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Norwich Evening Sun (Newspaper) - November 8, 1968, Norwich, New York The a vol. 78, no. 157friday, november 8, 1968 Norwich be York 13815 10$ per copy Nixon l Saigon asks to Lead talks Early visit with Johnson key Biscayne Fla. Apr plans for an Early meeting of president elect Richard m. Nix. On and president Johnson Are expected to be announced in the next few Days. Nixon it was Learned today also plans an Early conference with his Campaign running mate gov. Spiro t. Agnew of Maryland. Agnew might join Nixon for the session with Johnson. Nothing has been said about a reunion of Nixon and vice pres ident Hubert h. Humphrey the Democrat he narrowly Defeated in tuesdays balloting but its expected get together decision on remap reserved by Casey Jones supreme court Justice David f. Lee or. Of Norwich reserved decision this morning on a motion to Grant summary judgment in a Case involving reapportionment of the Chenango county Board of supervisors. He has also granted time for county attorney James Haynes of Norwich to submit a memorandum along with the state at Torney general who was granted a motion to intervene in the matter and the City of Norwich in Case it wishes to intervene. The court did not respond to a declaration of Clifton tam sett of Norwich attorney for the Rev. Wayne d. Pokorny plaintiff in the Case that the a immediacy of the problem. Requires a More immediate solution to the the counsel noted that the reapportionment committee of the Board is unanimously recommending a weighted voting planto the supervisors at the third Day of annual session wednesday and it could be adopted within a Short time by local Law. He also raised questions As to whether weighted voting is constitutional and whether it can be adopted without a referendum. He asked therefore that the court take jurisdiction of reapportionment proceedings in an Effort to determine whether these items if approved Are Legal. Judge Lee granted a motion from the attorney general a office to intervene after a Brief was submitted in writing. He also expressed the opinion that the City should be allowed to do likewise since the plaintiff s complaint is asking that certain provisions of the City charter relating to supervisors being declared unconstitutional. The Justice said the a Basic question in the proceedings goes to this whether supervisors representing 20 per cent of the population of the county can control the activities of the rest of the Board. Or. Haynes also raised the question of whether the notice that a request for summary judg ment would be made was served in time under the Law. Or. Tamsett noted that in 1962 the . Supreme court issued the one Man one vote decision and the a Chenango county Board of supervisors in the face of this action has raised a question of timeliness after they themselves have gone six years with out coming up with a Goodell need negro in Post Washington a sen. Charles e. Goodell r.n.y., said today he expects president elect Richard m. Nixon to appoint a negro to his Cabinet and emphasized it should a not just be a to. Ken Goodell said he had no one in particular in mind but said whoever is appointed should be highly qualified and a deeply in. Vol eds in the nations prob. Lems. Weather variable cloudiness cold and rather Windy with a Chance of scattered show flurries tonight and saturday. Low temperatures tonight in upper 20s and Low 30s highs saturday 35 to 45. Too As a gesture of Friendship. Although president Nguyen Van Thieu has invited Nixon to go to South Vietnam one thing the president elect said he would do should Johnson desire it Nixon a chief spokesman Here made it Clear thursday Nixon wont go unless Johnson suggests it would help further the peace cause. The president elect declared thursday a moratorium until dec. 5 on appointments to a. Jor Federal offices including the Cabinet. Nixon Here for a Long week end of work and relaxation has begun talking in general terms about the problem of seeking top Talent for his adm Nistra. Tion but As one aide put it a the Hasni to started tracking yet on specific names for specific positions. The president elect is consid ering How to maintain Liaison with the budget Bureau which will fashion a Federal spending program. Johnson will present a new budget to Congress before Nixon a inauguration. One member of the Nixon Camp summed up the situation that will face the new president a you can to come in with the meat a and Start cutting a thus it becomes doubly important for him to be in on the budget making process. The current debate Here is whether to name a task Force of perhaps three experts to repro. Sent Nixon at the budget by. Reau to give the assignment to a single individual such As i. Sen Howery a last budget director Maurice stans who wants no future Federal appointment or to name a Liaison Man who Multi. Mately would be Nixon a budget chief. The whole subject of appoint ments is being approached with apparent caution by Nixon be cause it is said he believes this will be the first Way in which he can help unify the country. Nixon has talked often about incorporating democrats into his team of appointees. One source insisted that the results would fulfil the Promise a we wont have just a Token demo. in the same sense the source said the problem of giving negroes a voice in the Nixon and. Ministration would not be handled with a flamboyant gestures of Ron Ziegler travelling press Secretary said Nixon had a number of invitations to visit government Heads in Western Europe. Other sources said that some of these european leaders might find it convenient to visit new York and Nixon before inauguration Day. The president elect attended a Victory party thursday night at a key Biscayne restaurant. Aides worried talks might injure morale Saigon apr a senior . Military source expressed concern today that the fighting morale of . And South Viet namese troops May suffer a be. Rious drop once full fledged peace talks get under Way in Paris. The concern stems from the old military adage that no sol. Dier wants to be the last Man killed in any War. One military source said the gravest concern is for the to. Rale of the South vietnamese troops Many of whom have been fighting off and on for a dozen years or More. The Viet Cong and North Viet namese Are bombarding the Sai. Gon governments regular army and its militiamen with prop. Ganda on the theme that the War is almost Over. President Nguyen Van Thieu in a nation wide radio to address warned a a done to believe the communist propaganda that the War soon will be Over and to throw Down your desertion always has been one of the biggest problems among Saigon a divisions the Prospect false though it of. Piously is of an Early peace could escalate the trend. The enemy on the other hand has kicked off a major prop. Ganda Campaign to convince its troops that they can win the War with tactics. Saigon apr president Nguyen Van Thieu proposed to. Day that his South vietnamese government replace the United states As the Leader of the anti communist negotiating team at the Paris peace talks. Thieu proposed a new formula for organization of the Paris conference under which the communist Side would be led by the North vietnamese. He said it could also include the nation. A1 liberation front the political Arm of the Viet Cong. Even if the United states agrees to take a Back seat at the Paris talks North Vietnam appears certain to reject Thieu a attempt to give his government the no. I place on one Side of the table while relegate. Ing the Viet Cong to a secondary role on the other. Hanoi has said repeatedly that the National liberation front is the Only a. Thetic representative of the South vietnamese people. Thieu a proposal was made in an attempt to counter the and. Verse reaction in the United states and elsewhere to his re. Fugal to join the Paris peace talks this week. President John son in halting the bombing of North Vietnam proposed that the Saigon regime and the nip Send representatives to the talks without specifying the status they would be accorded. Thieu refused because he said this was opening the door to rec. Ignition of the nip and he feared this would be the first step toward a coalition govern ment which the communists eventually would take Over. Thieu today proposed this for. Mala for the peace talks a Sfach party would have Only one delegation. Our Side is the victim of aggression. We would halt. Representatives of the United states and if necessary other Allied he said his government would play the leading role on its Side of Che table while the North vietnamese government would Lead the other delegation. A. Noi he said could have menu hers from whatever groups it desired. Thieu denied with some heat warming for a win nok wich cheerleaders will be sparking the spirit of purple Tornado fans tonight during a Bonfire Pep rally at veterans Park. The event which starts at 7 ., will be similar to this one on Homecoming weekend earlier in the season. The last game of the season will be at 2 Saturday at alumni Field against Oneonta a traditional rival. For More on saturdays game Complete sports see the second Section. Photo by Casey Jones police Fri Hunt kidnapper who got Ransom freed girl protesters ii Roe Keels Lima Ohio apr a Man kidnapped the 11-year-old daughter of a Bank president by lock. Ing her in her room thursday and threatened her harm until he collected a $50,000 Ransom police said. He was hunted today by to. Lice and the Fri. Police chief William k. Davenport said mrs. A. D. Mac. Donell jr., wife of the president of the metropolitan Bank of Lima paid the Ransom and found her daughter Amy in. Harmed at Home police said. Mrs. Macdon Eti told police she encountered the Man Wear ing Green overalls knitted Cap pencilled on Mustache and Sun glasses when she returned Home thursday morning after taking her son to school. She said the Man told her he had locked her daughter in an upstairs bedroom and threat ened to harm the child if mrs. Macdonell did not give him $50,000. Davenport quoted mrs. Mac. Donell As saying the Man in. Strutted her to Cash a $50,000 Check at a nearby Branch of the metropolitan Bank then wait there for a phone Call. She told police she followed the Many a instructions and when he called she was told to borrow a Bank employees White convertible and drive Back Home. Police said the Man flagged her Down about two blocks from her Home took the car and the Money and told her to walk Home. Mrs. Macdonell said she found her daughter at Home in. Harmed. Police and Fri officials put out an Alert for a Man about 36 years old and 5 feet 9 inches tall. The borrowed car was found later near where it reportedly had been taken with its engine still running. Lawrence Huffman assistant prosecutor said that although the child had not been taken from the House on the basis of mrs. Madrone la a statement a kidnapping had taken place. Scotland Yard said he was living with his wife and two children in a modest House in Bab. Bacom be. It was not immediately Learned How Long they had been living there or How the Detec. Elves tracked him Down. Reynolds had been reported seen at various times in such widely separated areas As austrailia the French Riviera and Texas. His capture was the second great train robbery coup by British police tills year. In january. Scotland Vard detectives and the Royal Canadian mounted police seized Charles Wilson 37, another Leader of the gang who escaped from prison in 1964. Wilson was trapped in a hide out in Quebec province and brought Back to Britain to serve out a 30-year sentence. Reynolds was the Only Mem. Ber of the gang who has not been brought to trial. Detective chief supt. Thomas Butler head of Scotland Yards flying squad postponed his re. Firemen ten july 1967 to carry on his i4.hours-a.Day, seven Days. A week search for Reynolds. The 15.Man gang that pulled off history a biggest robbery was organized with military precision Ani was trained As Railroad men mechanics and Drivers. Reports from Washington that he had at one time agreed to talks in Paris. He told newsmen he never Dis. Cussed such talks with . Am. Bassadore Ellsworth Bunker in any of their 14 meetings that preceded Johnson Shalt in the bombing lint later the presidents official translator said r i not mean the possible. Try of tasks had not come a in his private talks with Bunker. Recalling his response to Johnson a speech last thursday Thieu said Hanoi still must guarantee to enter into sincere direct talks with the Saigon gov. Eminent. He said the full scale talks could not be considered a continuation of the preliminary negotiations in Paris Between the United states and North Vietnam. Thieu said Hanoi a response to the bombing halt had proved to be escalation instead of de escalation. He said the communists a have stepped up attacks on towns and cities. Thieu a proposal mulled carefully Washington a . Officials promised prompt and careful study today of South Vietnam a proposal to take Over from the United states the leading role in the Paris peace talks with North Vietnam. Diplomatic officials feel Thieu a position increases the urgency of a meeting Between president Johnson and Prest Dent elect Richard m. Nixon and administration authorities Are expected to consult quickly with Nixon or hts represent. Tives. There is a widespread belief in the . Government that Thieu hardened his position on negotiating with the enemy a in. Eluding his Boycott of the Paris talks because he expects More support from Nixon than he Felt he had received from Johnson. Who is god the Aas. I it that question appears to be varied when its asked of third graders in area schools. The youngsters were asked to write what they think about god. Some of their answers Are surprising some humorous some puzzling a but All Are very Beautiful. To find out what area seven and eight year Olds have to say on the subject please turn to Page 3 and Jerry weavers entertaining a and enlighten ing a compilation of their remarks. Also inside North Norwich town Board approves budget which will mean a jump in town tax rate of $21 a $1,000. See Page 5. Efforts underway to alter elections to go Home Prague a thousands of anti soviet demonstrators marched through Prague thurs. Day night shouting a russians go Home and burning soviet flags in the biggest demonstrations since the russian invasion in August Large numbers of czech Oslo. Vak troops and police under or. Der to crack Down hard on the demonstrators used water Cannon tear Gas and clubs to break up the rioting. Many persons were knocked Down by police clubs and Many appeared to have been arrested. Ambulances carried away unknown numbers of wounded. The six hours of rioting climaxed a tense uneasy observe. Ance of the Gist anniversary of the bolshevik revolution nor. Mally a Day dedicated to czechoslovak soviet Friendship. The Tough police reaction con. Trusted sharply with the lenient manner in which anti soviet demonstrations were handled on oct. 28, the 50th birthday of the czechoslovak Republic. Local leaders apparently were afraid that unchecked demonstrations would bring soviet tanks rolling Back into Prague. Washington a new efforts to change the Way of electing a president have started in Congress in the Wake of tuesdays elect on which barely missed being thrown into the House of representatives for the first time in 144 years. Indiana sen. Birch Bayh who called a news conference to discuss the matter today has proposed substituting the direct popular election of the president for the current electoral col. Lege system. In the House new Yorkus Emanuel Ceiler chairman of the judiciary committee said he will Start hearings on proposed constitutional changes As quickly As possible next year. Ceiler called the present system outdated and said he is in. Dined toward a system under which each states electoral vote would be divided among the candidates in proportion to their popular vote. The outcome of tuesdays election Hung in the balance for several hours when it looked As if none of the three candidates would obtain the 270 electoral votes necessary to be elected. Republican Richard m. Nixon finally won by very narrow margins the three big states of Ohio California and Illinois which put him Over the 270 elec. Toral vote level although he and Democrat Hubert h. Humphrey both had 43 per cent of the popular vote. Independent George c. Wallace had about 1� Der cent. If there had been no electoral vote Winner then the House would have had to pick the win. Ner. Bayh a Democrat introduced a constitutional amendment in january 1967 to scrap the elec. Toral College and replace it with direct popular election of the president and vice president. Would Thieu talks plan mean renegotiation Paris apr president Nguyen Van Thieu a new Paris talks proposal today left open a key question As to whether it would require another Neotia. Tion with North Vietnam to get an expanded peace conference. Thieu said in a Saigon radio television address that he wanted a two delegation meeting in which South Vietnam would play the leading role in the Allied delegation and the North vietnamese would head the oth. Or delegation. The United states and if Nee. Essary other allies in South Viet Nam could be pm one delegation and Hanoi could have whale. Or Gros it desired including the vie Cong s National liberation f it. The . Delegation Here he Adecer a w. Averell Harriman decline comment pending a message from ambassador Ells. Worth Dunker in Saigon on the exact nature of the Thieu for. Mula i i existing arrangement for a big Adeney Paris Parley was negotiated with the nor vietnamese by the . Delegation during secret talks that led to president Johnson a oct 31 bomb halt package. To attempt to work out a new def with Hanoi if such is re. Quire to accommodate the Thieu formula could pose difficult problems for . Neotia. Tors in View of the existing a. Ran gement already carefully worked out. If on the other hand the Thieu plan can be accommodate. De by agreement just Between the United states and South Vietnam the allies might be Able to come to an expanded conference without risking a package upsetting renegotiation with Hanoi. As . Officials describe the existing .-North vietnamese arrangement for the new round of talks it amounts to a a your Side our Side formula that does not involve recognition of any party. The description of the a your Side our Side formula is give a this Way the United states proposed that each Side be allowed to add a party to the talks which in the past have been just Between the United states and North Vietnam. The United states served no tire that it would allow the South vietnamese government to sit Down at the meeting and Hanoi said it would bring in the Nile. An no delegation promptly showed up in Paris for the scheduled nov. 6 opening of the new round accompanied by much fanfare claiming the Elf to be a separate Independent delegation. But Thieu forced the United states to postpone the sessions by Boycott. He was opposed to any move implying recognition of the Elf which he regards As an insurgent movement in his country and wanted a status of directly negotiating with North Vietnam. Hanoi has cons Stenly refused direct negotiations with the Sai. Gon regime. It embodied the recommendations of a special study commission of the american bar Asso. Elation. While Bayh favors direct elec. Tion and Ceiler said he tends toward a proportional plan Senate cop Leader Everett m. Dirksen said a District electoral plan deserves consideration. Under the District plan Long sponsored by sen. Karl e. Mundt r-s.d., each states electoral votes would be allocated to districts roughly Corre. Spending to congressional districts except that two votes would go to the popular vote Winner in the state. Bayhl a constitutional amendment provides that the candidates for president and vice president receiving the greatest number of popular votes throughout the nation will be elected provided they receive 40 per cent or More of the total vote. If no candidate received 40 per cent of the vote a Runoff would be held Between the two top contenders. The present system technically is the same As set up by the founding fathers in the constr. Tuition. Train robbery arrest is made London apr Bruce Reyn. Olds wanted As the master mind of Britain a great train robbery five years ago was arrested today in Torquay a favorite Holiday resort of British millionaires on the South coast. Reynolds was named by police As the planner of the $7 million mail train robbery on aug. 8, 1963. About $1 million of the loot has been recovered. Solar shot of Cape Kennedy Fla. Apr Pioneer 9 soared into orbit around the Sun today and joined three other satellites in a sentry network to warn of solar radiation storms that could endanger astronauts on the Moon. The flight control Center reported six hours after launching that Pioneer 9 had taken its place in the space a. Tool and that All its experiments were on and transmitting data. Today a chuckle by the time our children Are old enough not to say or do anything in Public to Dis Grace us they have reached an age where the things we say or do Embarrass them

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