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Norwich Evening Sun (Newspaper) - March 28, 1968, Norwich, New York Weather variable cloudiness mild tonight with a Chance of widely scattered showers. Friday partly Cloudy and continued warm. Low temperatures tonight in the 40s highs Friday in upper 50s to mid-60s. The e evening Sun Chenango county a daily newspaper vol. 78, to. 9 thursday March 28, 1968 Norwich . 13815 8c per copy Sun spots fire season is Here again Page 6 future Bright for Norwich shoe company page3 Bennett Ireland plans annual sales conference page3state Constitution to be revised today. Around the state a round the motion i round the w orld Reagan May have Chance Washington a Ronald Reagan a political advisers Are hoping that Robert f. Kennedy gets off to a fast Start in his quest for the democratic presidential nomination because As one of them put it a with Bobby in the picture we May have a two top men in the quiet Campaign to win the Republican nomination for the California governor said in separate interviews that if Kennedy looks like a Winner when the Republican convention opens aug. 5, it could put gop delegates in the Market for a new face As an alternative to the current front runner former vice president Richard m. Nixon. Ronald Reagan says charges a a ridiculous new York a Edwin Weisl sr., democratic National committeeman and a supporter of president Johnson dismisses As a utterly ridiculous charges that he is not an enrolled Democrat and therefore is illegally in his party office. John j. Burns state democratic chairman and sen. Robert f. Kennedy Stop strategist in new York made the accusation wednesday saying a i want to Unrock a Man who masquerades under the cloak of leadership in the democratic Burns said a i declare the position of National committeeman vacant a adding that he would take Legal Steps in the credentials committee or in the courts if Weisl tried to exercise his vote at the National convention. A i have always been an Active Weisl responded in a statement. A to the Best of my recollection i did Register As a Democrat. If the records Are not what they should be i will immediately Correct them. Casualty report Westmore w Ashing ton a during Gen. William c. Lands tenure in South Vietnam the allies have reported killing 253,000 of the enemy-124,500 More than the enemy was said to have in the country when Westmoreland took Over. Enemy forces at the end of 19g4 when Westmoreland took Over were estimated at 128,500. The top Viet Cong and North vietnamese strength in the South currently is listed As 248,000. Most enemy deaths have occurred the past two years when Hanoi like Washington was escalating a its manpower commitment in the South. West Gen. William Moreland due to return to Washington As Westmoreland army chief of staff by july 2, assumed command of the . War Effort in August 1964. As of july i 1964, enemy death totals going Back through 1960 stood at 67,080. This figure it should be noted generally consisted of South vietnamese casualty claims. The United states later began its own count. By the end of 1967 claimed enemy losses for eight years stood at 255,384. Tile Over All toll As of March 16 stands at 320,129, according to Pentagon figures. There is no breakdown As to Viet Cong versus North vietnamese losses. Parents still Hope Miami Beach Fla. A in the two years since Danny Goldman was kidnapped tipsters have sent his parents and the Fri scuttling Down Blind alleys from Jerusalem to the Oregon logging country but the goldmans believe Danny still is alive. Aaron Goldman said $40,000 Waits for the persons who returns his son alive. If their son is dead the parents will pay a Reward to the one who produces evidence of his death. The goldmans said they Are bitter with Crank callers and they no longer constantly sit by the Telephone As mrs. Goldman did for 18 months. The goldmans were tied hand foot and Throat and their Mouths gagged with tape at 5 . Monday March 28, 1966, by a Stocky Man. The Man freed Danny who was to celebrate his 18th birthday the next Day and ordered him to dress. A a in a going to hold Danny As Security for the Money. You get up $25,000. If you done to get it for tonight the Price will be double tomorrow. Ill Call. With Hie Man then marched Danny off at gunpoint. The Federal Bureau of investigation does not believe the kidnapper Ever made Contact again. Agents still visit the goldmans about once a week. Probe continues Washington a after government school lunch inspectors rejected 30,000 pounds of Frozen Turkey because it had thawed the Turkey was re Frozen thawed again to permit new Labelling re Frozen once More and sold to supermarkets in new York City. That incident was one among Many turned up by a special House government operations subcommittee in an investigation to determine How often sub Standard goods turned Back by government purchasing agents Are peddled to unsuspecting Consumers As Quality merchandise. Hie subcommittee headed by rep. Benjamin s. Rosenthal d-., will open Public hearings on its findings within a month. Lbs gains in South Washington a sen. Robert f. Kennedy sentry into the democratic nomination contest appears to have boosted president Johnson a Delegate strength in Southern and Border states. Sen. . Mike Monroney seeking reelection in Oklahoma said in an interview that the new yorkers venture into the presidential contest had wiped out what anti Johnson sentiment existed in his state. Monroney noted the Oklahoma Legislatures unanimous passage with republicans participating of a Resolution endorsing Johnson a Vietnam policies which Kennedy has attacked. Mason 60 years Harry b. Frink right receives certificate attesting to his More than 60 years As a Royal Arch Mason. He became a member of Harmony chapter Sun staff photo 151 r.. On March 25, 1908. Presenting the certificate at left is h. Randall Kreger past grand High priest of grand chapter of the state of new Vork r.. Harry Frink is honoured Harry b. Frink of Norwich was honoured at a stated convocation of Harmony chapter 151, Royal Arch masons wednesday night in recognition of his go years As a Mason. Or. Frink received a certificate presented by la. Randall Kreger past grand High priest of the grand chapter state of new York r.. The certificate reads a this is to certify that Harry Brazil Frink has been a faithful companion of the Royal Craft for Over 60 years. Exalted in Harmony chapter 151, Norwich new York March 25, 1908. High priest 1916 Secretary 1929-1966, grand representative of grand chapter state of Texas 1955-1958. Gen. Abrams returns to Vietnam Washington apr Gen. Creighton w. Abrams has departed Washington for Vietnam leaving behind virtually no clues As to future . Troop plans or to his own military future. A i look for More fighting a was the clipped response of the Deputy . Commander in Vietnam when asked to forecast the future course of the War. And he dismissed As tersely the speculation that he a in line to succeed Gen. William c. Westmoreland when the . Commander Steps Down to become army chief of staff by july 2. A the White House Speaks for itself a said the 53-year-old army general in referring newsmen to a White House refusal to comment on Westmoreland a successor. His comments came in a plane Side interview shortly before he flew out of Andrews air Force Rase for Vietnam. A in commemoration of his honorable service this certificate is hereby issued. Witnessed my hand and Seal of grand chapter of the state of new York dated at Newyl Ork City this 25th Day of March 1968.�?� the certificate is signed by George a. Lambert grand Secretary and George s. Mason grand High priest. Soviet co no naut / Dies in plane crash Moscow apr handsome soviet cosmonaut Yuri a. Gagarin who flew the worlds first manned space Mission in april 1961, died in a training flight crash wednesday. The crash also killed col. Vladimir s. Sery Ogin com Mander of an air unit and a member of the space backup team. The ashes of both Gagarin and Sery Ogin will be placed in the most honorable spot in the soviet Union the Kremlin Wall facing red Square. The news that the 34.year-old soviet Here was dead plainly saddened Many russians. One radio announcer repeated the official report several times with deep emotion. The announcements were interspersed with slow funeral music from Tchaikovsky and Scriabin. No details were Given about the crash. Gagarin a death was the second tragedy known to have hit the soviet space program within a year. Last april 24 col. Vlad Init m. Komarov was killed when his soyuz spacecraft crashed to Earth. Six . Astronauts have died in the line of duty. Gagarin opened the Book on manned space flight on april 12, 1961, when he shot skyward in his Vostok space capsule and orbited the Earth once. The trip lasted 108 minutes and Gagarin landed apart from the capsule by parachuting to Earth near the Village of Smeloski. On May 5 the same year the United states entered the space race with a suborbital flight by Alan b. Shepard or. Gagarin a spectacular space flight propelled him from obscurity to the Foremost rank of russian celebrities. After his 1961 one orbit trip Gagarin stood atop Lenin a Tomb in red Square with then Premier Nikita Khrushchev and began to mingle with the worlds great a vibrant youth alongside older leaders from Many countries. Assembly passes amendment to lower voting age to 18 Albany . Apr two measures that would revise the state Constitution and a third that would broaden the scope of the death penalty have been passed by the Assembly and sent to the Senate. As part of a piece meal revision of the Constitution the Assembly passed wednesday proposed amendments that would permit the legislature to lower the voting age to 18 and spell out the Powers of the executive depart ment. Another measure would impose the death penalty on a person convicted of murdering a fireman in the performance of his duty. Under the present penal Law policemen and prison guards Are the Only persons whose murder can draw a death sentence. Under terms of the suffrage article the minimum voting age would be continued at 21, but the legislature would be authorized to reduce that to no less than 18, with the stipulation that it could not be increased thereafter. Also there would be no property ownership qualification or literacy requirement and a person otherwise qualified would be allowed to vote in statewide elections if he had resided in the state for three months. The proposed executive article would preserve generally the existing provisions on functions and duties of the governor and lieutenant governor but would take away the governors Seldom exercised pocket veto. Under present provisions any Bill not signed by the governor within 30 Days of the Legislatures adjournment is considered vetoed. The revised measure would provide that any Bill not signed within that period become Law. To become part of the Constitution a proposed amendment must obtain approval of two separately elected Legislatures and the assent of the voters in a referendum. The Bill broadening the reach of the death penalty was criticised As reopening the Way for general restoration of the death penalty in the state. Kenneth n. Brownd Queens Church unification drive accelerated Dayton Ohio apr stepping up their drive for uni fica. Tion leaders of to protestant denominations aimed today to have a specific plan of Union ready in two years and sooner if possible. A this puts us in High gear a said the Rev. Or. David g. Col Well of Seattle chairman of the consultation on Church Union. The action moved the project out of the exploratory phase into the Concrete process of carrying it out what one Churchman called a the nuts and bolts brushing aside earlier expectations that the step would be deferred for further preliminary studies delegates voted wednesday night to launch immediately the blueprinting of a United Church Structure and fixed the time limit for doing it. Said he had detected a a steady erosion of opposition to the penalty adding a i can see no valid reason that would make sacrosanct the life of a policeman and the life of a fireman. A a there a no difference Between these men and other people except they have a powerful lobby a Browne said. Another Assembly approved measure would limit to to cents per registered voter in a District the amount candidates could spend in election campaigns in the state. Candidates seeking statewide office thus could spend $700,000 instead of the current figure of $200,000. In primaries the to cent rate would apply to voters enrolled in the party in which the election is being held. Speaking in opposition to the measure Daniel m. Kelly d a Manhattan said committees formed on their own could spend As much As they wanted on their candidate because the Law would apply Only to formal Campaign committees. Another Democrat l. Price Stavisky of Queens said the to cent limit would Hurt candidates not seeking statewide office because the Money would be eaten up by Campaign literature a before you hire your first sound truck or buy your other Bills passed by the Assembly would a establish june october As the Hunting season for purple Grackle a crop destroying Bird. A allow performers less than 18 years old to entertain in places where alcoholic beverages Are sold. Depot bombed a what they re saying Here is that we Haven to got time to fid die around a or. Colwell told newsmen afterwards. A the world is pressing us too denominations involved have a total of 251/o million members a about 40 per cent of american protestants. Their representatives directed a special commission to have a plan of Union prepared by the consultations next meeting in 1969 a if possible a but not later than the 1970 conference. The Resolution presented by or. James l Mccord president of Princeton theological Seminary said a we do not believe that a All deliberate Speed is suf. Focient for this task. We Are now summoned to commit ourselves to such reckless obedience As we believe god now demands of us Saigon apr . Air Force b52 Jet bombers pounded North vietnamese Supply depots and command centers in the a shall Valley West of Hue today with hundreds of tons of High explosives in an Effort to Blunt a new enemy buildup threatening the former Imperial capital. Thirty five eight engined Strat fortresses flew five separate missions against the Valley 50 Miles West of Hue raining nearly 2 million pounds of bombs on the North vietnamese positions. The bombers flying at More jails pleads for Rocky Albany . Apr buoyed by the unanimous endorsement of the Republican state committee . Sen. Jacob k. Javits set out today in quest of a third term and pleaded anew for the nomination of gov. Rockefeller As his party a Choice for tile presidential Nornie nation. A the is the one Republican who has the Best Chance to win a the 63-year-old javits told the state committee wedgies Day shortly after it made him its senatorial candidate and tapped Rockefeller to be a favorite son presidential Choice. There was an Aura of Mutual esteem radiating from javits and the governor at the big gop conference. The approximately 200 committee members present heeded state chairman Charles Schoen Eck s plea to take part in a draft movement for Rockefeller. They shouted their approval of a Resolution terming him a the Man Man qualified to be the gop nominee and to serve As javits contributed to the spirit of the occasion by saying his wish was to run on the same ticket with Rockefeller with the governor running for president. Earlier javits said he expected Rockefeller would begin speaking out a in the most eloquent and forceful Way on problems confronting the nation to show the voters exactly where he stood. Than 20,000 feet and unseen from the ground mounted three raids wednesday afternoon on truck Parks gun positions bunkers and storage depots in the Valley. They returned tins morning for two More missions. During the same period the b52s flew two missions against North vietnamese ammunition depots and troop concentrations around Khe Sanh. For the third consecutive Day marines at Khe Sanh reported a relatively Light shelling fewer than too rounds. Marine casualties were reported As Light. The b52s have been averaging about five missions a Day in support of Khe Sanh. Russian trucks have been spotted regularly in recent weeks moving from the a Shau Valley toward Hue with ammunition and other War materials. It. Gen. Robert e. Cushman commander of the Northern 1st corps said North vietnamese engineers have rebuilt much of old provincial route 547 running 40 Miles Over mountains from the a Shau Valley to Hue. The Valley has served As a massive enemy Supply depot on the to Chi Minh network of trails from Laos since North vietnamese troops overran the . Special forces Camp there two years ago. In Early March the top . Commanders in Vietnam predicted the North vietnamese would strike again at Hue because the communist command feels it is the invasion Gateway along the coastal Plains to South Vietnam. Campaign Trail is becoming congested Milwaukee wis. Apr congestion has begun to Mark the Campaign Road in Wisconsin where a High source in sen. Eugene Mccarthy scamp acknowledged the senators staff is being retooled to get fewer backfires. But the source added a a it a like trying to do a valve Job in the Middle of the Indianapolis 500.�?� with the states primary coming up tuesday presidential hopefuls and their spokesmen were numerous in the Badger state. Former vice president Rich Ard m. Nixon facing limited Competition from former Minne Sota gov. Harold Stassen and California gov. Ronald Reagan on the Republican ballot said he is preparing a major state ment for broadcast sunday concerning the Vietnam War and a the problem of diplomacy at the highest level involving the soviet three Johnson administration officials were in Wisconsin postmaster general Lawrence of Brien atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark and consumer affairs adviser Betty Furness. Mccarthy the Only Democrat listed on the tuesday primary ballot besides Johnson was showing signs of polishing the Campaign efforts begun in new Hampshire with the help of Young persons. A source High in the Mccarthy Camp who asked not to be identified acknowledged a staff rebuilding program is in. Der Way. But the source said critics of methods being used in the Minnesota senators Campaign should not View the situation by an a organization few professionals joined the Mccarthy move when the Sena. Tor originally challenged John son the source said and the Campaign was handled by a dedicated amateurs who learn Mccarthy he added is now a Man running in 50 states a which was not True before new Mccarthy planning visits to Northern Wisconsin cities today said in Chicago wednesday that Early in the Campaign a every body was Happy kind of running his own operation. Beyond Wisconsin i expected wed have to organize especially after the Entrance of sen. Robert Kennedy which made it a different kind of Nixon speaking at a Madison news conference prior to addressing a farm audience in Wausau said the statement he plans sunday a will cover the problem of military recommendations that have been made in the Vietnam conflict. A Over a period of time in be probably been the administration a most consistent critic a he said. A this speech will be along those Nixon predicted a Victory for Johnson Over Mccarthy next tuesday and said he doubts sen. Kennedy can Stop the pres ident from being renominated. Clark addressed about 300 Stu. Dents at the University of wis Consin where shouting by anti. War hecklers had forced Secretary of agriculture Orville free Man to halt a speech last week. The attorney general confronted with student questions re fleeting criticism of administration policies in Vietnam got a polite but restrained reception. He Drew heavy applause How. Ever when he discussed civil rights. Of Brien Campaign manager for the late John f. Kennedy appeared in behalf of Johnson in Milwaukee and Green Bay. I be postmaster general said it is better for a president to stay in Washington and let oth ers Campaign for him. A the people begin to wonder who is tending the store a of Brien said. Miss Furness describing herself As a a lobbyist for the consumer a addressed an Appleton group wednesday and was to be the guest of mrs. Henry Maier wife of Milwaukee a mayor at a reception today. Stassen speaking wednesday in Milwaukee has been one of the states most determined candidates despite his underdog role. The former Minnesota Gover nor in his frequent addresses to Wisconsin voters has worked the theme that he sees Little difference Between the military opinions of Nixon and Johnson on the Vietnam issues. Police Clear Street City police were called to Eaton and Conkey avenues this morning when picketing members of the local 251, . Attempted to Block the two streets in the area of the Norwich Pha Macal company. City police chief Harold o. Mattice said some 50 or of Union members attempted to Block the two streets with cars apparently in an Effort to keep workers from entering the drug firm Plant. He said the cars were parked both sides of the Street. The police were called and chief Mattice said he sent five officers t o the area to break up the blockade. He said that More officers would be on hand Friday morning. Chief Mattice said that inter Fering with people who want Togo to work is in violation of the Law. He said he intends to enforce Law and order in the City no mat. Ter who is concerned. Some 600 members of local 251 have been off their jobs at the Pha Macal company plants since contract negotiations broke Down about to weeks ago. Some of the workers have returned to their jobs in spite of picketing by the Union. However to Date the picketing has been peaceful foday a chuckle one Little boy to another As they Are coming Down on an escalator a i wonder what happens when the basement gets full of

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