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Norwich Evening Sun (Newspaper) - March 22, 1968, Norwich, New York Weather Cloudy and cooler with per. Gods of rain today and Satur. Day rain mixed with sleet or Snow at times. Low tem. Pera Tures tonight in the Low 30s and highs saturday 35 to 40s. The e evening s Chenango county a daily newspaper in Sun spots rain emphasizes need for new roof on museum Page 6. Sermonetti Page 5. Two 700s bowled Page 8. Vol. 78, no. 5 Friday March 22. 1968 Norwich 13r15 8c per . Bombers smash Supply trucks today i round the state around the station around the world boosts Stock new York apr gov. Nelson Rockefeller a decision not to run for the Republican presiden. Tial nomination sent Richard m. Nixon a poli. Tical Stock skyrocketing today and stirred heavy speculation about the possibility of a movement to draft Rockefeller. The governor left himself open to such a development. Nixon said a i do not believe at this Point that a draft is Likely unless i make some rather serious the former vice ,. President however said he saw the Richard Nixon possibility of this action. �?�1 would suggest that at the convention in the event the favorite sons do not make decisions before the convention a draft could occur a Nixon said. Fight Way Home Tel Aviv apr israeli forces fought their Way Back Home thursday night claiming that they wiped out four Arab guerrilla bases and killed 150 terrorists in their 15-hour invasion of jordanian territory on the East Side of the Jordan River. The israelis said they lost Only 30 of their men. The jordanians claimed 200 of the invaders were killed and said Only 20 jordanians were dead. The Jordan ians also claimed they knocked out most of the israeli tanks and vehicles which crossed the Jordan River. As the ing ended the arabs and israelis debated before the . Headquarters in new York. The arabs were reported optimistic that the Council would adopt a Resolution con. Deming Israel and warning that a effective Steps would be taken if the attack was repeated. Reject proposal Washington apr the Senate has rejected an ethics committee proposal aimed at preventing another Bobby Baker style scandal. By a 4337 vote it approved thursday an am. End ment to the committees proposed code of conduct that would exempt top senatorial assistants from a ban on hand Ling Campaign funds. Ironically it was the 1964 scandal in. Solving Robert g. Baker. The one time aide to Senate de. Morats who was accused of misusing Campaign funds. That led to creation of the ethics panel and ultimately to its recommendations. The committee had urged that All Senate aides be barred from handling such political funds. The amendment by sen. Clinton p. Anderson d�?n.m., exempts those aides paid $10,000 or More who Are specifically de. Signater by their senator Bosses in a written notice to the Senate Secretary. A intensive review Hubert h. Hubert Humphrey Pittsburgh a. Apr vice president Humphrey says the Johnson administration has undertaken in recent Days a an intensive review to find a some better or More effective Way to peace in Vietnam. Humphrey did not elaborate his speech was prepared for delivery today at a democratic regional conference. After Brief mention of the review he added a there can be no True and lasting peace in Vietnam or Southeast Asia until militant and powerful communist forces Are convinced that aggression will not pay. And that they must turn to honest Humphrey criticized Republican presidential candidate Richard m. Nixon without mentioning his name for what he called a cynical partisan ship in saying he has a peace plan but a a can to unveil it in. Til next president Novotny resigns Prague a president Antonin Novotny gave up his fight for political survival today and resigned after the czechoslovak communist party a new anti stalinist leaders received the Kremlin a Assurance that it would not interfere with their liberalization drive. Novotny a hard line communist sent his letter of abdication to the National ass Emoiy a presidium which immediately accepted it. The party presidium did likewise earlier today. Novotny gave up his fight to hold on to the largely ceremonial presidency less than 48 hours after Deputy Premier Oldrich Cembik returned from Moscow. Premier Alexei Kosygin and other top soviet officials told him they would not interfere in Czechoslovakia a Liberal new course of a socialist fever has cooled Jan. 23 seizure of the . Intelligence ship Pueblo the fever it generated has simmered Down to a Ling ering diplomatic crisis. American officials who chose diplomacy instead of Force say they foresee no release of the vessel and her 82 surviving crewmen any time soon. While two . Aircraft carriers stand by Well off the korean coast in the sea of Japan the antagonists now thrust and Parry through spokesmen in talks at Panmunjom. North Korea demands a . Confession of criminal esp Ion. Age inside Korea territorial Waters and an apology for a hostile plane hijacked Havana apr a hijacked venezuelan con Vair Airliner landed at Santiago in Eastern Cuba today with 50 persons on Board. It was the fourth plane diverted by hijackers to Cuba this month and like the others probably will be re. Leased. Make Sale Sun staff photo mayor Melvin w. Osborne purchases Box of girl scout cookies from two troop 226 brownies As the annual cookie Sale got underway today. The Sale will Continuo through april 8 with the girl scouts and brownies hoping to top last years record Sale of 7,500 boxes. For each Box sold the individual troops receive to cents for their own projects. Remainder of the profit is used to main Tain and buy new equipment for the three resident and six of the Indian Hills Council. The Brownie salesmen Here Are Jennifer Turner left and Suzanne Guinn. North Norwich hassle ends in salary gut by Casey Jones North Norwich a town Board members received a petition thursday night during a meeting in the North Norwich school requesting the resignation of the town Highway superintendent. The document signed by 108 persons stated a we the residents of North Norwich want the resignation of Joseph Bryant superintendent of no action was taken on the petition except to receive and file it although Justice Leland Adsit made a motion near the conclusion of the four hour session to ask for the resignation. It lost for a Lack of a second. The Board however did Cut some $262 from an anticipated salary increase of $700 for the Highway official. The sum officials said was Money spent for Snow removal in excess of the amount of the appropriation in this years town budget. Town officers during the course of the meeting explained the situation like this or. Bryant who was unopposed in his bid for a second term in november selection was paid a $4,000 salary last year. The Board decided to increase the amount by $700, but would give the superintendent the in. Crease later this year Only a if he cooperated with the town also appropriated in this years budget was $3,000 for Snow removal in the town All of which has been paid out since the first of the year. The account however still has $262.50 to be charged to it for labor and materials. And there Are also expected to be additional expenses for Snow removal before dec. 31. The motion made by Justice Joseph hover provides that the superintendent will be Able to receive a salary increase of $437.50 this year. And this will come Only if the Board agrees on it later in the year. In approving the action and recognizing the petition town Board members lashed out at the superintendent several times accusing him of not cooperating with the Board and not performing his Job properly. Supervisor Donald Stanton told the Board and some 20 towns people attending the session that several rumours had been circulating during the past several weeks. He said the town Board is being accused of not appropriating enough Money in this years budget to meet the expenses. Safety Board organizes John r. Marshall of Norwich was named chairman of the newly created county traffic safety Board. Marshall was named at the organization meeting of the Board held last night at the county office building. Named As vice chairman is Claude v. Wadsworth executive vice president of the Chenango county chamber of Commerce and mrs. Ida Urlwin chairman of the Norwich business and professional women a club safety committee was named Secretary. Ernest Poole chairman of the county Board of supervisors said he was impressed by the fact 12 of the 15 member Board attended the initial meeting. Following the organization or. Marshall named committees which include education Claude v. Wadsworth Marjorie Chase and Ida Urlwin traffic Laws and courts George Marquette and irad Ingraham traffic engineering Walter Weishaupt Frederick Auwarter and Paul English police traffic services Joseph j. Benenati jr., Robert Davy Harold o. Mattice and James erns trom emergency care Ernest Johnson and or. Hugh Black. Appointment of the Board comes under article 43 of the vehicle and traffic Law and the new Board will be working with the . Department of transportation the National Highway safety Bureau the division of state traffic safety and tile new York state departmental commission of traffic safety. District Engineer Stanley Meyers will serve As bastion Between the county group and the state and will advise the members As to the types of program to pursue and the Money that will be allocated. Or. Meyers told the group that no funds will be available until july. He said the Federal average for new York is 2.2 million. Meyers told the group that the state will be pushing programs in the Field of Accident records systems and traffic control devices. He outlined several of the pro pc move antiaircraft guns up to Marine base at Khe Sank Saigon apr american fighter bombers smashed 165 North vietnamese trucks carrying military supplies to the communists troops along the demilitarized zone in the last two Days the . Command announced today. South of the Doz . Military sources said the North vietnamese have moved highly Mobile 37mm antiaircraft guns up to the . Marine fortress at Khe Sanh for the first time in the War raising a serious new threat to the besieged bases Aerial lifeline. . Headquarters also reported that ground action in South Vietnam a continued at an accelerated Pace thursday and a significant contacts with enemy forces were reported in All corps tactical communiques reported american South vietnamese and korean troops killed 330 of the enemy in scattered fighting. . Pilots reported i to trucks destroyed or damaged wednesday in North Vietnam a Southern Panhandle and the Mugia pass area and another 55 destroyed or damaged in the same general area thursday. A a it a not a fact that the truck traffic is increasing a a . Spokesman said. A ifs a fact that the weather is breaking. Navy As skyhawk bombers both sides can be embarrassed when accounts run Short he explained. If the superintendent is spending the Money too rapidly the town Board could be blamed tor not appropriating enough and if the town Board does no to appropriate enough the superintendent could be accused of spending it unreasonably. Town attorney James Haynes of Norwich told the Board the superintendent could hire and Tell them How Long to work his superintendent could hire ids own men and Tell them How Long to work without Board approval although he could not exceed appropriations while doing so. The town governing body previously authorized the employment of two full time Highway employees but overtime salary payments for Snow removal along with Purchase of Sand and other materials have apparently expended the appropriation it was also brought out that the superintendent May be authorized under Law to spend up to $500 at a time without Board approval but Only if the Board gives initial consent. Or. Stanton said the Board had to appropriate an additional $7,000 in the Highway fund during the first year or. Bryant was in office and $4,000 last year. Continued to Page 3 flying off the Carrier Bon homme Richard raked 14 different groups of trucks along a stretch of Highway 40 Miles South of Vinh where Many trucks were destroyed the Day before. Pilots reported touching off numerous fires. Air Force pilots also attacked several fuel storage depots North of the Mugia pass and reported their 750-Pound bombs touched off four secondary sex. Plo Sions and two huge fires with smoke rising2,000 feet. In All . Pilots flew 108 missions Over North Vietnam thursday. Other key targets included three airfields and eight Railroad Yards and sidings along the vital Northeast and Northwest Railroad lines to communist China. One of the strikes was within 24 Miles of the chinese Border. The debut of the communists 37 my antiaircraft gun around Khe Sanh was termed serious by one . Officer who said a a it a a very Good weapon. We want to get them out As soon As we spot Field reports say seven of the 37mm guns around Khe Sanh Are believed to live been destroyed and no planes have been lost to the new antiaircraft weapon yet. But the reports say the guns have opened fire on cl30 cargo planes making sup reaction by a associated press Republican members of new Yorkus congressional delegation see gov. Rockefeller a decision not to seek the Gopas presiden. Tial nomination As depriving the party of a Chance to shape its policies through debate. A it would have been far better to have had a contest and debate within. The Republican a party a sen. I Jacob k. Javits said in Wash-1 in ton thurs Day. A a major a. Tonal dialogue is imperative if the nation is to have new leadership and direction Ana if the Republican party is to have a Clear Choice a rep. Ogden Reid of Purchase Westchester county asserted. Rockefeller they and other colleagues com. Merited in it the Wake of Rockefeller s reiteration in new York City thursday that he would not Campaign directly or indirectly for the presidency partly in order to avoid a party split. Meanwhile state Senate majority Leader Earl w. Brydges said in Albany n.y., he believed the governor a made the right decision a he added however that he still regarded Rockefeller As a the most qualified Man in this nation to be William e. Miller the party s vice presidential nominee in 1964 and a former Republican National chairman said he was not sur prised by the governors a noun. Cement. The Gopas state chairman in new York Charles Schoeneck said through a spokesman he was a a Happy Rockefeller would Lead the state delegation to the a. Tonal convention this summer. Schoeneck did not elaborate. Ply drops and on Jet fighter bombers escorting the car Quot carriers. . Sources said the 37mm guns have an effective Range of 8,000 to 10,000 feet and pack a a lot More punch than the 50-caliber machine guns the North vietnamese have been using against Khe Sanh s Only Supply route. With an effective Range of about 4,500 feet the machine guns and other automatic weapons have knocked Down three Marine Jet bombers two cargo planes and several helicopters. One of the cargo planes carried 49 persons All were killed. Strike enters 10th week today marked the end of the ninth week of work stoppage at the Norwich Pha Macal company by members of local 251, la. . And a Union official said today that things Are a still up in the air As far As reaching a settlement in the contract dispute is concerned. A the big problem is that we can to get the company to move from its january offer a is the Way Harry Pike president of local 251 put it today. Both sides usually give a Little in negotiations or. Pike said. A we the Union Are willing to give a he said and indicated that the Union had made a a couple of concessions. Right now the Union is waiting for the company to Call another negotiating session or. Pike said. He said that an informational meeting for Union members has been scheduled for wednesday night March 27 in the Norwich township Grange Hall. According to a. Charles Clark director of personnel at the drug firm ifs possible that another meeting of the negotiating teams will be held thursday March 28 or. Clark said that a we did t get too far at a meeting held Monda. The Union still claims a a clock out by the company and is continuing to picket the drug firms plants and warehouses. The picketing has been in effect since Reb. 9. Chamber directors named Twenty directors were elected yesterday from the five zones of Chenango county to the Chen Ango county chamber of Commerce Board of directors for 1968-69, it was announced to Grams which the Hoard can pursue. Under the Law the functions of the Board Are to promote and encourage Street and Highway traffic safety to formulate county wide Highway safety programs and coordinate efforts of interested people and agencies engaged in traffic safety education to cooperate with local officials within the county in the formulation and execution of traffic safety programs and activities. The Board also will study traffic conditions on streets and highways within the county study and Analyse reports of accidents and their causes and recommend to the appropriate legislative bodies or commissions such changes in rules and regulations As it deems advisable. It will also collect data on accidents and Analyse it. The Board will promote safety education for both Drivers and pedestrians. Hie various committees met briefly in groups to Start an informal discussion of program possibilities. Day by Claude v. Wadsworth executive vice president of the chamber. The names of the directors and the zones they represent Are zone i a William d. Craine Chenango Valley travel Bureau Sherburne Harold b. Doyle businessman Sherburne Robert e. Gallinger technical appliance corp., Sherburne. Zone ii a Stuart f. Crandall National Bank amp Trust company new Berlin Robert r. Hoadley preferred Mutual insurance co., new Berlin m. Robert Porter preferred Mutual insurance co. New Berlin. Zone Iii a Durward h. Crandall National Bank amp Trust co. Norwich Everett a Gilmour National Bank amp Trust co., Norwich Thomas s. Moncho Chen Ango amp Unadilla Telephone corp. Norwich h. Donald Sawyer n. . Electric amp Gas corp., nor wich Albert c. Foster Chen Ango county National Bank amp Trust co., Norwich. Zone in a Martin j. Abbene Guilford Lake hide away Gull Ford Ivon r. Ford sr., Ford Homes inc., Mcdonough Eugene b. Kulakosky Victory markets inc., Oxford. Zone v a Robert p. Craver Borden chemical company Bains Bridge James f. Barton b amp b builders supplies inc., Greene Phillip Demeree George f. Demo Eree amp son inc., Bainbridge Carl Sirianni Thunder corporation Greene Paul r. English town supervisor Greene. Today a chuckle its when a Man gets too old to set a bad example that he starts giving Good advice. Sun staff photo Board organizes a John r. Marshall standing right was named chairman of the newly appointed Chenango county tray. Fie safety Board an the groups organization meeting thurs. Day night. Claude v. Wadsworth standing left was named vice chairman. Seated left is mrs. Harold Urlwin Secretary and right Ernest l. Poole of Afton chairman of the county Board of supervisors

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