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Norwich Evening Sun (Newspaper) - January 18, 1968, Norwich, New York The weather fair not so cold tonight lows 15 to 20. Partly Cloudy mild on Friday with High temperatures reach ing into the 30s. The e evening Sun nil la Chenango county s daily newspaper Sun spots official Seal chosen for Sherburne s Celebration Page 5 chairman Poole names standing committees Page 3 hearing on Haynes crossing is cancelled Page 3 vol. 77, no. 215thursday, january 18, 1968 Norwich . 13815 8< per cop president urges income tax hike state nation world no More speeches Republican sources in Washington say California gov. Ronald Reagan has told top leaders he wont make any More out of state speaking Tours before the nominating convention in August. This would mean no campaigning by Reagan considered a Prospect for the cop presidential nomination despite his denials of interest in states where his name probably will be entered on primary ballots. These include Wisconsin Nebraska and Oregon. Reagan met wednesday with Republican leaders of the House and Senate As Well As National chairman Ray c. Bliss. Persons attending reported on what he said. Reagan currently is on a to speech tour of four states. Ronald Reagan seek High court ruling Washington apr protestant and Catholic leaders joined by the Justice department Are seeking a supreme court ruling which would bar discrimination in the Sale of Homes by housing developers. The National Council of Church. Is said if something Isnit done the suburbs around americans cities a can be converted into sanctuaries for racial or religious monopolies or bigotry a that would mean a fencing into our cities those who Are thus reduced to second or third class citizenship a it said. The Council representing 34 protestant and orthodox denominations comprising 42 million americans filed a Friend of. The. Court Brief wednes. Day asking the supreme court to bar big housing developers from refusing to sell Homes to negroes. Nixon airs views Richard Nixon told the Richmond news Leader in an interview published today that his attitude about the Vietnam War and pos. Sible peace negotiations is a we should not Stop the bombing if they Hanoi Start talking. We should Only Stop bombing if they Stop Nixon said a we must never for get that most of the american casualties in Korea occurred after talks began. We talked and they continued to fight and our hands were tied behind our Back. We must not make that same mistake in South . Pilot shot Down in Cuba Havana apr the government announced today it had shot Down and captured an a paratrooper from the United states after he dropped a package with a Rifle while flying his Small plane Over Cuba dec. 29. The Interior ministry an. Nou Cement identified the Pilot As Everett Jackson 27, of los Angeles. The ministry said his Taylor Craft was hit by antiaircraft fire Over the Central cuban City of Rancho Veloz. The plane fell on Falcons key on the North coast in the province of Las Villas. The announcement did not say what has happened to Jackson since his capture or if he was injured when his plane was downed. The Interior min. Is try described Jackson a motive As a to infiltrate National dissolve fund another prospective gop candidate sen. Charles h. Percy of Illinois asked three businessmen sup. Porters in his state to dissolve a Controvert. Sial $100,000 fund designed to help him meet his office expenses. They agreed to his re. Quest to return All the contributions and to release contributors names so Percy said a the Public is made fully aware of the Quality and Good character of the Percy said despite his efforts to a guarantee the full integrity of the fund and its use there has been widespread concern about it. A therefore until such time As the Congress has clearly Defin. De a set of rules for activities of this Type i am respectfully requesting that you return All contributions sen. Charles Percy would limit travel Washington apr president Johnson indicates he favors exemptions for teachers businessmen students and americans with relatives abroad from any tourism tax he might propose to discourage overseas travel. In his state of the Union message wednesday night Johnson mentioned no specific measures he had in mind to reduce the travel Gap a the difference Between what american travellers spend in other countries and foreign travellers spend Here. But he reiterated the administration goal to Cut this $2 billion de. Fie it of 1967 by $500 million. He said this must be done a without unduly penalizing the travel of teachers business people students and americans who have relatives Market report at 11 10 a.rn., Continental Telephone corp. Was 283/q open 287/8 High and last 28v2 Low Norwich Pha Macal co. 441/2�?T High Low and last c amp u communications no sales previous close 28v2 . Grant 3314 High Low and last Montgomery wards 26 v8 open and High 26 Low and last . Fishman i2v2 High Low and last. Over the counter general Laboratory associates 16 bid 17 asked Jerrold corp. Taco 37v2 bid 38v2 asked mid states raceway 71 n bid 8 asked Norwich Mills 40 bid Raymond corp. 32 bid a 33 asked Teize chemicals 27 bid 28v2 asked Gladding corp. Hv2 bid 15 asked Victory markets 9j 4 bid to asked National Bank and Trust co. Of Norwich 54 bid Chenango co. National Bank of Norwich 300 bid. Today around the around the around the proposes expanded War on crime and big City problems Washington apr presi Dent Johnson proposes expand ing the War against crime and problems and lists a a really True cease fire As a priority goal in any Vietnam peace talks. The president in his wednes. Day night state of the Union message to Congress again urged enactment of a to per cent income tax hike to help pay for new attacks on a employ. Merit and slum housing. Johnson said it would take a $10.4 billion boost in spending to finance on going programs in reporting the fiscal 1969 budget would reach a record $186 billion a with a built in $8 billion deficit sure to go higher if the tax boost Isnit approved. Only when he called for Feder-a1 action to Aid cities and states in combating crime and to halt a email order murder through gun control legislation did the president get enthusiastic reaction from the lawmakers during his 51.minute, nationally Tele Vised address. Many members of Congress did not attend the joint session. Johnson a renewed demand that North Vietnam respond with military restraint to a halt in bombing found such critics As Sens. J. W. Fulbright d-ark., and Robert f. Kennedy in. V., responding with silence amid applause. Johnson Drew greater a. Plause in calling for a $2.1 Bil lion program aimed at creating jobs for 500,000 hard Core Job. Less through Federal private business cooperation and a $100 million slum rebuilding pro Gram. In another major Domestic proposal the president suggested a program to provide six million new housing units for Low and twiddle income families. He prefaced his Domestic pro. Powals which included Calls for continues Munro 40, Rockland Maine head of the . Naval Section. The rebel armed forces a Ca troite group known As far said it assassinated the Ameri cans in retaliation for leftist guerrillas killed by guatemalan army groups trained by the military Mission. Police made a Large number of arrests As they searched for the assassins of the two . Of. Ricers and other victims of the terrorists. Military police combed through Homes and offices and set up roadblocks. Entire blocks were sealed off by police armed with machine guns. Cats were stopped at checkpoints and searched for arms. Marine sgt. Harry l. Greene 41, of Omaha neb., was wounded with two . Officers and was reported in fair condition. Army sgt. Maj. John r. Forster 42, of Seattle wash., was struck in the Arm by shattered Glass and was released tuesday after treatment. New prenatal care and consumer Protection programs by say. Ing a in our cities last summer we saw How wide is the Gulf for some americans Between the premise and the reality of our society. A we cannot change All of this in a Day. The Issue is not whether we can change this the Issue is whether we will change this. A i know we can. I believe we Johnson a estimate that the Southeast Asia conflict will Cost $25 billion in the fiscal year be. Ginning july i was immediately disputed by rep. Melvin r. Laird of Wisconsin chairman of the House Republican Confer ence. Laird said the Cost will be nearer $30 billion. Asking for too additional Fri agents the president predicted the nation will change frustrations into achievements to a1-Leviate the despair in a the cities where the fires of disorder burned last a we can make Progress Only by attacking the causes of Vio Lence and Only where there is civil order founded on Justice a he said. Congress reacts to lbs remarks Washington apr presi Dent Johnson a state of the Union remarks on peace prospects Drew a frigid response from some fellow democrats and other initial congressional reaction pointed to continued hostility to Ward increases in taxes and arms agreement reached Geneva apr the United states and the soviet Union have reached agreement on a Complete draft treaty to halt the spread of nuclear weapons a. Thor Stative Western sources re. Ported today. The completed draft include. Ing an article on International controls previously in dispute is to be submitted to the 17-nation disarmament conference when it goes Back to work later today lifter a Christmas recess. It was believed that the so. Viet american agreement on controls would result in accept Ance of the treaty by West Germany Italy and other members of the common Market except France. No details of the agreement on controls were immediately available. U. S. Sources said ear Lier differences had been Nar. Rowed Down to a matter of Sev eral words during meetings in the past few Days of the . And soviet co chairmen of the conference Adrian s. Fisher and Alexei a. Rosc Chin. But indians position believed the key to acceptance of the treaty by most Neutral and non aligned nations remains that the draft document does not Clamp Down hard enough on a. Tons that already have nuclear weapons. If the indians refuse to sign Pakistan almost certainly will refuse also. It is believed this will encourage Israel to hold Back and then none of the Arab countries would sign. Spending. Johnson told Congress wednesday night that if a basis for peace talks can be established with North Vietnam his Hope would be for a Complete cease fire As the first order of business. His Brief remarks on the prospects for peace Drew applause a but not from democratic Sens. Robert f. Kennedy of new York and j. William Fulbright of Arkansas they Are two leading critics of Johnson a War policy. Sen. Eugene j. Mccartty of Minnesota seeking the democratic presidential nomination on a platform of opposition to Johnson a Vietnam policies said a we still Are told tile nation can wage and win two wars a the one in Vietnam and the War on poverty. We Are waging one but not winning the presidents renewed a peal for a to per cent income tax surcharge coupled with his announcement that spending would be increased by some $10.4 billion Drew criticism or opposition from such prominent democrats As sen. William Proxmire chairman of the joint economic committee and sen. Russell b. Long chairman of the Senate finance committee. Republicans joined in the attack. But other democrats came to the presidents support including speaker John w. Mccormack and House democratic Leader Carl Albert. The key congressman on the tax Issue chairman Wilbur a Mills of the House ways and Means committee declined comment saying he wanted to see Johnson a spending figures first. The budget is due for presentation to Congress by Jan. 29. Mills has been maintaining that unless there is a significant spending Cut he would not go along with a tax hike. Long Mills counterpart in the Senate said he a still opposed to a surtax. Proxmire said he was a cd sap. Pointed the president failed to recommend Sharp reductions in Public works and space spending Gas irritation. Officers arrested 15 students increasing to 42 the number taken into custody in Casebo in two Days. Another clash broke out in to Kyo when about 300 students marching in protest toward the prime minister s official Resi Dence and the . Embassy began throwing stones and milk bottles at some of tile 700 riot police along the Way. Both Stu. Dents and police wore steel Hel. Files. Police said they arrested 105 students. About 10,000 labor unionists also marched to the . Pm. Bassy in Tokyo in a comm. protest Demon. Stratton but they were orderly. The Enterprise in route to join the air War against North Vietnam and accompanied by the frigate Truxton was due in Casebo Fri. Day. The . Embassy said the can Ier and her Crew of 4 300 would stay for about five Days. Volunteer worker mrs. A meeting of the organization Aii William Dunker right receives held wednesday in the cum cafe Alixi diary Honor s Silver Charm award for putting Teria. Looking on at left is 600 hours of Volunteer work Edward o Hara auxiliary first Verc by Iii Dunker at Chenango memorial Hospital vice president and in backing 1967. Presenting the award Robert straight Hospital and is mrs. A. C. Fernandez presi mini Strator. Story Page 3. Dent of the Hospital auxiliary at leftists oppose ships visit killed Binghamton . Apr a woman was killed and a Federal Bureau of investigation agent injured wednesday in the collision of two automobiles on route 12 North of Here. Police identified the victim As mrs. Louise e. Young of Greene about 52. Thomas Kilmer 39, of end Well an agent for the Binghamton office of the Fri suffered minor injuries police said. He was in the other vehicle. Today a chuckle a do you think there is intelligent life on Mars a sure do. You done to see them wasting $30 billion to find out about Portsmouth . Apr George Romney heartened by his first presidential Campaign swing in new Hampshire but still a self described underdog is opening a second front in wis Consin. The Michigan governor scheduled a saturday Mission to Milwaukee to open his Campaign for the april 2 Wisconsin primary. But the new Hampshire primary March 12 still tops the Romney Agenda. He plans to re turn to this state in a week to resume his Uphill race against former vice president Richard m. Nixon. A a we be had much More support than wed anticipated a Romney said in climaxing a five Day Campaign that crisscrossed new Hampshire for nearly 1,000 Miles. A a we re greatly Romney managers claimed the governor had seen More than 11,000 persons. A Jam the grass i cover All. Wrote poet Carl Sandburg and a Small re enactment of his words May be seen at con Thien in South Vietnam. Vegetation has crept through a Hole that tells a tragic tale in this Long discarded Marine helmet at the battered outpost. Casebo Japan apr leftists demonstrated in Casebo and Tokyo today against the visit of the . Aircraft Carrier Enterprise As the 75, giant neared the . Navy base in this South Japa. Nese port. Authorities said 120 extreme leftist students were arrested in two clashes with riot police. But the biggest demonstration was an orderly gathering of an estimated 50,000 persons at a Casebo Ball Park. The demonstrators paraded through the streets. Some 700 students attacked a police barricade in front of the main Entrance to the Casebo a. Val base following a similar at. Tack wednesday. But riot police drove them off easily with tear Gas and High powered jets of water from firetrucks. Police said three policemen and eight students were injured and another 200 persons were treated at a Hospital for tear maj. Gen. Eisenhart Dies in plane crash Greene Romney woman heartened Minot apr a two Star general and eight other air Force officers were among 12 persons killed wednesday when a huge air Force Tanker plane crashed on Takeoff from fog shrouded Minot air Force base. There was one survivor. An air Force investigating team sought the cause of the crash. The seven crewmen and six passengers were from March air Force base near Riverside Calif. Maj. Gen. Charles m. Eisen Hart 53, vice commander of the 15th air Force died when the plane burst into flames upon in. Pact around 9 a. In. An explosion followed spewing bodies and parts of the plane More than 1,000 feet in several directions. The death list also included three colonels three lieutenant colonels a major a Captain and three enlisted men. The survivor was t. Sgt William g. Wright 34, the planets Steward. Wright was taken to John Moses Hospital in Minot 14 Miles South of the strategic air command base in North Central North Dakota. He suffered Burns Over 70 to 80 per cent of his body and was reported in critical condition. The Tanker a four engine Jet usually used to refuel other planes in flight was on a Rou. Tine staff visit to Minot and was taking off for Glasgow mont., air Force base. The Craft had been outfitted for passenger service and was not carrying extra fuel officials said. Officials at the base said the plane apparently was airborne just before Tho crash. The wreckage was about 20 Yards to the right of and about three quarters of the Way Down the 15,000-foot Long runway. The base information officer said a to my knowledge there were no eyewitness. Visibility was too a civilian employee at the base who asked that his name not be used said a it was so foggy i he said visibility was no More than 300 feet. An official at the Minot base said there was no Way to know yet what caused the Accident. Terrorism troopers ambush is a vengeance Saigon apr . Paratroopers lying in ambush along a Trail killed a Viet Cong battalion commander from a regiment which overran a South vietnamese District town two weeks ago . Headquarters announced today. The ambush was one of five clashes wednesday scattered from below Saigon to the demilitarized zone in which . Forces reported killing 119 communist soldiers at a Cost of seven americans killed and 29 wounded. A . Communique termed the paratroopers a in by s h a vengeance on the Dong Hai regiment which attacked the District town of tan Uyen in the Early morning hours of 6 Guatemala apr defy ing a sweeping police Roundup to Check terrorism in Guatemala gunmen killed a wealthy landowner wednesday one Day after the slaying of two . Military officers. Alfonso Alejos de la Cerda 77, was machine gunned in a sub Urb of the capital and his Driver was wounded. He was an Uncle of Roberto Alejos a presidential candidate in 1962, and of Carlos Alejos a former ambassador to Washington. Havana radio reporting the assassination said another Nephew a gave his farm for the training of cuban counter revolutionaries and mercenaries for the Bay of pigs invasion in 1961.�?� Alejos was shot a Day after assassins in a speeding car machine gunned . Army col. John d. Webber jr., 47, Houston tex., head of the . Military advisory group in Guatemala and it. Cmdr. Ernest a

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