Vietnam have been especially unfortunate in Light of the role he played in the administration of his Bro. Ther president John f. Kennedy. Rocky Heads committee Washington apr gov. Nelson a. Rockefeller who says he Isnit a presidential candidate will head a nationwide series of Republican platform hearings arranged by his Fel. Low gop governors. Many of whom want him to run. The 26 Republican governors announced monday Rockefeller will head a team of five governors conducting hearings in late april and Early May at Seattle wash., Albuquerque n.m., an a designated midwestern City and Washington inc. The stated is to secure grass a roots sentiment on what should be written into the platform to be adopted at the Republican National convention. Missile production increases Washington a Secretary of defense Robert s. Mcnamara has told Congress the soviet Union May have As Many land based intercontinental ballistic missiles As the United states by the Middle of next year the Pentagon disclosed today. So far As known this Marks the first time a . Official has Over projected a Date when Russia might catch up with the United states in terms of strategic land based launchers. The defense department said however the introduction of multiple warheads on existing . Missiles will give this nation a three to one or four to one Lead in separately targe table nuclear bombs for the next six to eight years. The Pentagon did not specify when Mcnamara told Congress of the soviet upsurge in strategic missiles but it was presumably in recent Days when he testified behind closed doors to congressional committees considering the defense budget. Quake kills 13 Athens apr a shattering earthquake hit the North pm sporades group of islands Early today and first reports from the Island of Adios Evstratios said 13 persons were killed there and to were injured. The greek destroyer Mia. Coulis reached Adios Evstratios with tents and medical sup plies and reported the casualties. It said 80 per cent of the Homes on the Island a former detention Camp for political exiles were destroyed or damaged. The Island now has a population of about 1,000 the quake was entered in the Northern Aegean sea Between Northeast Greece and Western Turkey. Market report at 10 50 a.m., Continental Telephone corp. Was 27 4 open and High 27 Low and last . Fishman no sales previous close 131/4 . Grant 30 4 open and Low 31 High and last Montgomery Ward 23 open and 23 4 High 227/s Low. 23 is last Norwich Pha Macal co. 401/8 open and High 40 Low and last. Over the counter general Laboratory associates 131/2 bid 15 asked mid states raceway 71 4 bid 8 asked Raymond corp. 27 bid 29 asked Victory markets 9 bid 9% asked Gladding corp. 151/2 bid 16 asked National Bank and Trust co. Of Norwich 54 bid Chenango co. National Bank of Norwich 300 bid. Robert Mcnamara Mcnamara at Senate inquiry Washington apr quiz zing of Secretary of defense Robert s. Mcnamara opens a Senate inquiry into the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident which generated a major step up in . Military involvement in Viet Nam. Mcnamara is to appear today before a closed session of the Senate foreign relations committee. The committee staff reportedly has uncovered evidence that conflicts with official reports of the Tonkin incident. The Senate appropriations committee planned meanwhile to discuss North koreans seizure of the intelligence gathering ship Pueblo. Central intelligence Agency officials were to appear at the closed session today and some committee members said they would press for new details on the Case. Chairman j. W. Fulbright d-ark., of the foreign relations committee labelled As irrational monday the Johnson administrations Contention that the South vietnamese government is stronger As a result of the re cent Waves of Viet Cong attacks on the cities. He referred to weekend statements by Walt w. Rostow president Johnson a adviser for National Security and la Gen. Lewis w. Walt Deputy Marine corps commandant. A to me it seems wholly irrational a fantastic analysis of what is happening a Fulbright told newsmen. Sen. James b. Pearson r-kan., complained of a optimistic statements in the face of so Many contrary in other developments a Michigan gov. George Romney a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination said the United states apparently is approaching another Cycle of escalation in Vietnam which he called a futile dangerous policy. Romney discards text heavy f Vietnam lighting in has caused Hue South a record number of casualties on both sides. At left a Marine com forts his wounded buddy. Wounded Soldier right rests in a building cleared of communist troops. Gop picks up democratic votes in drive to Cut Back medicaid Madison wis. Apr gov. George Romney discarded an eight Page text on .-european relations in favor of a broadside blast at Johnson administration Vietnam policies monday night. A the problem Foremost in the minds of the world s leaders is Vietnam. There s no question about it a Romney told a Milwaukee dinner audience after junking the bulk of his prepared talk. The Michigan Republican a contender in Wisconsin a presidential preference primary april 2, quoted Only sparingly from the text which called for support of a Europe Independent of both . And russian Power blocs. A your recent actions in Vietnam have created doubt in Europe As to our dedication for peace a Romney said. His talk capped the first of two Days of campaigning for the 30 Wisconsin delegates to the gop National convention. Madison was the starting Point for today a Campaign schedule which includes a visit to eau Claire. Madison and Milwaukee were on today a Agenda for sen. Eugene Mccarthy d-minn., and former vice president Richard m. Nixon is to speak wednesday night at la Crosse. Romney insisted he was not campaigning against Nixon. A where an opponent won t debate with you you have no alternative but to Point out areas of difference on issues a he said. The Michigan governor attacked Johnson fiscal policies administration handling of the Pueblo incident and what Romney said was Federal ineffectiveness in dealing with organized crime. Albany Only. Apr Senate republicans picked up a few democratic votes in their drive for approval today of a Bill that would cutback the medicaid program by $302 million. Gop majority Leader Earl w. Brydges vowed to pass tile Bill in his House Ai this afternoon s session and he apparently had enough votes within his own party a ranks to do it. While most of the democratic minority opposed the cutback minority Leader Joseph Aret ski said two or three of his members a representing upstate districts a would vote with the republicans. Zaretzki told the associated press that they informed him of their intentions at a closed con Ference of democratic senators monday. He declined to identify them by . Zaretzki said the remaining democrats would resist the re publican measure vigorously. A this is a deadly Bill a he declared. A it destroys medicaid completely. Its the Republican party going Back to the ice the gop Bill was drawn in response to protests from upstate communities that costs of the medicaid program jointly financed by the state local and Federal governments had soared completely out of the hand. The combined state local Cost for the coming fiscal year is is unrated at $687 million a equally divided. The most sweeping change proposed by the republicans would be to deny nearly All benefits to persons aged 21 through 64. They also would Cut the level sharply. Under the present program for example a family of four with net annual income of $c,-000 or less a after taxes and other deductions a is eligible for medicaid. The gop Bill would drop that level to $5,300. Zaretzki pointed out that be fore medicaid a family with $5,-300 net income was eligible for Hospital care under the old Kerr Mills program. Now he said if any members were in the 21-64 group they would get nothing. Arbitration suggested Miami Beach Fla. Apr afle Cio president George Meany says voluntary arbitration by a a impartial outsiders might be the answer to the nation s rising rash of strikes by Public workers ranging from garbage men to teachers. State Laws forbidding strikes under which some Union leaders have gone to jail Arentt the answer said the chief of the 14 million member labor federation. A this is retrogression a Zaretzki said. A they would have to be welfare cases to get any the republicans amended their Bill monday however to provide one category of medic Aid assistance for the 21 64 group a in Hospital care for a catastrophic illness a persons would become eligible after using up their health insurance and spending other resources equivalent to 25 per cent of their annual net income. By thang resign from Vietnam National recovery committee Mittee at a meeting today he planning to utilize the commit was resigning because he was teens Powers to take Over the tired of reports saying he was government from Thieu. A no Progress Saigon apr the Saigon governments program to repair the vast damage wreaked by the Viet congas lunar new year offensive appeared in danger today. Informed sources reported vice president Nguyen Cao by and maj. Gen. Nguyen due thang had resigned from the National recovery committee named to administer the program. By was chairman of the committee and thang was its chief of staff. The latter is the energetic former Boss of the nation s pacification program . Officials consider him one of the Best men in the government. Kyd a resignation reported by a member of Premier Nguyen Van locks Cabinet was considered an indication of the inability of by and president Nguyen Van Thieu to work together even under the pressure put on the government by the intensified communist attacks since the end of january. By reportedly told the Coin a no Progress was again reported after a meeting of negotiating teams representing the Norwich Pha Macal company and local 251, . Held monday afternoon. The a no Progress a report in the contract negotiations Between the drug firm and the Union was Given by a. Charles Clark director of personnel at Norwich Pha Macal. He said proposals were made from both sides but All were rejected. Neither Thomas e. Boyle International vice president who has been spearheading the unions cause Here nor Leonard Jones vice president of the local were available this morning for comment. Or. Clark said there has been a a no word from the National labor relations Board regarding a decision in the unions charge that the Pha Macal company has been conducting an a illegal lockout of Union employees. Union members have been staging round the clock picketing of the company a plants and warehouses since Friday feb. 9. However the Union still maintains it is a locked out and not on strike. Tile same Day picketing began the company notified it would reopen the Plant monday feb. 12 and that All employees were to report to work at their previously assigned jobs. Some of the workers have returned to their jobs., according to company officials. Tho work stoppage is now in its fifth week. Attack expected on Saigon Saigon apr South vietnamese military Headquarters reported today that Aerial observers had sighted several communist antiaircraft guns menacing a Section of Saigon Stan son Nhut air base. South vietnamese bombers were sent to destroy them. A vietnamese spokesman said the gun positions were spotted about 2 4 Miles South of the air base one of the busiest in the world which came under heavy rocket attack sunday during the communists a second wave offensive. Unofficial reports circulated that the communists were planning another attack tonight on the South vietnamese capital a City of nearly 3 million people. The Viet Cong were reported to have distributed leaflets in several sections of the a Dinh suburbs threatening an attack and urging the people to support them in an uprising. Police and military units already Are on a full Alert. The a second wave communist offensive last weekend has subsided but there was no Assurance it heat up again. Intelligence reports reaching the . Mission said that in the Mesgon Delta province of Kien Hoa the Viet Cong province committee received a directive from the communist High command to provide maximum reinforcements to support the Viet Cong in Saigon in the a second these reports said the offensive was to run from feb. 18 until the end of the month. Launched feb. 18, it consisted mostly of rocket and mortar attacks on Saigon and 46 other cities with comparatively few ground assaults. The Kien Hoa communists reportedly were told that Saigon would be levelled. Intelligence sources said the communists have 10,000 to 15,000 men within a Days March of Saigon including elements of the 5th and 9th Viet Cong divisions and the 7th North vietnamese division. Amid anticipation of a new round of attacks . And South vietnamese troops battled to drive the Viet Cong from the coastal town of Phan thief while other Allied forces inched Forward in the 21st Day of the Battle for Hue. Phan Thiet 90 Miles East of Saigon was seized by the Viet Cong sunday but Only sporadic sniper fire was reported today after . Paratroopers overcame Light resistance and retook the Hospital where enemy forces had dug in. Some 400 Miles due North . And South vietnamese marines still struggled to crush the remnants of a North vietnamese regiment holed up along the Southern Wall of the Citadel in Vietnam a former Imperial capital. . Marines reported killing 32 enemy troops during heavy fighting monday but Leatherneck casualties were not announced. 26,000 teachers quit their jobs girls to help launch Campaign twin celebrities 4 Lori arid Lisa Yauch Are 1968 National easter Seal children. The twins daughters of or Aud mrs. Gail Yin 1 a. Our be will Jot 1 Campaign chairman Dinah Shore at the White House to help launch the 1968 easter Seal Campaign March i to april 14. Tallahassee Fla. Apr a statewide walkout by Florida Public school teachers that shut More than half a million pupils out of lass monday went into its second Day today. Spokesmen said 9,000 More teachers will join the 26,000 who have quit their jobs. A hearing was set this afternoon before circuit judge Ben. C. Willis on the states request for a permanent injunction to end the walkout. The Florida education association holds that in resigning their jobs teachers Are not violating an ant strike Law and cannot be ordered to work. Several local school boards went into county courts seeking injunctions to halt what they termed illegal strikes in their counties. The associations dispute with the state is Over the pub cation program. The asst says the state has not p enough Money. School officials in the 67 counties said 26,005 to a out of 60,844�?were of monday. All classes were canc 21 counties. Other boar ated sporadically some High schools while keep Centary schools open a sitting facilities. In Beach sixth Grade Gir assigned to care for i second graders. Today chuckle wives Are they brag about the got away and Compla the one they kept

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