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Norwich Evening Sun (Newspaper) - March 7, 1968, Norwich, New York Weather sunny today and generally fair tonight and Friday. Low temperatures tonight Zero to 12 above and highs on Friday in the 30s. The e evening Sun Chenango county s daily newspaper vol. 77, no. 250 thursday March 7, 1968 Norwich . 13815 8c per copy Sun spots mortgage Market must be kept competitive Page 3 dairymen hear base plan explained Page 3 South Otselic school receives Grant for audio visual department Page 6542 americans killed in Vietnam today around tin state i round the potion i round the world lbs charts course Washington apr president Johnson has charted a political course calculated to preserved his status As no candidate for re election right up to the eve of the democratic convention in August. The president who wednesday bypassed the april 30 Massachusetts primary will not voluntarily enter any of the 15 primaries High democratic officials report. But they said he will not withdraw his name from the Wisconsin Oregon and Nebraska contests which would require a formal statement of no candidacy. A it was Felt that since he is the incumbent president of the United states a said one official a it would be unseemly especially at this time for him to be politicking on Street Corners i in state president Johnson Navy has new plane Washington apr Navy planners report a new Navy plane has been thrown into the . Campaign to beat Down North vietnamese troops threatening the Marine outpost at Khe Sanh. It s the snub nosed a7a Corsair ii a Workhorse attack plane which literally carries its own weight in bombs and missiles and appears destined to be one of the planes in years. The first 14-bomber Squadron was sent to South Vietnam Only last november but has already chalked up More than 500 combat sorties Over North and South Viet Nam sources said. A or. Republican Dies North Attleboro mass. Apr Joseph w. Martin jr., whose career in politics brought him the speaker ship of the House consideration As a presidential possibility and the informal title a emr. Republican died wednesday at the age of 83. The Short Stocky Bachelor who first went to Washington As a congressman in 1924, was stricken at the fort Lauderdale fla., Home of his Nephew George Kelly. He was dead on arrival at a Hospital. Cause of death was not immediately determined. Following an autopsy requested by rela Tives the body is to be returned to North Attleboro the town where he was born and always called Home. His political career ended two years ago when after 42 years in Congress he was Defeated in the gop primary. A you can twin them All a he said then. A i can forget the losses when i think of the sue ceases a Martins Success in politics began when he was elected to the Massachusetts House in 1912. His 21-term career in Congress started a dozen years later. Lindsay has plan new York apr mayor John v. Lindsay has offered his own program for a statewide attack on Urban problems As an alternative to gov. Nelson a. Rockefeller a $6-billion Urban development plan. Lindsay describes his proposal As a a sweeping attack on Urban problems that would authorize unprecedented combinations of Money Talent and resources from both the private and Public Lindsay who made his plan Public wednesday did not mention its Cost. His plan was contained in a 62-Page Bill which will be called on a Urban Bill of rights a to be introduced in the legislature within a few Days. Lindsay said his Bill would a protect Home Rule from invasion and Compromise by the to report for duty Washington apr president Johnson a son in Law Patrick j. Nugent reportedly seeking a Southeast Asia tour Wili report for Active duty this month with a Washington area air National guard unit. The air Force said wednesday it has approved airman . Nugentq a request to rejoin the 113th tactical fighter Wing which he left to move to aus tin tex., when he married the presidents daughter Security Geneva apr the United states the soviet Union and Britain offered today to take joint action under Security Council auspices to defend any nation threatened with no. Clear attack after it signs the proposed treaty to halt the spread of nuclear weapons. The three nuclear Powers put a joint Resolution before the 17-nation disarmament committee for submission to the Security Council for approval. It also gives the nuclear Powers a basis for protective action even before the 15 nation Council report at 11 10 ., Continental Telephone corp. Was 24% open Low and last 25 High . Fishman no sales pre Vious close 13 a . Grant 32% open High and last 32v2 Law it Montgomery Ward 24% open and Low 24% High and last Norwich Pha Macal co. 421/2 open and Low 423/4 High and last general instruments corp. 44% open 44% High 43% Low and last. Over the counter general Laboratory associates 11% bid 13% asked mid states race Way 7% bid 8 asked Raymond corp. 27 bid 29 asked Victory markets 93/4 bid 10% asked Gladding corp. 14% bid 15% asked National Bank and Trust co. Of Norwich 54 bid Chenango co. National Bank 300 bid. Recovery of men from downed y transport is impossible now Saigon apr a near record 542 americans were killed in combat in South Vietnam last week Only one less than the highest weekly toll of the War the . Command announced today. The toll continued this week with 24 americans killed in ground fighting wednesday and another 48 presumed dead in the crash of a cl23 transport shot Down five Miles from the . Marine combat base at Khe Sanh. But the . Command said its troops killed at least 158 communists in the clashes wednesday. The Viet congas bombardment of towns and military posts in South Vietnam tapered off today with attacks by mortars and rockets on Only three Points reported. In the air War . Navy pilots made coordinated night attacks wednesday on six targets in the Hanoi Haiphong area including a Battery Plant seven Miles South of Hanoi and a transshipment Point hit several times before. Hanoi claimed three . Planes were shot Down but there was no report of any losses from the . Command. The commands weekly report of casualties said 2,191 americans were wounded last week a relatively High number although Well below the previous week s 2,675. The . Death toll was exceeded Only by that of the week of feb. 11-17, at the height of the communists lunar new year offensive. The americans said 3,849 communist troops were killed last week while South vietnamese Headquarters put enemy casualties at 5,681 killed and 827 captured. There was no explanation for the discrepancy. South vietnamese Headquarters also reported a Sharp drop in government casualties last week�?139 killed and 770 wounded compared with 434 killed and 1,435 the week before. The report brought . Casualties in seven years and two months of War in Vietnam to a total of 19,251 killed and 117,335 wounded. Another 1,137 americans Are listed As missing or captured. Ground fighting was reported wednesday in the Vicinity of con Thien just below the demilitarized zone at ban me Thuot in the Central Highlands and along the coastal lowlands in the North below Danang. . Marines at con Thien re ported killing 81 North vietnamese three Miles Northeast of their base and another to two Miles West of the base. Seven teen leathernecks were killed and 35 wounded in the two clashes. Two helicopters flew Over the wreckage of the c123 shot Down wednesday with 48 men aboard and reported no sign of life. Marine officers at Khe Sanh said no attempt would be made to recover the bodies because of the thousands of North vietnamese troops massed close around the base. Hawaii stands on a a time change Chicago apr Only one of the 50 states definitely is not going along with Daylight Sav ing time this year but three other states Are in the process of making up their minds. An associated press Survey also shows that two states Are going to put the Issue to their voters in november. In the meantime their clocks will be put ahead an hour april 28 and turned Back an hour oct. 27. Hawaii which exempted itself from Daylight saving time last year is standing this year. Alaska which was granted an exemption last year will observe St this year. One other state Kentucky did no to conform with St last year because its legislature did no to have a 1967 meeting. So the state which straddles the line Between the Eastern and Central zones listened to its clocks tick in four part discord a est Edt Cost cd. But the legislators Are meeting now and they Are Likely to act before adjournment March 15. Czech defector is a political general says . Intelligence Vienna apr Czechoslovakia announced today it is demanding the extradition of a czech general who has defected to the United states. Ctr the official czechoslovak news Agency reported a the czechoslovak foreign ministry announced that on the basis of a valid agreement on Mutual extradition of criminals Between Czechoslovakia and the United states Steps Are being taken through the czechoslovak embassy in Washington to secure the extradition of Jan a maj. Gen. Jan Sejna is wanted in Czechoslovakia for offences concerning property and misuse of authority of a Public official a it said. Sejna a defection is expected to have far reaching repercussions in Czechoslovakia. It May Lead to the resignation of the ministers of defense and the Interior. High ranking military officers could also lose their positions. The committee of communists in the army held a plenary session to discuss the Sejna Case and demanded that a both the minister of defense and of the Interior should take a Public attitude on the they said a those whom it concerns should make self critical conclusions after they have quit their the . State department announced wednesday that Sejna has defected to the United states with his son and his songs Fiancee. In Washington . Military intelligence information indicated that Senja Rose spectacularly from farm worker to Gener-a1, apparently without Ever commanding troops. A if he a had troop duty it does no to show a a Pentagon source said. A it looks like he a been a political general All the in Many communist armies political officers Are More powerful than the line military types. And Sejna now in the United states is described As the most powerful political official in the czech defense minis try before he fled last last month. It appears he could give u. S. Authorities invaluable information on secret Warsaw pact plans. The United states already knows much about the disposition of troops and aircraft and rocket forces of the nine nation communist pact group counterpart of the North Atlantic trea to organization. The other 47 states switched to St in 1967. But some of them May change their minds. The question of whether Georgia will stay with the St majority is before the legislature. Arizonans House approved a Bill to exempt the state from St. The Senate adopted a Bill to exempt Arizona but also to set up a referendum on the Issue in november. The differences must be reconciled. Michigan with its upper pen insula on Central time and the lower Section in the Eastern zone gained exemption in 1967 by vote of its legislature but residents signed a sufficient number of petitions for a referee Durn. This nullified the Legisla tit action. The referendum is scheduled for the november election. South Dakota a legislature passed a Law last year to exempt that state from St but the question was passed along to the electorate at this years general election. So South Dakota will be on St again this sea son. The uniform time act adopted by Congress in 1966, provided starting in 1967, All states will observe St from 2 a. In. On the last sunday in april until 2 On the last sunday in october except that any state May exempt itself by passing a state close by a associated press Public schools in Washington d.c., were ordered closed today because of a teachers walkout As the nations capital became the latest City to feel the effects of the current wave of teacher unrest. Elsewhere strikes continued in Florida and Pittsburgh pa., while teachers in Oklahoma and Manchester n.h., prepared to bring sanctions against that state and City after holding successful one Day holidays. Schools supt. William r. Manning said he ordered the Washington schools closed because almost half the systems 7,000 teachers requested leave for the Day. Intruder Sun staff photo Lone traveller finds there is still a few inches of Snow Back in the wooded Countryside although Bright Sun attempts to melt it away. Scene is off dirt Road in the town of Guilford near the Norwich Guilfoil Road. Search for miners Calumet la. Apr two Rescue experts Rode a Creaky makeshift elevator 1,200 feet Down a murky Shaft Early today to an area where 21 Salt miners had been trapped More than 30 hours. They found a fair Supply of oxygen and heard a motor running. A there is some reason to be encouraged some to be discouraged a said f. Clayton Tonna maker a vice president of Cargill inc., owners of the coastal Salt mine. A the men did not see anyone saw no lights heard no human Tonna maker said the fact the two troubleshooters heard a diesel motor running was encouraging because of the fact it could not run unattended More than 30 hours and the men had been isolated longer than that. A this leads us to believe that a tight Money discussed today s chuckle a excuse me for coming up to the door to get your daughter a explained the Young suitor to his lady loves Mother a but my Horn Isnit Albany . Apr the Legislatures banking experts looked thoughtfully today at a plan by one of gov. Rockefeller Stop advisers for an increase beyond the present 6 per cent maximum rate for Loans on Homes and other personal items. The legislative focus was on a carefully drawn and closely watched recommendation by the state banking superintendent Frank Willejr. Amid the continuing clamor Over a tight Money and other important economic factors Wille asked the legislature to a empower the state banking Board to set a maximum interest rate Between 5 per cent and 8 per cent a for Loans to individuals principally prospective Home owners. This would raise the maximum beyond the present statutory loan interest ceiling of 6 per cent. A direct the state banking Board to be guided by the in come on Loans for conventional one and two family Homes in the National mortgage Market. A direct the state banking Board to consider a sort of a service charge in determining the rate of interest to be Laid Down. These recommendations were quietly under consideration by the Legislatures financial advisers As the lawmakers themselves were in adjournment until next monday. Also put off until monday was a measure to repeal the state lottery. The Resolution to Amend the Constitution by repealing the lottery would require approval by two separately elected Legislatures and the assent of the Vot ers. The lottery originally was authorized by the electorate in a 1966 referendum. The legislature already has passed a Bill that would increase the number of outlets for Sale of the $1 tickets. In other developments on Capitol Hill wednesday a the Senate passed the first phase of Rockefeller a health program establishing a heart disease research Center at Roswell Park memorial Institute at Buffalo. A the governor asked the legislature again to approve his billion a Dollar Urban development program. He made the plea at the same time he sent the Law makers Bills to implement a portion of his master plan for rooting out Urban decay. Meanwhile the governor was mindful that mayor John v. Lindsay of new York was offi Dally opposed to the governors proposal on the ground that it would ride roughshod Over the principle of a Home rules a local control Over local matters. Knowledgeable legislative people said it was unclear what Fate was in store for willets banking suggestions. In recent testimony before legislative banking experts the superintendent said that changes in the nations Economy dictated a review of the interest picture. Someone started the diesel after the fire a he said. The Rescue specialists said they saw a a red glow in the distance. A the red glow Means there is a Small fire in the area of the mines fan a Sonnamaker said. A it is a Small fire not much flame. When the next two men go Down if there is no problem get it out in about to fire meant oxygen was in the area. A Cargill spokesman said there was a a pretty fair Supply of oxygen at the Bottom of the Shaft enough to sustain life. Another exploratory trip Down the fire blackened mine Shaft was delayed while workmen placed a protective cover Over the Small elevator. On the first trip one Man was slightly injured when a chunk of Salt fell striking his shoulder. Bullhorn were to be used on return trips in Hopes of communicating with the isolated men who could be anywhere in the massive winding caverns of the mine perhaps As far away As one mile from the base of the Shaft. The searchers carried their own oxygen Supply and wore masks. They found hints of deadly Carbon monoxide present in the Shaft but one said it Reg. Estered Only a one tenth of one per a from what we hear things May not be too bad a said William l. Meadows of Sturgis ky., head of one of two special six Man Rescue teams flown in for the search. The two men finally went Down shortly before Dawn after workmen overcame complications with the newly fabricated a Man the elevator affair snagged in the Shaft some 300 feet Down during a test drop. Welders made modifications to the 5-by-5 platform which is gripped by a triangular framework of Iron pipe. Edward Hole Man and Dinford Holmes on loan from Kentucky Coal mine companies began the slow 40-minute journey downward. The rescuers reported that once on the Bottom they could feel some air movement obviously from a fan. And about the time they started up they saw the a red glow in the Dis taut darkness. Fire erupted in the Shaft at Midnight tuesday cutting communication cables and ruining the elevator hoist As the 21 men were at the deepest level doing maintenance differ Washington apr the Senate has laced the civil rights open housing Bill with More anti riot provisions after a heated debate Over expanding Federal police Powers that split the Kennedy Brothers. More attempts to dilute the open housing part of the Contro Versy Laden legislation were in Prospect today but wednesdays fast paced action entered on riot prevention. Sen. Robert f. Kennedy d-., supported a proposed amendment that would make sniping destroying property or other violence during a riot a Federal crime. His brother sen. Edward m. Kennedy d-mass., strongly of. Posed the amendment which was Defeated 64 to 27. Robert Kennedy said it would a change the whole complexion of the civil rights struggle by bringing the Federal government into local Law enforcement a to a degree we never contemplated when i was attorney his brother said it would extend Fri jurisdiction a into every town and he said there had been no determination whether the Fri wanted this or had the manpower to handle it a proposed anti looting Amend ment raised the question of a whether we want to change our form of it also was rejected. Mayor Lindsay

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