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Norwich Evening Sun (Newspaper) - September 18, 1968, Norwich, New York The e eni in vol. 78, no. 120 wednesday september 18, 1968 Norwich new York 13815 Ioc per copy violence Senate guns fire on registration of arms proposal Washington apr any. Body using a gun in a Federal crime of violence would face the possibility of life in prison under an amendment tacked onto the firearms control Bill now moving toward a vote in the Senate. This was adopted tuesday prior to the opening of debate today on the most controversial Issue Over the control Bill whether to Amend it to require the registration of All firearms and the licensing of their owners. The registration proposal by Maryland Democrat Joseph Tydings was rejected by the House and the Senate judiciary infiltration by n. Viets takes drop Saigon apr North Viet namese infiltration into South Vietnam appears to be on the downward trend but is still estimated at 20,000 men in August . Military sources said to. Day. Their estimate continued an up and Down trend that has pre. Failed for the past four months 30.000 in May 20,000 in june and 30.000 in july. All Are estimates. The . Defense department had predicted earlier that infiltration in August again would total 30,000. But the sources in Saigon said they did not cons id or the estimated reduction to be a sign of de escalation in the North vietnamese War Effort they suggested three possible reasons for the reduction the communist command May have filled its units to the strength it feels it can support air strikes by american bombers on infill. Traction routes and Monsoon floods which slowed traffic along the to Chi Minh Trail through Laos. The sources also reported that three North vietnamese divisions totalling perhaps 25,000 to 30, men Are now concentrate. De along the demilitarized zone Frontier Between North and South Vietnam possibly read Ying for a new thrust against a1, lied outposts below the do z. Continuing the air Campaign to Blunt that buildup . B52s made two raids tuesday on troop concentrations Supply areas and base Camps in the just inside North Vietnam. Meanwhile american infant. Try from the 25th division knocked out nearly half of an at. Tacking enemy battalion tues Day Northwest of Saigon raising to at least 259 the number of in. Emy troops they have killed in that War Hotshot this week. Sniper injures 3 in Syracuse Syracuse . Apr a 27. Year old Man apparently despondent Over the death of a Friend last year carried a shot gun and 250 rounds of ammunition into a downtown Motel tuesday and fired eight blasts into a crowded Street. Three persons were injured by the pellets but none seriously. Police said Daniel Ballard walked Down from his second. Story room after his gun jammed and on the eighth round surrendered quietly. As he was ushered into a patrol car police quoted him As saying a i did t mean to kill them. Why done to you kill me Quot in the room where Ballard apparently had fired several rounds into the Walls and a table police said they found a note indicating that Ballard had contemplated suicide. At the end he had written a no other shall die by my hands Quot police said. Weather fair to partly Cloudy tonight Low temperatures mainly in the 50s. Thursday some Early morning fog followed by partly Cloudy skies with High temperatures from upper 70s to lower 80s. E hearing underway attorney general Hoover Lead off committee earlier in the year when those bodies generally limited the measure to barring the mail order Sale of rifles and shotguns. The life sentence would be possible for people convicted of carrying a gun while commit Ting such crimes As rape arson murder kidnapping burglary theft racketeering and extortion in a Federal jurisdiction. Assassination of a president also was specified. The amendment was proposed by sen. Peter h. Dominick a colo., and was passed by voice vote after sen. Thomas j. Dodd., d-conn., said he knew of no opposition. Another amendment also adopted tuesday by voice vote would prohibit the confiscation by a government Agency of any legally held and used firearm. Sen. Daniel Brewster d-md., said there was nothing in the current Bill that would allow confiscations but there is widespread concern among gun owners that stricter firearms controls could Lead to that. The Senate also accepted a provision making an exception to an Over All ban on Over the counter sales of rifles and shotguns to residents of another state. The exception written into the Bill by the Senate judiciary committee permits sales to residents of adjoining states if they comply with the Laws of both states. Rejected 45 to 42 Wras an amendment by Dodd to tighten a requirement for dealers. It would have required a dealer to have an actual business location As distinguished from someone who handles sales from his Home. Gov. Wallace gets on ballot of 50 states Tulsa okla. Apr George c. Wallace showing signs of fatigue after a strenuous Campaign swing through the South West has completed an eight month Effort to meet the qualify cations As a third party presidential candidate for the ballots of All 50 states. Wallace talked by Telephone tuesday night to 700 of his Fob Lowers at a state convention in Seattle wash., the final state in which he met ballot require ments. Wallace has been certified on the ballots of Only 45 states but has met the qualifications in All an accomplishment that re. Quire the signatures of nearly three million persons. In Ohio however his Cert if i. Cation awaits a ruling by the . Supreme court expected oct. 7. In his conversation to Seattle where his voice was broadcast in a meeting room and he was frequently interrupted by applause Wallace repeated Many of his Standard Points stressed at rallies throughout his Cam. Pain. He spoke from his hotel room seated in a chair legs crossed. The former Alabama Gover nor has been suffering from a virus and complained to aides in recent Days about his crowded Campaign schedule. He said he planned to take a few Days off Early next week to relax at his Home in Montgom. Ery Ala. He also said he be haps would announce his Choice for a vice presidential running mate at that time. Wallace spoke in Tulsa to an overflow Cowd of More than 7,500, but his performance lacked the fire and dash that has typified his past Campaign oratory. His schedule today began at 620 . And ends at 12 45 . Thursday without a break. He will have a rally and a Brunch in Cape Girardeau mo., Fly on to Kansas City mo., for a dinner and rally and then Fly Back to Montgomery. He plans to Campaign in Northern Florida Friday. Wallace told his Tulsa Audi. Ence Quot the platform for the american Independent party is now being drafted and will be released shed i Quot lit on subject burning the Midnight Oil figuratively speaking Are workmen at the new Guernsey memorial Library building As shown in this night scene captured by photographer Case Jones. Construction men work into the Early evening to Speed completion of the building. Trustees Are awaiting shipment of supplies and furnishings which were not ordered until in additional Federal Grant was recently received. Extra funds have provided for reinstatement of air conditioning As called for in original plans. Johnson backs he do dispels talk Washington apr president Johnson a endorsement should dispel Quot gossip about w Hether he wants Hubert h. Humphrey to win the presidency. Says a top Humphrey adviser. Quot it puts to rest the gossip and it never was anything More than that a a said sen. Fred Harris a okla. Tuesday after Johnson ended a Public silence on his vice presidents Campaign for the White House. In a message to the Texas in to fashions Gause Dohs Chicago apr More than 200 roman Catholic mothers Superior oozed and ached at a fashion show tuesday. The Sisters representing Many religious orders watched As four students from Mundelein co lege modelled new fashions in nuns habits. It was unlike any fashion show Ever held said the com. Men Tator Nancy Williamson former Secretary to actress Carol Channing. Quot every dress is a nuns habit styled in contemporary design As part of the trend toward modern dress for Sisters a said miss Williamson. Quot the habits feature Short skirts suits one piece dresses and Bolero the mothers Superior were in Chicago to attend the five Day conference of major religious superiors of women s institutions. The style show was put on by a manufacturer Aud distributor of nuns apparel. The audience included 68 nuns from new York 53 from Penn. Sylvania 41 from Illinois and 40 from Massachusetts. Titer also were mothers Superior from Rome Nova Scotia and Quebec. Democratic convention Johnson said that he will support Humphrey and Quot work As hard for him As he has worked for Harris and other top democrats predictably welcomed Johnson s message and Harris added that Quot it will be especially helpful to us in our need to carry republicans also were predictable in their reaction. Several said Johnson a Praise will Only tie Humphrey closer to the Johnson record something the Gap sees As a plus for its Side. Harris said that insofar As the statement ties Humphrey to the Johnson record Quot there was never any Way he could escape that record nor did he want Quot this does no to diminish the vice president s ability to talk about the future and about building on the Johnson administration programs. He can talk do he i Ture and what he would do As tile Oklahoma senator said that if there is an anti Johnson Vot it As the republicans contend Quot there is nothing the vice president can do to Lessen that sen. Jacob k. Javits r-., running for re election said tile presidents statement Quot Only emphasizes the identification of Humphrey with the administration and its Quot in my judgment that is the biggest political Load the vice president is javits said. Quot the endorsement will work in sen. John Sparkman d-Ala., i vice presidential candidate in 1952, said he thinks the presidents action Quot takes away some of the sting of the charges that there is a division Between the president arid tile vice president on the Quot it is always helpful to have the Man who holds the office endorse you Quot Sparkman said. Quot i done to t Lunk the presidents statement necessarily ties Humphrey to the Johnson sen. Everett b. Jordan d-n.c., whose state has become a three cornered Battleground Between Humphrey gop nominee Richard m. Nixon and third party contender George c. Wallace said it was a Quot tossup whether the president s endorsement would help or Hurt Humphrey in the South. Sen. Bourke b. Hickenlooper of Iowa chairman of the Senate Republican policy committee said la does no to think the statement will have much effect. A Humphrey is Tih to the Johnson administration record Iii any event a Hickenlooper said. Quot but Humphrey has to stand or fall on Humphrey and not the presidents bitter Baris debate widens Cap Paris a10 a american and North vietnamese envoys traded bitter accusations about a it ii other s War Aims today deepen ing the deadlock already snarling the peace talks. Ambassador Cyrus r. Vane1 charged Hanoi is trying a to terrorize arid coerce Quot the South vietnamese into accepting communism. Those attempts Are futile and will fail he warned because of the resistance of Quot the vast majority of South ambassador Xuan Thuv countered with the claim that american protestations of peace a aimed Only at masking an escalation of the War. He asserted also the United states is out a to perpetuate the partition of not a shred of visible Progress marked the 2v2-hour session although i kith sides arranged to meet again next week. The . Delegate at the 22nd session of the Paris peace talks charged that both the Viet Cong and its National liberation front Nefy were created and Are controlled by the Hanoi government. Vance was substituting for ambassador w. Averell Harriman at the session with North Vietnam a Xuan Thuy. Harriman Lias returned briefly to the United states where lie conferred with president Johnson tuesday. The Content of vanes state men seemed to make it Clear tin unit Al states is rejecting a Central enemy condition for hiding the War that Washington recognize and negotiate with the Nef Quot the legitimate representative of the South vietnamese Washington a position has Long been that Elf men can fit in at u peace conference alongside the North vietnamese and that the Saigon government is represented equally. Before entering the session Vance told newsmen Quot or. U Thant knows our position very Well. Our position is that we Are prepared to Stop the bombing when a have reason to believe that the North vietnamese seriously intend to move with us to de escalate the fighting and to move toward Thant urged president Johnson a administration monday to built the bombing. Vane also rejected the North vietnamese position that the National liberation front the political of the Viet Congo is the Only True representative of the South vietnamese people and that the americans must recognize and negotiate with the Elf to end the fighting Washington apr a presidential panel opened hear lugs to its sweeping probe of american violence with testimony today from atty. Gen. Ram. Sey Clark urging stiff gun controls and police restraint in ban doing unruly demonstrations. A of All violence police violence in excess of authority is the most dangerous a Clark said. The attorney general made no specific mention of the bloody clashes Between police and anti. demonstrators last month in Chicago at the democratic National convention one of the areas of violence to be studied. Clark was the Lead off witness As tile National commission on causes and prevention of violence began eight weeks of hearings. President Johnson set up the commission immediately after the fatal shooting of sen. Robert f. Kennedy d-., and the group met in the same Senate office building where the slain senator had his offices. The initial session was closed to the Public but copies of Clarks prepared testimony were distributed to newsmen. Clark said Quot we pay a heavy Price for our legacy of guns death fear an environment of violence the risk of testifying while the Senate was debating Strong curbs on weapons Clark told the panel Quot effective gun control will save thousands of lives eliminate tens of thousands of serious at the same time Clark stressed the Nekl for professional police and the importance of controlling crowds of protesters without triggering increased violence. He spelled out recommendations to give protesters a Rea Snoble Opportunity for a Seal Bly to Issue specific instructions to police Quot to use the minimum Force necessary Quot to deflate alarming rumours that Are unfounded and to maintain a constant turnover of police involved in tense situations to avoid overheated tempers. Pm inn rasing despite lbs l a surcharge Washington apr the Commerce department pro dict. De today the Gross National product Quot will show a substantial increase Quot for the third Quarter. This was the first official acknowledgement that the Gnu is not being curbed by the tax Surat Large. At the same time the depart rent a a office of business economics said the second Quarter increase was even greater than previously reported. Revised data indicate the quarterly and Vance was More than $1 billion higher than previously reported raising the increase to $21.5 billion. The higher second Quarter figure raised the annual rate of the Gnu on the basis of first half performance to $852.9 billion. The report did not attempt to forecast the exact amount of the third Quarter increase except to say that it should Quot not match the very Large quarterly gains registered in the first half of 1968.&Quot the first Quarter increase in the Gnu was $20.1 billion. Concerned because the rises Are largely the reflection of growing inflation rather than Quot real Quot growth of the Economy the administration had reportedly been hoping to tame the Gnu sufficiently to hold the third Quarter increase to about $10 billion. Slate ref uses my artilly coalition ballot Albany . Apr the fuzzy election picture in new York stat edged toward a sharper focus tuesday but still was not completely cleared up. The Secretary of states office announced these developments a Quot courage party Quot candidate George c. Wallace definitely will be included on the november presidential ballot. A the office a turned Down petition to designate Minn sen. Eugene j. Mccarthy As the presidential candidate of the coalition party arid Lins a Sota ruled that the presidential electors of that party would not appear on the voting machines. A presidential balloting for the socialist workers party will be carried out on write in Aper ballot slips to be attached to the face of voting machines. This is because the party listed Only to presidential electors instead of a full slate of 43. A the Independent nominating petition of the Freedom and peace party As it applies to Herman b. Ferguson of Queens As candidate for the . Sen ate was declared Quot null my void Quot because Ferguson had failed to file the proper acceptance for nomination. All other Freedom and peace candidates will appear on the ballot. Secretary of state John p. To Vivenzo said Wallace backers had satisfied the requirements of the Law in submitting petitions designating Wallace As a presidential candidate. Tile Wallace Camp submitted 32,524 signatures in support of Wallace nearly three times the 12,000 required by stat Law. Not on Drew an objection Lomenzo said. The courage party designation was jacked by supporters of Wallace because state Law prohibits thus of the words Quot american Quot or Quot National Quot in a party name. Wallace is running elsewhere under the Quot american Independent arty Quot Label. Mccarthy a name will not appear on the ballot because the senator Lead advised Lomenzo by letter that he declined Quot any or All nomination for the pres Lomenzo said he had decide to require write in ballots for the socialist workers party a presidential candidate Frd Halstead of new York City Quot in order to protect the rights of voters to cast a full vote if they so Lomenzo who has until next monday to notify county election boards of the names of candidates to appear on the election ballot said designating petitions for the two other Independent parties remain under study by the election Law Bureau. Quot it is the duty of leadership and Law enforcement to control violence not cause it to seek ways of relieving tension not to look for a fight Quot Clark said. Clark was followed at the hearing by Fri director j. Edgar Hoover. The panel plans a preliminary report to president Johnson before he leaves tin White House in january. Its final report is due next june. A commission aide said the panel has had problems recruiting enough top notch personnel for the study because the commission will go out of existence after a year. Johnson created the 13-member commission june a it As Kennedy Lay dying in los Angeles where he was shot As he celebrated his California democratic primary election Triumph. Unlike the Warren commission that investigate the assassination of president John f. Kennedy the new panel will not limit itself to the specific slaying but will delve instead into a wide area of violence and its causes. Confident Ixon Kyes j i a. Budget los Angeles apr Rich Ard Nixon already has men at work overhauling the Federal budget and is sending a personal emissary abroad preparing in Midcare Palgon for a Republican White House. But even As he took those Steps in anticipation of a nov. 5 election Victory the Republican presidential nominee said the Public opinion polls that show him running ahead a not going to Lull the gop into Over. Confidence. Quot the pollsters have been wrong All year Long Quot Nixon said. Quot and so consequently even though the polls show me ahead All that i did when i heard the news about the Gallup poll was to give orders to pour on the Nixon bid for votes in populous California tuesday night with a statewide television show one in a series of live voter interview programs in the major states. He accused vice president Hubert h. Humphrey his democratic rival of wavering on is. Sues. Quot before we can have a de Bate Between Nixon and Humphrey Humphreys got to Settle his debate with himself Quot Nixon said. Quot its Humphrey is. Hum. Prey. He a taken positions on twice As Many issues because he a been on both sides of every today Nixon plans a Stop Iii Fresno and another in Salt Lake City before heading eastward toward a thursday night fund raising dinner his organization Hopes will raise $3 million for his Campaign. At a news conference in Ana. Helm Nixon said that his Call for Steps to balance the Federal budget will require a Complete reappraisal of Washington spending. Quot that reappraisal incidentally is going on right now Quot he said. Quot having in mind the fact that i will have the responsible to to look at these budget problems right after the Nixon said the budget balance he seeks will require a reappraisal of . Commitments abroad in All areas including the military. Nixon a Campaign ambassador overseas is William w. Scranton former governor of Pennsylvania. Scranton is to visit London Paris Bonn and Brussels. Nix. On said he asked Scranton to find out what european leaders want done to rebuild the Western Alliance and How they View direct negotiation Between Lead ers of the United states and the soviet Union. Today s chuckle Small boy handing his . Her the Telephone Quot its mrs. Carter wan the 6 30

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