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Norwich Evening Sun (Newspaper) - January 26, 1968, Norwich, New York The weather variable cloudiness and scattered Snow flurries to. Day and saturday. Temperatures today and saturday in upper teens to mid-20s lows tonight 5 to 15. The e evening Sun Chenango county s daily newspaper vol. 77, no. 721 Friday january 26. 1968 Norwich , 13815 8c per copy Sun spots guest Sermonetti by the Rev. Erline Odell Page 5 Fra Loans set new record Page 3 traffic safety committee backs parking restriction Page 314,800 air reservists called up today government seeks bloodless settlement of Pueblo crisis around the state around the nation around the world explains policy Washington apr Clark Clifford president Johnson a Choice for Secretary of defense says this country Isnit demanding a Complete halt to North vietnamese infiltration As a condition for ending . Bombing. Administration sources said Cliffords statement thursday was a logical Extension a and not a softening a of Johnson a stated policy on a bombing halt. But they acknowledged it represented a More detailed breakdown of administration policy than publicly discussed before. . Policymakers were reported earlier this month to be seeking firm indications from the enemy that a bombing halt would produce not Only prompt peace talks but an agreement not to Send any reinforcements into South Vietnam. Clifford told a Senate armed services committee which approved his nomination that he did not expect the enemy to halt entirely its military activities during any bombing pause. Clark Clifford cigarette sponsor bows out Washington apr the nations biggest cigarette makers Are being asked by two senators to consider giving up sponsorship of televised sports events watched by millions of under-21 viewers. A one major cigarette company has already advised us that is does not intend to continue its advertising of professional football telecasts a Sens. Warren g. Magnuson d-wash., and Robert f. Kennedy d-., said thursday in a letter to six companies. A a rethink this example is a salutary step which we Hope some of the other firms might Moore is reappointed Albany . Apr gov. Rockefeller today reappointed former it. Gov. Frankc. Moore to the state Board of equalization and assessment and predesignated him As chairman of the Board. Moore an Albany resident was named to a term ending dec. 31, 1975. The Post is non salaried. At the same time Rockefeller reappointed or. Norman s. Moore of Ithaca to the Public health Council for a six year term and reappointed Charles w. Merritt of Scarborough for a three year term As a member and chairman of the East Hudson Parkway authority. Members of the health Council Are paid $1,710 a year. The Parkway authority Post pay noting. Reveals report bomb fragments found Thule air base Greenland apr the . Air Force found Hydrogen bomb fragments thursday around the spot where a b52 bomber crashed and burned on thick ice near this Arctic Circle base. But the air Force does no to know whether the rest of the four bombs aboard the big strategic air command Jet Are buried in the Snow and ice or at the Bot Tom of North Star Bay under about 880 feet of water maj. Gen. Richard o. Hunziker told a news conference. All the debris is being left a right where is is a said Hunziker a because right now i have control of the contamination and i done to want to let it get away from he added that it had not been decided whether to search deeper for the rest of the bombs. The plane crashed sunday on a nine foot thick Blanket of ice covering North Star Bay near Thule base. The flame scorched area and fragments of the plane indicated that the b52 May have exploded on Impact. Market report at 11 10 ., Continental Telephone corp. Was 277/8open and High 27% Low 27% last Norwich Pha Macal co. 44% open and Low 44% High 44% last . Grant 33 High Low and last Montgomery wards 24% open and High 24% Low and last . Fishman 12% High Low and last. Over the counter general Laboratory associates 15 bid 17% asked Jerrold corp. Taco 36 bid 371/2 asked mid states raceway 71,4 bid 8 asked Raymond corp. 31 bid 321/2 asked Victory markets 8% bid 9% asked Gladding corp. 14 is bid 14% asked National Bank and Trust co. Of Norwich 54 bid Chenango co. National Bank of Norwich 300 bid. Washington apr nearly 14,800 air reservists prepared to Muster for indefinite Active duty As the United states pushed along diplomatic paths to a possible bloodless settlement of the Pueblo crisis. President Johnson a approach obviously was to couple an air of determination with a readiness to use diplomacy in gaining release from communist North Korea of the captured . Navy intelligence ship and the 83 americans aboard. The diplomatic paths included an urgent session of the 15-na-Tion . Security Council to consider what . Ambassador Arthur j. Goldberg called a a grave threat to in seeking the session for today Goldberg said he hoped it would Lead to the immediate return of the Pueblo and her Crew. In Moscow . Ambassador Llewellyn e. Thompson who had no Luck tuesday in persuading the soviets to act As intermediary in the dispute with North Korea made another Call at the foreign ministry today. While the . Embassy made no comment on the new attempt. A soviet source said the ambassador again was unsuccessful in getting the soviet government to play some role in unravelling the crisis. This source who cannot be identified said his government has no intention of getting involved. The Prospect that Moscow might relent looked rather dim after the official soviet news Agency Tass said thursday Liat North Korea acted a rightfully a and denounced the Call up of . Air reservists As a a threatening misery worsens Palermo Sicily apr rain Snow wind and More tremors worsened the misery today of Western Sicily hit by a powerful new Shock thursday after a massive earthquake Jan. La. Officials reported that the toll from the new Shock now stood at nine dead and 87 injured. This added to the hundreds killed and injured in the disastrous quake that left a dozen communities in ruins to Days earlier. The new quake sent thousands in refugee tent centers and tens of thousands from Palermo and other cities on the fringe of the disaster area fleeing into the open to huddle again around bonfires. Two More tremors rippled through the area this morning. The North koreans also talked Tough. The official newspaper of the North korean communist party said Friday the Pueblos crewmen a must be punished by it was not Clear whether this meant the North koreans planned to try the . Navy men on some kind of charges or would demand their punishment As the Price of their being freed. Any move to try the americans would almost certainly inflame members of Congress. Secretary Gardner resigns Washington apr John w. Gardner a sudden resignation As Secretary of health education and welfare was prompted in part by his belief Congress and most americans wont face up to severe Domestic problems sources report. Gardner a resignation thursday to take effect March i caught even his closest associates by Surprise. President Johnson accepted it a with deep no successor to the Cabinet Post has been named but in Ihrl speculation focused on hew undersecretary Wilbur j. Cohen 54, a Veteran of Federal social programs since the new Deal Days of president Franklin d. Roosevelt. In his resignation letter to Rolinson Gardner pointed out he had planned to stay Only two years in the Cabinet and already has served six months longer. An official close to the hew chief asked to explain the resignation handed a newsman a copy of a Gardner speech last month and pointed to these paragraphs a i believe we Are now in a situation in which the gravest consequences for this nation will ensue if we fail to act decisively on the problems of the cities poverty and discrimination. A it does not seem to me that either Congress or the Public is fully aware of the alarming character of our Domestic crisis. We Are in deep trouble As a people. And history is not going to Deal kindly with a Rich nation that will not tax itself to cure its own Sun staff photo3 or. . Gould buys storks Sherburne Booster a or. . Gould physician purchases first three Stock certificates representing shares in he Community corporation formed to plan the Celebration of the 175th founding year of the Sherburne area. The certificates went on Sale thursday and will continue through saturday. Or. Gould who today observed his 87th birthday anniversary purchased his shares from Patrick j. Joyce left chairman of the committee Selling the certificates. Some of whom already Are demanding direct military action to reclaim the ship and its men. Navy sources in Washington said messages from the ships master cmdr. Lloyd m. Bucher furnish evidence that the Crew blew up the Pueblos secret coding machine and that the North koreans evidently got a nothing that really compromises in Congress rep. Paul Findley r-i1l. Offered a Resolution that would place Congress on record As backing Johnson in any try at recovering the Pueblo and its company. North Korea called itself fully prepared to meet any attack by the United states and threatened it would a Deal a Hundredfold thousand fold the tone of these statements suggested North Korea is in no mood to listen to the Security Council even if that body should act. North Korea is not a . Member and has a history of ignoring the world organizations efforts to solve peacefully divided koreans disputes. White House press Secretary George Christian said Johnson a move through Goldberg to bring the . Into the problem a reflects his Earnest desire to Settle this matter promptly and if at All possible by diplomatic what will happen if diplomatic Means should fail remained very much in doubt. Sun staff photo William j. Hall honoured testimonial a William j. Hall right president of radio Norwich inc., receives plaque from Donald Werthman Jaycees committee publicity chairman during Jaycees a Bosses night dinner meeting in the Continental room at Taylor a country House thursday night. The plaque is a a testimonial of a grateful organization presented to Wil Liam j. Hall in Honor and with deep appreciation of the distinguished and unselfish service to the United states Jaycees while serving with outstanding leadership vision and e. Osborne Smith of radio Wohn was master of ceremonies and speaker was John Estabrook past president of the Syracuse Jaycees. Ice rejects offer members of the International chemical workers Union local 251, meeting at the . Hall Here this morning voted unanimously to reject the Norwich Pha Macal company so final offers in current contract negotiations. Thomas Boyle of Montclair n.j., International vice presi Dent said that the vote was taken by 503 of the 585 members of the local. The International vice presi Dent said the Union will make a request to the Federal Media Tion service to arrange a meeting with company officials to Call off the a a lockout and allow the Union employees to return to work and continue bargaining. Boyle said there had been a false report circulating this morning that the Union is on strike. He denied this saying a a we re not on strike. Its still a following this mornings meeting at the . Hall Union members shouldered signs de. Daring the workers were a locked they marched quietly Down South Broad Street out Eaton Avenue and around the company a Plant Block and returned to the . On East main Street. Thursday the Union filed papers with the . In Buffalo charging the drug firm with an illegal lockout. Union work ers had been notified by the company not to report to work Mon. Day although the Union maintains its contract with the firm did no to expire until Midnight monday Jan. 22. Living costs Are climbing Washington apr Liv ing costs climbing at a 10-year record Pace and More than wiping out wage gains of Many americans Are causing White House concern in this election year. For All americans a White House source said thursday the rising prices mean a a you be got trouble and it s not on the horizon its All around the labor department reported thursday living costs Rose 3.1 per cent in 1967. A not Only Are they clipping along but at an accelerated rate a the White House source said of steadily climbing costs of food clothing housing transportation and medical care. The Price hikes in the final Quarter of 1967 would add up to an annual rate of 3.5 per cent if they continued this year said Arnold Chase assistant commissioner of the Bureau of la Bor statistics. And Chase said a it looks As if the trend would a almost everything went up in december except automobiles and gasoline a Chase said in reporting final 1967 figures. The consumer Price Index in december showed its third straight monthly Rise of three tenths of one per cent and wound up the year at 118.2. This Means it Cost $11.82 last month for every $10 Worth of typical family goods and services in the 1957-59 period which the government uses As a base for measuring the Rise in living costs. In other terms the 1957-59dollar sustained a loss of 15.4 cents Over the past to years. Some 45 million workers go per cent of the nations work Force lost 27 cents a week in purchasing Power Over the past year despite wage gains of $3.28 to an average of $103.25 a week. President Johnson in ids state of the Union speech earlier this month warned of a an accelerating spiral of Price increases a slump in Home building and a continuing erosion of the american Dollar a if Congress does no to enact his proposed to per cent income tax surcharge. Equally worrisome to govern meat economists is a rapid Rise in wholesale prices of Industrial raw materials such As lumber metals and textiles which remained virtually stable the first half of 1967. 21 die Iii pc attack Saigon apr communist forces killed 21 americans and wounded 137 others in a rash of attacks up and Down South Viet no m in the 36 hours before the Start tonight of a cease fire proclaimed by the Viet Cong for the lunar new year festival. The targets of the Viet Cong and North vietnamese included two . Division Headquarters bases two airfields an infantry patrol base and a . Marine Convoy which was ambushed just below the demilitarized zone. But at Khe Sanh the Marine outpost in the Northwest Corner of the country where . Commanders believe the biggest red offensive of the War is being readied the . Command said action was a limited to sporadic mortar and artillery communist forces were scheduled to Start a seven Day truce at i Saigon time saturday or noon est Friday. The allies have announced their cease fire for tet the new year festival will run for Only 36 hours from 6 . Monday to 6 Wednesday. In one of the communist attacks thursday night on the Lai Khe base where the . 1st infantry division has its Headquarters 19 Miles North of Saigon communist troops crept to within striking distance of the officers club then zeroed in with grenades fired from bazookas. The roof of the club crashed Down killing five army officers an american red Cross Man two american construction men and an 18-year-old vietnamese girl who worked in the club. Another 21 army men most of them officers were wounded. Communist troops and demolition squads slipped into the an Khe and Holloway airfields 50 Miles apart in the Central Highlands before Dawn under the cover of mortar fire. At an Khe they damaged at least one $2.5 million cl30 cargo plane an army helicopter two fire trucks and a jeep. Two . And 13 communist troops were killed and la . Troops wounded in exchanges of fire. Vive damages Hay of Street residence firemen were called at 40 Hayes Street at 10 58 thursday night when fire broke out in the Home of Eugene car Ndrews. The fire started in an electric fireplace firemen reported and spread to Walls and partitions. There was smoke and water dam age besides fire damage to the Walls firemen said. The Call was answered by 52 firemen in to degree below Zero temperatures who were at the scene until i of clock this morning. Two marines escape from Vida Nang Vietnam apr after two weeks in North vietnamese Captivity two Young . Marines tiptoed past a Doz ing guard and raced Barefoot through the Jungle to safety. Cpl. Steven d. Nelson 19. Of Elkhart ind., and Lance Cpl. Michael Robert Roha 20, of National City calif., were in excellent shape when they reached . Marine positions tuesday two Days after their escape. Now they Are going Home to duty in the United states 10% months Early for Roha nine months for Nelson. Nelsons family was notified Jan. 9 that he was killed in action. They were notified that he was Safe As soon As he returned. Nelson said the report he was killed was based on a wrong identification of a body by a Marine buddy. Nelson and Roha told a news conference today about their capture and escape. They were with a Marine pacification team in the Hamlet of Chua Luu about 17 Miles North West of Danang when about 200 North vietnamese attacked their outpost Jan. 7. Of the 17 marines and 29 vietnamese militiamen there seven leathernecks were killed and All the rest except Roha and Nelson were wounded. Nelson wearing Only his undershirts was grabbed by six North vietnamese when he ran to the main Bunker to try to Call for help found the Bunker in flames and ran out. A it was like i had the Ball and they tackled me a he said. A two of them jumped up on my shoulders another had hold of my legs a he said. Roha saw a wounded Marine and ran for a medic not realizing that tin North vietnamese had taken the outpost. A the first thing i saw were several vietnamese motioning to me a Roha said. A i thought they were our militia wanting to give up. I said a no not and ran right on by them. They were Nova North vietnamese army i guess i stunned them As much As they stunned int. About 15 Yards farther on an Nova jumped and pushed a pistol into my neither Man had boots on and in a few hours their feet were bleeding As they followed a Trail into the mountains. They were Given sandals fresh trousers and shirts. When they stumbled their captors helped them to their feet. The next Day the men were in a company size base Camp in a bomb shelter in which they could stand nearly erect. Each Day they would emerge through the shelter opening in the floor of a thatched hut and sit on a crude Bench. Soldiers and several women in the Camp would come to look at them. Occasionally the soldiers would show them snapshots of their families. At no time were the marines roughly handled they said. They were Given three meals each Day Rice fish a tin of herring Tea and plenty of drink ing water. Today s chuckle the Only Man who Ever got All his work done by Fri. Day was Robinson Crusoe. Albany . Apr gov. Rockefeller made Public today a conservation department report that sets Forth a variety of reasons Why a National Park should not be created in the Adirondack Forest preserve. The report from conservation commissioner r. Stewart Kil borne confirms what Rockefeller said Sev eral weeks ago a that the Park proposal will lie Dor mat for the foreseeable future. A i done to see any situation that would Lead to any rapid action in this direction at All a the governor said of the plan offered last August by his brother Laurance chairman of the state Council on Parks and recreation. While the department took Rockefeller no clearly defined stand against the proposal in its report Rockefeller told newsmen was a against

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