| OCR Text |
Show j THOUGHTS . . . I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen. Ernest Hemingway, CLEARING this afternoon and Thursday; cooler tonight and warmer Thursday; low tonight 25 to 30; high Thursday in low 60s. American author. 96th YEAR, NO. 56 PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH OCTOBER 16, 1968 WEDNESDAY, $2.00 PER MONTH eimies Amy 0 wirfceh Bomb P 01m Statement Sparked By Rumors of Bomb Ha(; Beret Post Attacked By Enemy SAIGON VI Vj J IP O an outpost attacking dawn. Earlier. U.S. Marine artillery nearby acciden tally killed 10 South com-mitte- e, Communist forces today tirst shelled the Thuong Due area. Then Red troops smashed over the barbed wire defenses of a South Vietnamese outpost. The South Vietnamese killed at least 12 of the attackers and drove off the rest. Military spokesmen Tuesday had said an 8,000 man North Vietnamese force, which suffered about 500 men killed, had fallen back spends $51.4 billion, while other (UPI)-Prcsi- dent WASHINGTON after the camp expenditures include $14.4 bilJohnson today signed for 15 vainly besieging lion on interest; $8 billion on days. commerce and transportation; into law legislation to step up Acidentally Shell Village $7.1 billion for veterans; $4.6 aid for the nation's overcrowded U.S. Marines, whose forces billion for space programs; $4.5 colleges. The bill also contained broke the siege last week, today billion for international proa provision to cut off aid to said eight of their 155mm grams; $4.5 billion for agri- students who rounds fell short participate in artillery culture; $4.4 billion for edu Tuesday while giving Thuong cation and $7.4 billion for all camprs disorders. Due protective fire. The shells other purposes, for ar expen Johnson also signed into law a crashed into a nearby village, diture of $1C6.1 billion. overhaul of the killing the 10 South Vietnamese sweeping Colonel Hodges pointed out and wounding 23 others. vocational education program, that defense spending has in More action erupted near creased by 58 per cent since authorizing $3 billion over three 330 miles below Thuong Saigon, while all other federal years starting July 1. 19G0. Due. Allied forces smashed at spending has doubled, from lJharJwtoe.r.-- education - bill the Viet ' Cong in its jungle home $31 billion in fiscal lf60 to $62 south of the capital, seizing and authorizes billion $7.3 through billion estimate in fiscal 1968. fiscal 1971 to help private and blowing up a mam camp, Debt Spirals a ring of Red leaders He also indicated that the public universities to build capturing and dropping a million pounds STATUS libraries ENERGY 4) classrooms, improve Page (See of bombs on fleeing guerrillas student Energy Status Seminar Topic Colonel concluded Wayne Hodges we have an abundance of conventional fuel sources, but this abundance is retarding, to a degree, development of new sources, (2) in order to conserve power, our present developed capacity must be and it must utilized efficiently be protected, and (3) to meet future requlremeTfla.nsre' trtilst proceed with the developments of methods to use solar energy, both fisand atomic energy sion and fusion." H. "(1) Peaceful Uses unist camp, before HIGH INTEREST continued today in National Security Seminar being held at Paramount Theatre in Provo. Here, Philip Knight, left, a spectator and member of Seminar confers with Don Dubler, reservist from Springville, prior to start of today's morning session. (Herald staff photo by Grant Roy lance) Three conclusions about the status of energy resources in the United States were reached in this morning's session of the National Security Seminar, now in progress at Provo's Paramount Theatre. (UPI)-Comm- forces today reopened the battle for the Thuong Due Green Beret The speaker also stressed the fact that nuclear power is being developed for peaceful applications. The Free World has 86 per cent of the atomic energy capabilities and this nuclear power 17 is needed in the future to main THURSDAY, OCT. Movie. "A a.m. 8:45 reserves tain sufficient energy Simple Cup of Tea," dealColonel Hodges indicated that ing with the Agency for Inthere are three major energy ternational Development in sources now under development. Pakistan. fuels rocket These are exotic 9:30 a.m. Foreign Aid, (including liquid fuels, solid pro Hof. T. Robert Col. electric nellants and nuclear 11 a.m. American Manatomand solar energy, power), agement. Col. H. Wayne both through fusion ic Thursday's Calendar For Seminar energy, and fission. Other Sources He also pointed out that water, coal, natural gas and petroleum are all vital sources of energy, and that man, animals and wind still provide small amounts of energy. Coal provides the largest amount of electrical power in the United States today, with 52 per cent. Natural gas provides c 22 per cent and power represents 19 per cent of the total production. - Petroleum is the energy used to produc: seven per cent of the ni't'on's e'ectrical power, while nue'e'r e'le.'cy is used in .006 per cent of the power Nuclear In Future He stressed that nuclear energy will bp more greatly utilized in the future. Coal and petroleum reserves currently should last at least 100 years, the sneaker pointed out. but the development of energy will assist in greatly prolonging the availability of thee energy resources. Tuesday's afternoon sessions covered the national economy and mineral resources. hydro-electri- Hodges. Science and 1:30 p.m. Technology, Col. Charles E. Benson. 3 p.m. and - center. Signs Aid To Colleges and expand graduate programs. The aid cut-of- f amendment provides that students convicted by a court or found guilty by the university, after adequate bearing, of conduct that dama ges college property or disrupts classes would lose federal aid for two years. The new vocational education law authorizes the biggest SAIGON spending effort yet in that field, Ellsworth Bunker will offer his spreading $3 billion over three resignation as the top American years starting in fiscal 1970, representative to South Vietnam is when a new president installed next year, a U.S. spokesman said today. The spokesman said an offer to resign is customary for men By United Press International Bunker Will Offer to Resign Post (UPI)-Ambas- sador Now You Know Bunker's position when a changeover of government takes place and whether it Is accepted depends on the desires of the new president. The envoy was named ambassador to South Vietnam 18 months ago, replac ing Henry Cabot Lodge. in The modern city of Corinth, Greece, with a population of about 20,000, is three and a half miles f"om the site of the Hellenic city that began about 1100 B.C. The city was relocated in 1858 when old Corinth was destroyed by an earthquake. No Progress in Talks By RICHARD HUGHES PARIS (UPI)-- U. S. and North Vietnamese delegates met for three hours today but failed again to make any progress toward breaking the six month stalemate in the Vietnam War talks. The meeting was held amid a flurry of rumors in Saigon that a complete halt to U. S. bombing of North Vietnam a key condition by Hanoi for peace talks was imminent. break in the talks was imminent. He told newsmen he would ask Hanoi to "cooperate with us" and talked of a united Vietnam once the war ends. "As you know, I never comment on rumors," the chief U.S. negotiator told newsmen asking about reports a break through was possible in the Vietnam war talks with Hanoi's : Xuan Thuy. In Saigon, six separate South Vietnamese government offivs. rant i cials said a bombing pause would begin soon. U.S. AmbasSee Page 34 for early sador Ellsworth Bunker huddled morning coverage on peace with President Nguven Van written possibilities, prior Thieu. to White House denial of government would confirm the reports. basic change in policy. Harriman went into the 26th But In Washington the White meeting with Thuy saylag he House denied there has been was "going to call again on the any "basic change" in the U. S North Vietnamese to cooperate policy on bombing already re- with us in making progress stricted by President Johnson to toward peace." He cited the targets below the 19th parallel. "tragic loss of people" involved Both the American and Hanoi in continuing the war.' In the Majestic Hotel meeting delegations reported no pro gress at their meeting, the 26th room, Harriman for the first since the talks began on May time in weeks avoided the 13. military issues and concentratThey said, however, they ed instead on the economia CERI EVANS, 4, adds an Olympic torch to her Vietnam would make another try next recovery of both Vietnams once War protest as she joins a group of mothers and children Wednesday. ' the war ends. in a demonstration outside the U.S. Embassy at Grosvenor The talks had been bogged "If peace comes to Vietnam, Cablephoto) square in London. (Herald-UP- I down since they opened May 13 both North and South Vietnam over North Vietnam s demand could establish economic, for an unconditional end to all and family ties," Harrl-U.S. bombings r "acts man said. "Steps could be taken of war" against the Hanoi towards building mutual underregime. The United States has standing and trust" with said it will stop the bombing if Coupled the early North Vietnam will take some morning meeting between Thieu reciprocal action to deescalate and Bunker in Saigon were the war. other diplomatic reports from Before entering the meeting Paris and Hanoi that pointed to Houston Walter Cunningham was sitting hall today, U.S. SPACE CENTER, negotiator W a new development in the talks (UPD The Apollo 7 astronauts, next to him. Averell Harriman refused to designed to bring peace to cleared to fly their "first class The "live" Vietnam. telecast got comment on rumors that spacemohile" past the halfway underway three minutes late, mark, today starred in the third about 10:12 a.m. EDT, but once act of their "orbiting road the irnag" flickered on earth- show" telecr.st to earth, show- bound television screens, it ing home viewers how they appeared as clear as the first operate their spacecraft and showings Monday and Tuesday prepare their meals in orbit. despite the Sounding "This is your captain speak colds that hechipper and his crewmen ing," Commander Walter Schir have had for several days, ra said in the opening of the Schirra United Press International party candidate George C clearly demonstrated By third "oerformance" after Donn the Wallace. took H. Hubert effects cf weird weightlessHumphrey Eisele held up a ness in the cabin of the Richard M. Nixon tc task on the "I will not allow debates to be cue card which said: "Hello ship built to take men to the debate issue again today, scant used to build up a third-part- y from the lovely Apollo Room hours before the two presiden- candidate and tnereby fragment moon high atop everything." y He flicked a food brg into the tial candidates were to appear the system." 'You can unfasten your seat for it him on the above same and hung platform space said Tuesday ha Humphrey Schirra said, assuming belts," suspended and rotating in the separate addresses. was still awaiting a reply from the tone of an airline pilot, weightless environment. "For eight long years Dick Nixon on his invitation to The flight of the Nixon has been saying around appear jointly with himself and spacecraft was go'ing so well the country that presidential Wallace Sunday. Wallace has that optimism was growing that candidates owed it to the given a qualified yes, according Apollo 7 will clear the way for a American people to debate," to the Democrat c camp. Christmas flight around the Humphrey said. In a position paper issued in moon by the next Apollo team "Now it seems he's having his Apollo 7 received clearance on seventh crisis. It turns out he Washington today, Humphrey child will be its 74th orbit to fly at least 91 isn't to debatp not if it pledged "No circles around earth past the meansready w at school if hunSry debating w ith me-- r.ot halfway mark of the to his means record because his parents are poor" if it facing up the is he record of; vuiCt!: and promised to elected, -..... Republican SAIGON U food the Jearsbring stamp program P51 BnA and Ir hit enhirra by bodyguards, Gen. Curtis E wuaj airu ovinia oow ham- to every county in the nation. his renewed Humphrey matter-of-factlcrewmen more LeMay brushed through a horde Nixon, touring the South, told of viewers mering on the debate theme in showed millions of newsmen on arrival in Saigon for St. a remarks a Knoxville, Tenn., rally Tuesprepared Intricate the the nation around today and said there would be systems devised to support men Louis rally. Later today he day the time has come to no news conferences during his on the half million mile round heads for an At Smith memorial "retire the old administration dinner in New York. where and let a new team in." In visit to the trip to the moon four day Nixon also was to appear. he said Greensboro, sned N.C., As the spacecraft war lone. was on thej Nixon nailed his stance on the Humphrey the out "panicking" Atlantic over The third party vice presidenof its 74th orbit, ground debate question Tuesday once because of his position tial candidate emerged from his start controllers gave the astronauts'again vowing he win not cngage in the campaign and could be commercial flight to s iw any abearance wnn wira! t.ve iiLMnuifcY rage 4 (See APOLLO rage 4) Gen. from hearty greeting Creighlon W. Abrams, the U.S. commander in Vietnam, and Deputy U.S. Ambassador Samuel Bcrger. of U.S. Dozens military policemen and his own Secret Service men opened a path for and his entourage LeMay The attack on the dollar, and move both for the session that ended WASHINGTON (UPlt t 50 newsmen, through at balanced Monday and for the two years once again toward 90 th Congress appropriated some of whom thrust microof the 90th Congress. more money than any in federal budget. phones into the candidate's And "Even in spite of the wr, According to committee re George Rep. history. face. its chief money which is costing (yearly) some cords, gross appropriations (in- Mahon, "I want to get in and out roan, warns government spend- $28 billion, plus," Mahon said, eluding those from trust funds more without any causing "as a result of the actions of and pvrmancnl uilhur-thi- s ing may continue to rise. commotion Uwm necessary. So Congress, the estimated! ualions) ran to about $215 Writing in a final issue of tne there 11 be po news conferen- Congressional Rrvord, Mahon deficit for the current fiscal; billion this ye.tr and to about ces," he told them. noted Unit in its two sessions year 1W9 now looks to be in the $205 billion in the 197 session. The retired former Air Force the Congress, paradoxically, rat ce of $3 billion to $7 billion." But thcs totals reflected cuts of the from presidential requests that chief of staff appeared tired also saved more than any Mahon, chairman House Appro? riations Commit- amounted to $13 2 billion thil from the long trip. Security Congress before it. bills ywr and $8.1 bil'ion last year. He said Its greatest accom- tee where all money guards occupied all possible summed up the "In the two sessions of th vantage points at Saigon's Tan plishment was that it acted to originate, balancl control inflation, repulse the congressional sheet (See WTH CONGRESS Tage 4) son Nliut airport. a Wtii Win a m - 1 oi Neither Steffi AfV cul-tur- al and-othe- Apollo Moonship At Trip Midpoint Humphrey, Nixon Swap Shots on Debate Issue now-famili- 16-l- two-part- Gen. LeMay Arrives In Saigon (UPD-Surrou- nded ., .'aru .... ta y v Mmfa nu-ch- Colonel H. Wayne Hodges (old those attending that the billion in tax receipts $1781 for the federal government comes from four main sources: Individual income taxes, $30.9 billion: social Insurance and retirement Income taxes, HO Income billion; corporation taxc, $.14.3 billion; and excise taxes , $14.7 billion. The government also receives $8 billion from borrowing and $8.2 billion from other sources. Defense Costs The biggest expenditure Is for national defense, with $79 1 billion. The Vietnam war accounts for $26 billion of this mount. Health, labor and welfare Transportation Telecommunications, Col. Daniel C. Bird. 4:15 p.m. Movie, "Toward the Unexplored, "covers Edwards Air Force Base in California as an air proving ground and research President !0c PER COPY 1 1 - w Ttt g I ; I 90th Congress Spent More Money Than Any Other In History; Also Saved More le.-'s- ill? MARKING COMPLETION OF A RECORD wiling I'nllrd Fund Drhe at U.S. Sttel'i Geneva xludrnt at I'tah Valley fare and Training H'orki, plant Irndfrs join with Res Jolley, learn effort that raised Center, gruplng a baseball bat to symbolize the plant-wid- e $75,721 lor the Utah County campaign. A record 90 per cent of Geneva employees par high for the plant. tldpalrd In the drive (riving an average of $11 each, a No an Work IT drive chairman: Re . Pictured art from kit, Joseph U Kullerton. Geneva Jolley, center; Val E. (hrlstcnsrn, preildrnt, Loral V26. United Steel Workers of America (LSWA): Grnnl F. Wlghtman, prriidtnl. Local Z.d, SW; James D. Downey, president, Local ISWA, an J Raymond W. Sundqulit, Grot a Wetki gcotral wpcrlnlcndcnt. e t - r |
