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Norwich Evening Sun (Newspaper) - January 9, 1968, Norwich, New York The weather Light Snow tonight tapering off to scattered flurries Early wednesday with partial Clearing. Tempera Tures rising into the teens tonight highs wednesday in upper teens and Low 20s. The evening Sun Chenango county s daily newspaper vol. La to. 208 tuesday january 9, 1968 Norwich . 13815 8c per copy Sun spots hearings set for Jan. 24 on a interest Quot Bills Page 7 Stratton Speaks in Norwich Page 3 mileage Resolution is tabled by Board Page 5v.c.guerrillas kill 17u.s. Soldiers state nation world makes award King Winter is Here King Winter stroked Chenango county with an icy Glove last night sending the Mercury Down to Bone chilling lows As the seasons coldest weather stung the Northeast. Schools were closed today in Norwich where the temperature dipped to a Low of 27 degrees below Zero. New Berlin also reported a minus 27. North Norwich took the dubious Honor of having the lowest temperature reported at 36 below and Mcdonough shivered in a 34 below Reading. Oxford reported 25 below Sherburne minus 24 while Greene basked in a mild 14 below temperature. In Norwich the minus 27 was the lowest since feb. 27, 1963 when a 25 below Zero was recorded. Prior to that Date in 1961, feb. 2 the Mercury tumbled to 29 below and in 1957, 30 degrees below was registered on Jan. 13 and on Jan. 14 the same year 32 below. The state in general Sank deeper into its ice pocket today and the associated press reported an official Reading of 51 degrees below Zero at the states Forest Ranger school in Wanakena in the Northwestern Adirondacks. Unofficial readings reached 56 below at Brownville near Watertown. Mondays High temperature Reading at Wanakena was 21 below Zero. Other official sub Zero temperatures around the state included Massena 37, Boonville 35, Glens Falls and Malone 30, Syracuse and Utica 22, Albany 20, Oswego 16, Poughkeepsie and Binghamton 15, Newburg 12, Buffalo 9 and Rochester 8. Even new York City went to a minus one. But the weather Bureau said Light Snow would spread across the state by late today continuing an alternating pattern of cold and Snow that has buffeted new yorkers for two weeks. Temperatures Are expected to moderate into the teens and 20s tonight the Bureau said. In the meantime automobiles Many with Frozen Gas lines were abandoned by the Roadside. Others with dead batteries sat in driveways. Rocky blames Federal government Albany . Apr gov. Rockefeller said today the states generous medicaid program would have to be revamped to Cut costs and he pinned the blame on the Federal government. While he did not spell out specific action he outlined six alternatives that May be used to trim the costs of the jointly financed Federal state and local government medical program he once labelled As the greatest piece of legislation since social Security. Among them were revising downward the eligibility Standard varying eligibility on the basis of economic conditions prevailing in different areas of the state and limiting those on medicaid Between the Ages of 21 and 65 to inpatient care Only unless the recipient is already on welfare. 12 die in fire new York apr twelve persons were killed today when a five alarm fire fed by paper Cartons in a storefront factory roared swiftly up through a Brooklyn tenement in near Zero cold fire commissioner Robert o. Lowery said most of the dead were believed members of two families. Six of the bodies were found in one location a fire department spokesman said. The spokesman said it was difficult to determine the age sex and identity of the victims because they were badly burned. Market report at 11 10 . Continental Telephone corp. Was 29 open and last 28% Low 29vs High Norwich Pha Macal co. 47 High Low and last a amp a communications 28% open and High 281/8 Low and last . Grant 32% open and High 32% Low and last Montgomery wards 23% open and Low 23% High and last . Fishman 12% High Low and last. Over the counter general Laboratory associates 13v2 bid 15% offered Victory markets 9v2 bid to offered National Bank and Trust co. Of Norwich 54 bid Chenango co. National Bank of Norwich 300 bid. The readings of the remaining stocks usually quoted were not available this morning. Mayor j. Leo Weiler Dies rites thursday 10-hour Battle rages in third big clash or. J. Leo Weiler 78, of 152 North Broad Street died suddenly late monday afternoon at his residence following a heart attack. He was born March 31, 1889 in Sherburne the son of John and Margaret Dwyer Weiler. On nov. 24, 1914, in St. Paul a roman Catholic Church in Norwich he married Kathleen Brennan who survives. Also surviving is a daughter miss Jeanne Weiler of Norwich a son John r. Weiler of Rochester four grandchildren John Michael Ann Marie Edward and Kathleen Weiler All of Rochester a sister mrs. John Fagan of Norwich and a Niece mrs. Thomas Collins also of Norwich. Or. Weiler was a member of St. Paul a roman Catholic Church of Norwich he was a fourth degree member of Norwich Council 211. Knights of Columbus and an honorary life member of the third degree Council. He was a life member trustee and past exalted ruler of the Norwich Lodge of elks b..e., 1222, and a member of the Norwich rotary club. He spent his Early years in Sherburne where he attended and graduated from Sherburne High school. He then entered the University of Pennsylvania where he received his degree in dentistry in 1910. Following his graduation he practice dentistry in Troy for a three year period and came to Norwich in 1913 Aud opened his own office. He carried on his local practice until 1954 when he retired. He devoted much of his time to several civic and educational organizations having served on the Board of education for 18 years and had also served on the Board of directors of the Chenango memorial Hospital for several years. In 1959 his interests turned to politics when he ran and was elected to the office of mayor of the City of Norwich. He had held this office continually until his untimely death. During his terms As mayor the City had continually progressed Forward. Many new streets were constructed new Street Light or. Weiler ing along the main streets not Only made them safer but also More attractive. A new sewage treatment Plant was constructed and put into operation. Flood control projects were inaugurated and carried out in the Southern Section of the City. Also various improvements and remodelling to the municipal buildings were started and completed. One of his first acts As mayor was to appoint a City planning com Mission to work toward tile Overall goal of a More prosperous attractive and Forward looking City. He was Active in bringing the Urban renewal program into consideration As a possible help in attaining these goals. Funeral services for or. Weiler will be held thursday morning with a prayer service at 8 30 at the Devine Wilson memorial Home followed by a solemn High mass of requiem in St. Paul a Church at 9. Interment will take place at a later Date in St. Paul a cemetery. Friends Are invited to Call at the Devine Wilson memorial Home wednesday afternoon and evening from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. The family suggests that those wishing to remember or. Weiler to please make a Contr ii action in his memory to the Central new York heart association . Box 128, Norwich . The Norwich Lodge of elks will conduct memorial services for or. Weiler wednesday evening at 7 at the funeral Home. Saigon apr Viet Cong guerrillas pounced on a platoon of about 40 . Infantrymen As they landed by Chance monday in a communist bivouac area triggering a 10-hour Battle 19 Miles South of Saigon. In the third big clash within 25 Miles of Saigon since saturday 17 americans and at least 26 guerrillas were killed and 27 americans wounded the . Command said. American infantrymen pursued the guerrillas today but reported no Contact. The american platoon suffered heavy casualties but managed to hold on until a company of reinforcements arrived by helicopter a spokesman for the . 9th infantry division said. Enemy gunners shot Down three helicopters As they swooped Low to support the outnumbered infantrymen but All of the choppers came Down in secure areas and there Ware no casualties the spokesman said. The Battle broke out at 1 25 p. In. After helicopters landed the infantry platoon in a Muddy Marsh of the Saigon River Delta. American commanders had not known it was the bivouac area of an estimated 400guerrillas. Tribute congressman Samuel Strat i monday paid this tribute a a to the late j. Leo Weller on learning of the death of the a a Norwich mayor v a i regarded Leo Weiler As a warm p Ronal Friend. A although we were on opposite sides of the Fence to linearly party affiliation a never interfered with us work ing together to promote abet ter Norwich. A the Success of Norwich v has been due in no Small Way a to his leadership a my sympathy goes out to mayor Weilert a family friends and to the comm i receives certificate completes Institute the Rev. J. Robert Marks left of Mcdonough a member of the Chenango county planning Board receives document certifying his successful completion of the 1967 annual planning Institute sponsored by the new York state federation of official planning organizations. The certificate is signed by Emmett j. Roach fed Sun staff photo ration president. The certificate was presented to Rev. Marks at the monday session of the county Board of supervisors by f. A. Demeree Center chairman of the county planning group. Looking on at Light is Ernest l. Poole of Afton newly elected chairman of the Board of supervisors. Gorton is Australia s Choice Canberra Australia apr sen. John Grey Gorton described by colleagues As hard working Good Humoured and Sharp in debate was elected Leader of the Liberal party to. Day assuring his installation As Australia s next prime minister. It was expected that Gorton would be sworn in As prime minister wednesday. Since prime minister Harold e. Holt disappeared while swimming in rough surf dec. 17, the government has been headed by his Deputy John Mcewen. Gorton 56-year-old minister for education and science had been favored Over three other candidates to succeed Mcewen. The latter is Leader of the country party the Junior member of the Liberal country party coalition that has governed austra. Lia since 1949. Gorton s election is unlikely to result in any change in austra liars foreign policy particularly in its military contribution to the Vietnam War and its support of . Policy there. The new government Leader told a televised news conference shortly after his election by the Liberal party a 81 members of the House of representatives and the Senate a tomorrow i have no doubt that we will continue in this country As we should arguments perhaps struggling through knee deep mud the americans formed a perimeter and Laid Down heavy fire As the enemy massed for an All out assault. Helicopter gunships and fighter bombers swarmed overhead to help the Small band of americans. At 2 45 . A company of troop carrying choppers defied the guerrilla gunners and swept in with a company of reinforcements. The 9th division command moved two More companies in at dusk and by Midnight units of All three battalions of the divisions 3rd brigade were mane vering through the marshes and Rice Paddy. The guerrillas fought until 11 40 ., the . Command said then faded away through the canals and paddies. Brig. Gen. William r. Desobry concluded a tour As senior american adviser in the Mekong Delta today and said the Viet Cong there Are a going Down steadily. Pacification has taken hold. There has been significant at the other end of the country in the northernmost five province 1st corps area two companies of the . 196th Light infantry brigade reported killing 38 North vietnamese troops monday while suffering three killed and 15 wounded. The Gith was in the Hiep due Valley South of Danang and 350 Miles Northeast of Saigon. Monsoon Clouds Over North Vietnam did not entirely Stop raids in the red River Delta. Radar guided Marine a6 intruders struck at cat by Airfield three Miles from the Center of Haiphong. Cat bids 7,900-foot runway can handle Mig interceptors but a . Spokes Man said the communist jets were not known to use the Field apparently because its position on the coast makes it vulnerable to air attack. Truck cab is damaged by fire the cab of a two ton truck was totally destroyed this morning when a fire broke out in it at about 7 30 in the town of North Norwich. The vehicle was owned by Harold Lorimer. Fire chief John Graves answered the Call. He reported that the entire cab Section was ablaze when he arrived but he was Able to extinguish it without injury or any additional property damage. Lorimer stated that he had started his truck and left it running to warm up while he was inside. When he looked out the window he saw that a fire had developed. No apparent reason for the Blaze was Given. The incident occurred on the South Plymouth Road. New chair Ernest j. Poole senior member of the Chenango county Board of supervisors takes Gavel in hand after his election monday As chairman of the county legislative body. The Sun staff photo Veteran supervisor from Afton is beginning his 23rd year As a member of the county Board. He was elected monday Over incumbent Earl Oldfield of Omi Ford by a 13 to 9 vote. Ernest l. Poole is new Board chairman by Jerry Weaver Ernest l. Poole of Afton was elected chairman of the Chenango county Board of supervisors monday morning breaking an la toll deadlock Between Earl Oldfield incumbent of Guil Ford and Carl t. Eiholzer of Columbus is election was reported on Page i of monday s the evening Sun. Tile Roll Call vote was 13 for Poole and 9 for Oldfield with one absent after Eiholzer withdrew from the race and offered the Veteran Afton supervisor s name in nomination. At the beginning of mondays Board session Poole addressed his colleagues stating that there had been discussion to the effect that he might be interested in serving As temporary chairman until a permanent one was named. He declined and moved that balloting for Eiholzer and Oldfield continue. His motion was seconded by town of Norwich supervisor Albert Evans. Before Poole a motion could be voted upon however German supervisor Thomas Maroneyjr. Pointed out that voting had been hopelessly deadlocked last week and moved that nominations for the chairman to reopened. But the county attorney James Haynes ruled the motion out of order and Poole a motion to continue balloting was approved. The first three ballots remained deadlocked at 11-11 with one supervisor John j. Duell jr., Mcdonough absent. At the end of the third ballot super Powell is in . Quite bitter arguments As in goals As to differing priorities in differing Fields of National in. his countrymen a can be sure that i will try my Best and i will look to them for strength sue. Cess fully to conclude what we Start a a Beasiel. Candidates who ran against Gorton were foreign minister Paul Hasluck 62 Leslie Bury minister for labor and National service and Billy Snedden 41, minister for immigration. Bury and Snedden were eliminated on the first ballot and Gorton won on the second. The voting was Over in 25 minutes. Los Angeles apr Adam Clayton Powell says Congress has reversed its position on civil rights since his expulsion from the House of repro. Fire damages Storaz e Boom at Lai dry i ire origin ing in electrical wiring in a Cut Ling caused considerable damage to a storage room at Norwich dry cleaning company 17 division Street this morning. Firemen said the fire spread throughout the ceiling area burning beams and boards. And although the fire was confined to the storage room firemen said extensive smoke damage was probable throughout the establishment. City firemen received the Call at 8 25 . And responded with All firefighting rigs. Tile establishment is owned by Herbert Morrell. Sedatives last March i. He says it is now cutting away earlier civil rights gains. Powell making his third known trip to the United states since his self imposed exile in the Bahamas in late 1966, said he would kick off his tour with a walk today through Watts los Angeles primarily negro District a to men with All my soul the 59-year old Powell from new Yorkus Harlem District still faces arrest on criminal contempt charges stemming from his failure to pay a libel judgment against him. He won a 1967 special election but did not claim his seat in Congress. To pay respects City fire chief Donald Barrows said today that All Norwich firemen will meet at the fire House at 7 of clock wednesday evening and go in a group to the Devine Wilson memorial Home to pay their respects to the late mayor j. Leo Weiler. Visor Evans moved that the meeting be adjourned to feb. 5. But th1 motion lost 7 to 15. Balloting continued with the fourth and fifth still tied at Lull. After the fifth ballot Filhol Zer moved that the nominations be reopened. City supervisor Robert Mcneil questioned the legality of reopening the nominations and asked the attorney for a ruling. Haynes replied that the motion was in order if the Board so decided by a majority vote. Evans told Eiholzer head like to know the purpose of reopening the nominations. The Columbus supervisor replied that he Felt in this Way the boards might get someplace and that for the Benefit of the county this should be done. The motion to reopen the nominations was carried by a 13 to 9 vote and Eiholzer immedi rely nominated Poole. Greene supervisor Paul English said he thought or. Poole a is a wonderful Many but Felt Oldfield was Well qualified and outside of or. Poole probably knew More about the county government than any other Man in the room. However nominations were closed Ley an 18 to i vote and Poole was elected in the ensuing balloting. Voting for Eiholzer and old Field last week continued dead. Locked at Lull in 24 ballots. Neither could Muster the necessary 12 votes for election. In last tuesdays balloting eight of the boards nine democrats present cast their votes for Eiholzer who also recely. De support from republicans Hugh Elliott of Smyrna and Donald Stanton of North Norwich besides his own vote. The remainder of the republicans on the Board plus Democrat Dan. In i Downey of Preston backed Oldfield. In mondays balloting Poole retained his original la ballots and garnered the other and winning. Two from himself and Eiholzer. Poole selection was not a Surprise to everyone present at mondays Board session. There had been some speculation that he might get the nod if the dead lock continued Between the other two candidates. Tile new chairman has served on All committees during his stint on the county Board. He is beginning his 23rd year As super visor from the town of Afton today s chuckle if you think Gold bricks Are a thing of the past wait until you get a builders estimate on a new Home. Today a round the around the around the Washinton a a committee headed by Secretary of agriculture Orville l. Freeman did no to have to look far in selecting the recipient of a new award Only across town to the White House. The committee named mrs. Lyndon b. Johnson monday to give the first . A Morrison memorial lecture on a Date not vet set. The lecture series will Honor the Plant explorer landscape architect and writer who died in 19gg secy. Freeman More arms for Israel san Antonio Tex. Apr president Johnson stalks with israeli prime minister Levi Eshkol have produced an indication that a soviet buildup for Arab nations May mean More . Arms for Israel. This was the outcome of conferences spread through 25 hours Eshkol spent at the lbs ranch sunday and monday conferences at which . Officials had said a durable peace in the Middle East would be the prime subject. A joint statement omitted any pledge that the United states would allow Israel to 50 f-4 phantom Jet fighter planes. Eshkol wanted them As an offset to what he says is a dangerous re supplying of soviet arms to the Arab nations after the june War with Israel. But the prime minister did no to leave the lbs ranch o a ii in the sleet spattered iced Over Texas president Johnson he country empty handed it

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