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Norwich Evening Sun (Newspaper) - January 31, 1968, Norwich, New York The weather fair to partly Cloudy and a Little colder tonight lows 15 to 20. Increasing cloudiness thursday with a Chance of occasional rain late in the Day or at night High temperatures in the 30s. The evening Sun Chenango county a daily newspaper vol. 77, no. 224wednesday, january 31, 1968 Norwich . 13815 8� per copy Sun spots Rogers education Center notes Page 8 a Ray subsidy terminates Page 3 a society receives state funds Page 3south Vietnam under martial Law state nation world sen. Jacob javits approves medicaid cutbacks Albany . A . Sen. Jacob k. Javits says he approves of gov. Rockefeller a proposed cutbacks in the states medicaid program but adds that the state has Little Choice in the matter. Javits appearing tuesday As the chief witness at a joint legislative committee hearing on the problems of medicaid said the governor had no real alternative in the matter because of the drop in Federal participation. The Republican senator opposed changes in the Federal Law during debate in Congress. Javits suggested to the committee that in determining whether a person is eligible for medicaid the amount of savings exempted should be continued at 50 per cent of the annual income of the medicaid recipient rather than reducing it to 25 per cent As proposed by Rockefeller. Javits also voiced approval of the Universal health insurance program sought by the governor for employed persons and their families and added that unemployed workers and their dependents also should have Protection possibly within the framework of the unemployment insurance program. Wont Bend to Union demands Washington apr two major Copper producers say they wont Bend to Union demands for company wide bargain ing and one of them says the 6%-month strike by 60,000 workers could go on indefinitely. The strike affecting plants in 22 states virtually has halted Domestic Copper production. C. Jay Parkinson president of the Anaconda co., told a special Federal panel holding hearings on the strike tuesday a we cannot possibly agree to company wide bargaining for Many reasons including the fact that the unions have and Are continuing to negotiate settlements with out Competition for much less than is being demanded of operations cease Cairo apr the egyptian foreign ministry said tuesday night that operations to release foreign freighters trapped in the Suez canal have been suspended indefinitely because israeli troops fired on egyptian boats trying to Survey the Northern half of the waterway. Despite the official statement the sem official newspaper Al ashram said today that Egypt is a resolutely determined to continue the canal operation. A regardless of israeli allegations and regardless of israelis stand a said Al ashram a we Are totally determined to exercise our Legal right of sovereignty Over our territory and our canal and Are determined to go on with the work of Clearing the canal and releasing the trapped foreign painting stolen Rochester . Apr a Rembrandt painting valued at $100,000 was stolen during the night from Eastman House police said today. A the portrait of a Young Many was painted More than 300 years ago. It was discovered missing Early today. The painting was willed by George Eastman founder of Eastman Kodak co., to the University of Rochester. The school Lent it to Eastman House Eastman a former Home when it opened As a photographic museum about 20 years ago. The Frame was found hanging on a Fence at a parking lot adjacent to the museum. Charles la pick a guard who discovered the painting missing said he found the front door of the building unlocked. Not a candidate in primaries seven die in explosion Pittsburgh apr the death toll climbed to seven Early today in an explosion that rocked the business District of suburban Ingram shaking Homes a half mile away. One person was still reported missing and 17 injured after firemen pulled a badly burned body from the wreckage. Workers at the scene said one Man was thrown 90feet across Railroad tracks. Three were hurled against an Iron Fence 25 feet away by the explosion tuesday. What had been a Row of five business shops was levelled almost to the Street. The buildings exploded while a 12-Man equitable Gas co. Crew was ripping up sidewalk outside looking for a Gas leak. Five of the dead were equitable workers. Market report at 11 10 ., Continental Telephone corp. Was 26% open and High 26% Low and last Norwich Pha Macal co. 44% High Low and last . Grant 33 High Low and last Montgomery wards 23% open 23% High 23% Low and last . Fishman 13vs High Low and last. Over the counter general Laboratory associates 15 bid 17 asked mid states raceway 71/4 bid 8 sked Raymond corp. 3iy2 bid 321/2 asked Victory markets to 2 bid to asked Gladding corp. 15% bid 16 asked National Banji and Trust co. Of Norwich 54 bid Chenango co. National Bank of Norwich 300 bid. Westmoreland sees attacks As a diversionary efforts Clearing the w a Dozer forms Channel in Bull ers free ice cakes for trip Down Cana Stream to Chenango River. A Bot Sawata Creek near South Broad Street Bridges other work torn ice was two to three feet thick with some of it being piled along the Banks of the waterway. Saigon apr Saigon be came a Battleground today As the communist extended their coordinated lunar new year of Tensive across the country and made their biggest assault on South Vietnam a capital since the War began. The most spectacular attack was an invasion of the . Embassy compound in Saigon by a Viet Cong suicide squad that held out for six hours before . Troops wiped them out. As fighting continued at other Points All Over Saigon and in other towns throughout the country president Nguyen Van Thieu in a special broadcast de dared martial Law throughout South Vietnam. Under Thieu a proclamation his government will Rule by decree until further notice rather petition for dam in Creek sex needed by Casey Jones Norwich common Council is expected to hear a recommendation that state and Federal governments be petitioned to construct a dam in Canasa Acta Creek for flood prevention measures in wards i and 6. City Engineer Thomas Natoli said yesterday he would make the proposal at the next meeting of the City governing body on feb. 13, along with a report on present conditions. A there is a very great Dan Ger of the Creek flooding Over again a he said after department of Public works employees spent the Day Clearing a Channel from the East Side of alumni Field near Conkey Avenue to the waterway a intersection with the Chenango River. He was referring to several mishaps in the past where Waters have overflowed. The last time in March 1962, route 12 was blocked off for several Days while water flooded the South Broad Street area As far North As Hayward Avenue. The official said he had been checking the situation for about two weeks and although some Bulldozer and blasting work had been done yesterday was the first time a a Good channels was completed. The main problems he explained were in the insufficient height of the Bridge which at Ordinary flood stages overlaps the Bridge girders by a foot and the insufficient flow of water in the tributary to float ice cakes away. He explained that flooding can be expected when a sudden thaw sometimes combined with rain starts water Rushing Down the tributary Over several layers of ice. As the water rushes South Over the ice some of it seeps under breaking off Large chunks which Are sent downstream by the current. When the ice cakes get to the South Broad Street Bridge and another used by the Railroad farther Down the waterway they pile up blocking the flow of water and producing a flood situation. The Only Way to prevent this the Engineer went on is to Clear a Channel along the Southern Boundary of the City and float the ice cakes downstream into the Chenango. This can Only be done however if there is enough water in the Cree bed to float the ice cakes away and if the Chenango River is not ice bound. Work on Clearing a suitable Channel started Jan. 18 when workers blasted away some 150 feet of ice at the Mouth of can a Sawata Creek and then cleared a Channel to the Railroad Bridge. An ice Jam formed in the River in Back of the family shopping Center however and More work could be accomplished. Last week or. Natoli said there was enough of an opening in the River to Clear a Channel from the Mouth of the Canas exp Anacta to Perry Browne school. Because of thickness of the ice he explained the Bulldozer could not get under the South Broad Street Bridge. This week workers started blasting along the waterway a i were Able to make an eight foot wide Channel under the Bridge. After More blasting work yesterday the Bulldozer was Able to Clear a Channel to Conkey Avenue. Or. Natoli said the Only solution to the problem is to either build a dam or to take out the two Bridges. He said one proposal was made by the army corps of engineers shortly after a big flood in the mid-1930s, but people at that time were opposed to dams being used purely for flood control because they Elmini ated Many agricultural parcels. The proposed site of such a dam was off route 23, about Midway Between Norwich and South Plymouth. Since that time however it has become a tendency to use a dam for both flood prevention measures and recreational a Didies the Engineer explained. H. Added that such a Structure would not necessarily have to be constructed on that Section of waterway and said he thought other Sites should be studied. If such a project is not undertaken or. Natoli declared a i have no doubt that someday there will be a condition where the Creek will be Frozen up and we wont be Able to re move the a even after doing All this work there a no guarantee that ice from up Creek wont come Down and Jam under the Bridge a he said. The Engineer added that this occurred two years ago but there was enough water flowing to blast the ice Jam and Send the chunks downstream. Victory s earnings sales increase in 67 Victory markets inc. Reported earnings for the year ended dec. 31, 1967 topped the year 1966 by 17.2% while sales gained 9.3% net earnings after taxes were $876,128 up from $747,297 in 1966. Net earnings percentage increased to 1.21% in 1967 from 1.12% in 1966. Sales reached anew record of $72,631,492 in 1967, up from $66,481,062 in 1966. This is the 18th consecutive year of record sales. Per share earnings based on 1,320,348 shares of common Stock outstanding at december 31, 1967 and 1966 amounted to 66? in 1967, up from 57? in 1966. Cash generated from operations for the year 1967 was $1,807,182 net earnings plus depreciation and amortization or $1.37 per share compared with $1,636,607, or $1.24 in 1966. Dividends of 40? per share or $528,139 was paid to stockholders in 1967. Continuous dividends have been paid for 59 years by the company. Students pinned Norwich senior High schools two foreign Exchange students received Chi Alpha pins at a dinner meeting of the local chapter of the National Honor society tuesday night at Canasa Acta country club. Nuhs vice principal Paul Preuss photo by Bangston is shown Here a a pinning Violetta sap Ciuck of Argentina. Looking on at left is Rhonda Northey Exchange student from Australia. Chi Alpha inducts members Nuhs students inducted into Chi Alpha local chapter of the National Honor society in december received their membership cards and official emblems at a chapter smorgasbord at Canasa Acta country club tuesday night. Following the dinner Paul Preuss Nuhs vice principal spoke to the membership about the Honor of being selected to this group. He then went to describe the responsibility that each member has in striving to meet the goals and purposes of an Honor society. During his talk or. Preuss offered several suggestions for activities and projects which Chi Alpha could incorporate into its yearly program. New Junior class members of the society receiving their cards and emblems were Theresa Caravaglio Julie Caravelle William Chamberlain Margaret Davis Andrea Foster John Gray Dale Hansen Margueritta hos Bach Ruth Moehrle Priscilla Post Cecile Rabinowitz Judith Rice Elizabeth Thornton Debra Lee la Rhomb. Senior class members include James Abildness David Adams Francis Blanchi Thomas Carn Rike Michael Dolan Kathleen figary Sheryl Franklin Sharon Garofalo David Gever Ann Hust John Maxian Anthony Mirabito Kathleen Moore Judith Ryan Bruce Schuessler Frederic Spencer Susan Swertfager Susan Ward and this years Exchange students Rhonda Northey of Australia and Violetta spa Ciuck of Argentina. This years Chi Alpha officers than under the constitutional parliamentary system inaugurated late last year. The president ordered All Heaters bars night clubs and other places of entertainment closed throughout the country and banned All gatherings and demonstrations. Casualties in the two Days of fighting across the country soared on both sides. Tank artillery and machine gun fire echoed through the streets of Saigon As South vietnamese and . Forces battled Viet Cong squads at Points All Over the City. Dead and wounded were scattered through the capitals streets. But the attacks in Saigon were part of a bloody two Day mosaic that spread Over nearly half of South Vietnam a 44 provincial capitals As Well As vital . And government installations at other Points. Military casualty figures were incomplete but spokesmen said Allied forces had killed 2,643 communist troops across the country in the 48 hours before noon today. Preliminary reports said 68 americans and 178south vietnamese soldiers were killed and 171 americans and 330 South vietnamese were wounded. There was no estimate of civilian casualties but apparently they were heavy. Millions of dollars of damage were done to . Aircraft and other facilities in the shelling of nine american air bases including Bien Hoa just North of Saigon the biggest american fighter base in South Vietnam and the Marine fighter base at Chu Lai below Danang. At Nightfall . Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker reported a was far As i know Saigon is but gunfire and helicopters firing overhead could still be heard and two battalions of South vietnamese marines and paratroopers were battling Viet Cong troops at a Golf club near the tan son Nhut air base. Gen William c. Westmoreland commander of . Forces in Vietnam said he believed the attacks tuesday and today were a a diversionary Effort to take attention away from the Northern part of the . Commanders believe the North vietnamese Are massing there for the biggest Campaign of the War with their target . Marines just below the demilitarized zone. 1cw invites Bonham to debate issues members of local 251, International chemical workers Union will meet in special session at to Friday feb. 2 in the veterans of foreign wars Hall on East main Street. The meeting was announced by Thomas e. Boyle vice president of International who today went to Buffalo to testify before the regional office of tile National labor relations Board regarding unfair labor practices charges filed against the Norwich Pha Macal company. Die locals executive committee met tuesday morning and fridays meeting was called As a result. Boyle said Louis f. Bonham president of the Norwich Pha Macal company has been invited to fridays meeting. Presence of the drug firms head would be to debate the issues which led up to what tile International vice president termed the company so illegal there has been no indication that or. Bonham would accept the unions invitation to debate the issues. In the meantime As a Community service local 251 of the . Is promoting temporary Job opportunities for men and women who Are temporarily unemployed due to the Industrial controversy. A Union committee spokesman Staatd that a these applicants Are willing to accept work skilled or unskilled to relieve their financial distress at this applications will be accepted at the . Home East main Street monday through Blaines repeal dead Are Bruce Gever president Gail Brown Vic president Mary Jane Berman Secretary Alexander Neill treasurer Elizabeth Thornton historian Dale Hansen parliamentarian. Mrs. John Grimes Nuhs French teacher serves As the chapter s advisor. Quests at tuesday nights dinner were school superintendent and mrs. Agatino j. Natoli principal and mrs. Alexander Swaab or. And mrs. Preuss and or. And mrs. Grimes. Other members of this group include John caporal Thomas Conroy Christine Ellison Christie Fernandez Douglas Fuess Carolyn Hailey James Harris Daniel Leahy Mary Pat Mcdermott Carol Ann Mooney Maureen o Brien Carol Reed Stephen Simmons Susan Simmons and Sandra Weaver. Albany . A a Senate approved measure to repeal the Blaine amendment ban on Aid to parochial schools was marked for a quiet burial in the Assembly today. Sources close to Assembly speaker Anthony j. Travia said the powerful democratic Leader had definitely decided not to permit a vote on the proposal in his House this year. Travia has favored deleting the Blaine clause from the state Constitution but openly has advised deferring action on the hotly disputed Issue until emotions Cool. Democrats took this line in the Senate tuesday but the Republican leadership forced passage of the measure by a vote of 35-17 after a two hour debate. Travia tempered his Public comments saying a a in a not impressed by what the Senate did. I still think consideration of this should be put Friday Between the hours of 9 And 5 . An urgent Appeal is being made to employers and individuals in this area to utilize the skill and ability of these applicants for part time or temporary work the spokesman said. The Union employment committee has recommended that any employer who would like to place a Job order to Call the n. Y. S. Employment service office 20 South Broad Street at 334-2201. A spokesman for local 251 explained that current soliciting for funds from Norwich businesses is for the Union and not for the Benefit of individual members affected by the work stoppage. S. Korea displeased with . Seoul apr South koreans foreign minister asserted today that More attention should be paid to the communist attempt to assassinate president Chung Hee Park than to North koreans seizure of the Pueblo. His remarks were interpreted As an expression of government displeasure with . Handling of the current korean crisis. The South korean government will a categorically opposed any additional . Moves to emphasize the Pueblo Case in efforts for an Over All settlement of the korean situation foreign minister Choi Kyu hah told a news conference. Choi said his government also will object to any direct Bilater-a1 talks Between the United states and the North koreans and to any proposal to Exchange the Pueblo crewmen for North korean infiltrators. A a Basic settlement of the current crisis lies intake infirm measures to assure the Security of the Republic of Korea and prevent recurrence of any provocative acts by the North korean regime a he declared. The ruling democratic Republican party and the opposition Shin min party put aside their political squabbles to provide bipartisan support for the Park government in the crisis. The National Assembly went into special session and was expected to adopt resolutions asking for decisive action against North Korea. Today a chuckle maybe we were pretty poor in the old Days but at least dime stores did no to have to use layaway plans. Today around the around the around the Washington apr sen. Robert f. Kennedy publicly rejects a at least for the time being a the idea of carrying his opposition to administration Vietnam policies into a head on political Battle with president Johnson. Kennedy told newsmen tuesday he will not run against Johnson in any democratic presidential primaries a under any foreseeable this still left the Way Clear for the new York senator to enter the race against Johnson if the president seeks his party a renomination As expected. But Kennedy a use of the term a foreseeable circumstances indicated he feels there a Little Chance events will change his course. Kennedy

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