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Show rtjrinin - i fi Weather Watermelon For Qassified, Phone 9. 521-353- Its 5 1; VoL 191, No. 63 363-152- 5. ro- - clouds, showers -- antf" thunderstorms. Temperatures will remain cool in area. See weather map on Page More . 1; 355-751- he - Mostly Moisture Salt Lake City and Utah Other Tribune departments: News, information, all other scores, departments, phone 363-151- I Salt Lake City, Utah June 16, 1965 Wednesday Morning Price Ten Cents B-2- 0. res md ion 3rk ud- - ing ich by , COLUMBUS, GA. (AP) Eighteen soldiers were killed Tuesday when two Army assault rammed together helicopters and crashed during a training flight at nearby Ft. Benning, the Army said. There were no survivors. 'Eighteen is the final count, said Sgt. Maj. A1 Spratley of the Ft. Benning information office. Toll Confirmed. ac- - I ire- - iro lar ap- - the lal-- he . , Bloody Battle Shatters Dominican Ceasefire , 1 the ro- - by ms ing lad ses idi- - of ses ted get Victims llo ud- - of the vis N Companies ! '!' ' ! ng, nty ttle ate ral .. f ry -- Helicopter Battalion, 11th Air Assault Division. Names of the dead were withheld until their next of kin were notified. Air Force helicopter hovers overhead as firemen battle flames from B58 Hustler wreck- lT.S. HU-1- StOfK Mfirkpt Gains After -l- anded at Le Bourget Airport r after a nonstop flight from the Soviet 'capital. The So-THadg viGt news agenc.V Tass said its five-hou- f0Ur market madcf a turna and scored a substantial of 465 mph FT range of 6,600 advance. load of 45 tons. Volume spurted to 9,430,000 miles with a Tass said the plane is unshares, highest- - since Nov. 26, questionably the most economical of all the known types of Additional Details, Page transport planes. 15'000-horsPI)w- tot-Namar- 8-- B 1963, when 9,323,000 shares-change- d hands on the first trading day after the assassination of President Kennedy. A full blown selloff developed in the first hour when, according to the New York Stock Exchange, trading was the heaviest for the period in neary 28 years. Prices went down. Trading in the first 'hour to- taled 2,060,000 shares," highest since Oct. 19, 1937, When 2,210,-00- 0 shares changed hands. The New York Stock Exd ticker changes new tape, capable of printing 900 characters a minute, fell behind floor transactions for the first time since it was put in operation last Dec. 1. At one stage it lagged by four minutes. high-spee- Todays Chuckle Girls have, an unfair advantage over men: If they cant get what they want by being smart, they can get it by being dumb. 7( can of Delaware. Both the House and Senate versions call for repeal over a four-yea-r period of nearly all excise or sales taxes except those on alcoholic beverages, cigars and cigarettes and those Associated Pres Wirephoto levied to finance highway and age. The bomber crashed Tuesday in Paris airport construction or to reguwhile landing. Thousands witnessed fiery crash. late gambling and narcotics traf- in Auto Taxes Vincent Karaba, Phoenix, Ariz. The sleek, Delta wing B58, which can fly at speeds up to (,300 miles an hour, swept over the air show twice after completing a flight from the United States, then turned on its final approach for a landing. Flames, Smoke Flares . ' Suddenly, oily black smoke and bright boiled from end of the the flame up orange runway as the swift plane slammed into the ground only a few feet short of what would have been a safe landing. Except for provisions dealing with the 10 per cent tax on passenger automobiles, both bills conform in all major respects to President Johnsons recommendations. The legislation is designed to improve the federal tax structure by eliminating-burdensoand discriminatory sales taxes on household appliances, jewel ry, handbags, furs, cosmetics and many other goods and services. Most of the taxes were imposed or increased at the time of World War II or the Korean War to discourage consumer buying and provide revenue. , Economy Expansion the of levies is also inRepeal tended to sustain the national economys expansion that has now been under way for nearly two years. President Johnson asked Congress to reduce the automobile tax to five per cent and postpone a decision on whether it of The bases. closing military be repealed. pay bill was viewed as a more should ultimately The bill, as approved by the clear-cu- t showdown since it diwould eliminate the tax rectly involved the constitutional House, See Page 2, Column 1 in five steps. Five Steps It would cut the rate to seven per cent, effective retroactively to May 15, to six per cent next Jan. 1, to four per cent Jan. 1, 1967, to two per cent Jan. 1, 1968 and to zero Jan. 1, 1969. In the Senate version, a tax of MOSCOW (AP) The 68th in one per cent would be continued the Cosmos series of Soviet indefinitely, with part of the was launched Tuesday, revenue of 190 million dollars a to be used to clean up an official announcement said. year automobile graveyards. roadside It was reported to be functionAfter Jan. 1, 1968 ing normally and radioing back information. In addition, manufacturers The announced purpose of the would be subject to a penalty cosmos series is to collect scien- - tax of four per cent on sales of r jfjc data on space, cars that were not equipped with The new satellite Is orbiting specified safety and ' smog-contrthe earth every 89.77 minutes at devices. altitudes varying from 207.5 The penalty would apply to miles to 127 miles. cars sold after Jan. 1, 1968. Solons Okeh Huge Hike In Military Pay Scale sto-;ye- stock il. A.F. Hustler Crashes, Kills 1 and others were scattered A Soviet PARIS (AP) around. A rotor blade from one of the, transport plane reported capa copters was found several ble of carrying 720 passengers or 80 tons of freight arrived from Moscow Tuesday at the Paris International Air Show. It stands jnore than five Selloff Early ries high;' and it immediately drew a' cluster of photographers anc newsmen seenS informa- tion about its construction and performance as it pulled up A - Stuns Paris Air Show Crowd lice. The burned wreckage of one helicopter was in a swampy area of pine trees and saplings. The other helicopter was at the base of a large pine tree. Two bodies were under the wreckage ! 4 . b yy. fic. PARIS (AP) A U.S. Air Force B38 Hustler, fastest nuclear bomber in the American arsenal, crashed in flames before thousands of visitors to the International Air Show at Le Bourget Airport Tuesday. The pilot of the plane, identified by Air, Force officials as Lt. Col. Charles 0. Tubbs, whose parents live at Cisco, Tex., was killed. Two other crewmen aboard were injured. Texan, Arizonan Injured The Air Force identified the injured as Maj. It took the bulldozer more than an hour to open the way! Harold Covington, San Angelo, Tex., and Maj. for the fire fighting crew, ambulances, doctors and military po- Wild Session likely. The three Senate votes against the bill were cast by Harry F. Byrd of Virginia and Frank J. Lausche of Ohio, Democrats, and John J. Williams, Republi- & , Four helicopters were flying in formation when the two collided at low altitude shortly after takeoff. The aircraft crashed into each other about two miles from the airstrip at 9:54 a.m., the Army said. A; soldier in one of the other helicopters told a newsman that the skies were overcast and visibility was limited when the lateral collision occurred. One of the fallen aircraft burned for about three hours before a fire truck could get through the woods to the wreckage. Access Difficult ' Final congressional action either this week or next seems r In Formation By John D. Morris New York Times Writer WASHINGTON The Senate Tuesday night passed a bill for $4,700,000,000 reductions in excise taxes. The measure was approved by a vote of 84 to 3. The bill now goes to a conference committee for reconciliation with a $4,800,000,000 version approved June 2 by the House. Final Action w. fS remote area of the sprawling reservation of the Army infantry center. The helicopters were assigned to the 227th Assault - - House Talks On Agenda The victims of the collision and crash were from B and C companies of the 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Division. They were on a training mission to a n,- - By Robert Berrellez Associated Press Writer SANTO DOMINGO U.S. troops and rebel forces fought their bloodiest battle of the Dominican unheaval Tuesday Their day long collision left at least 21 persons dead, after the Americans advanced four blocks Into insurgent terrilbryT The gunfire lasted until 8:30 p.m. local time when a hastily arranged ceasefire brought the shooting to an end. The truce was worked out in a telephone conversation between Col. Francisco Caamano Deno, the rebel chieftain, and Brazilian Gen. Hugo Panasco Alvim, commander of the Excise Tax Army in Viet Nam. But he declined to say whetherThe soldiers were in training for action in southeast Asia. of Yanks, Rebels Clash, At Least 21 Killed Senate Votes Slash for The toll was confirmed after rescuers combed the wreckage and the surrounding area for hours after the crash. Each craft could carry up to 10 men. The helicopters collided and crashed in a swampy area of the infantry base. Spratley said the cause of the collision had not been determined. Spratley said the helicopters were the same type used by the ird f v Fall in Bog ed, . sv Crash in Air, ing lap ell,. )lic V 0 'V the t a ro 19,- ' Copters Kill lB;GIs in Dixie Crash iis Flood Storms Into Florida a, By John W. Finney New York Times Writer WASHINGTON Services Armed Tuesday The House Committee overwhelmingly ap- a pay raise for the military, more than double the increase requested by the administration. The pay increases go to Med men and junior officers. Lopsided Margin The bill vas approved by a proved Russ Launch Cosmos 68 - sat-tellit- vote, with only Rep. Samuel S. Stratton dissenting. The vote was viewed on Capitol Hill as a personal rebuff to Defense Secretary Robert S. Mc- who had waged an campaign, both in the Pentagon and in Congress, to win acceptance of the administration bill. Under the administration proposal, the pay increases would have averaged 4.8 per cent and totaled 448 million dollars annually. Skilled Personnel Tribune Series to Explore The Trapped Generation L. Mendell Rivers the committee chairman, had contended that the .administration proposal, part of a general federal pay increase reBy Associated Press commended by the President in Were you bom between 1913 and 1927? Atropical storm causing high May, was insufficient to achieve If you were you are in The Trapped Generation. tide$ and carrying winds up to the over-al- l objective of attracts Until now, the special problems of and old 60 mph crept from the Gulf of ing and retaining skilled personfolks seem to have monopolized public attention. But middle-age- d Mexico across northwestern Flo- nel in the armed forces. people have their ,owti peculiar problems, frustration, rida- Tuesday. The differences between Rivtribal rites and opportunities. Heavy rains drenched the ers and McNamara, however, This generation in the middle faces many uncertainties south Atlantic and the east Gulf went deeper than the details of ' and niceties a second honeymoon, a second adolescence, states. Some sections of Florida the military pay bill. new careers. 4 10 to inches of from got rain, ' took over Ever since Rivers 50s 40s in their are the subject of The and with the Florida panhandle rePeople the committee chairmanship Trapped Generation, a fascinating series of 10 articles which cording more than 5 inches. The will begin Sunday in The Salt Lake Tribune. rainfall was heavy as far north earlier this year, a power strugas Tennessee and the southern gle with constitutional overtones The series is condensed from a book called The Trapped has been developing between the Generation written .sections of Virginia. by Thelma Purtell, a young looking ,over the congressional from Westport, Conn. grandmother-autho- r Tuesday morning 3.11 inches to oversee military rain . doused Apalachicola, thority Watch for the first installment when it starts" Sunday and Tallahassee meas- - grams in and follow the entire-seriLast week the committee won ured 5.08 Inches. Robins Air Force BasC near Macon, Ga., a round in the struggle when it r recorded 2.62 inches and Black-ston- e won House approval of a bill One of America's Great Newspapers 1.86 the inches. veto a over Va.. giving Congress Rep. ), teen-ager- ... pro-Fla- ., es Salt Tribune Inter-Americ- an force. , Move Info Rebel Sector American paratroopers were wounded, three of them officers. A Brazilian lieutenant also was wounded. The Americans moved four blocks into the rebel sector after they were subjected to the heaviest fire since President Johnson sent troops here April 28 to protect American lives and prevent in the civil war. a Communist take-ove- r There was no immediate indication that they planned to continue their drive into the rebel sector. Such a move could liquidate the insurgent holdout in the downtown area and terminate the violent rebellion. Associated Press Wirephoto At least 21 persons were found dead when .the fighting ended woundSen. J. W. Fulbright . . . Asks this evening. Seventeen were rebel soldiers. Twenty-si- x return to 1964 Geneva accord. ed were brought to Padre Billini Hospital in the rebel sector. U.S. sources in Washington blamed the rebels for the outbreak. They said the rebels started the shooting and the Americans did not fire back until fired upon. - The U.N. Security Council called a meeting for 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday on the Dominican situation after word reached I The terms of such a settle-Ne- New York of the new outbreak. By E. W. Kenworthy not now be foreseen, York Times Writer Eye Settlement lFlllbright said. but he suggested W WASHINGTON Sen J Col. Camaano called the outinclude a return to proposed they might Fulbright not Geneva a form of pressure by the break of accords 1954, Tuesday that the United States the Organization of American conduct a resolute but res- just in their essentials but in all their specifications. States to force us to accept an trained holding action in Viet The Geneva accords specified undignified solution. Nam until the Communists fiHe made his remarks after that the 17th parallel was a temto of see the futility trying nally OAS representatives called to line and of demarcation win a complete military victory porary not a national boundary. They express regret that the three-ma- n and agree to negotiate. OAS team would In a Senate speech, the chair- also provided for unification of be unable mediating to come to the rebel North and South Viet Nam after man of the Foreign Relations sector for a 4 p.m. conference. 1956. Committee said that a negotiat- elections to be held in The mediators Ellsworth maRed Victory? . ed settlement must involve Bunker of the United States, jor concessions by both sides. Former President Ngo Dinh Page 10, Column 1 Diem of South Viet Nam, with the support of, the United States, refused to hold elections at that time because of a fear that the popularity of President Ho Chi Minh of North Viet Nam would secure a victory for Twenty-fou- r Hold Line in S. Viet, Fulbright Proposes - .) ee Blast Shakes Viet Port, 46 Injured - A terrorist SAIGON (AP) bomb exploded in the civilian terminal of the Saigon Airport Wednesday, and U.S. military spokesmen said 46 persons, including 34 Americans, were reported wounded. The U.S. spokesman said they did not yet have an official casualty count, but according to the best information they had received there were 34 Americans, 9 Vietnamese, 2 Indians and 1 French National injured, They said they did not believe there were any serious injuries. Faction Asks Civil Posts d the Communists. Secretary of State Dean Rusk has said the United States would favor a return to the essentiof the Geneva accords. als This has been interpreted to mean the United States excluded from the "essentials the holding of elections for a embracing North and South Viet Nam. Equally Opposed Fulbright said he was equally opposed to unconditional with- drawal of United States forces or to escalation of the war as advocated by some U.S. miti-tar- y officials. Unconditional New York Times Service . SAIGON The militant Buddhist faction demanded Tuesday that civilian leaders be given key posts in the new military-dominatgovernment ol South ' Viet Nam. x The Buddhists reminded Maj. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu, who Monday was proclaimed chairman of the ruling military committee, that their demonstrations had brought down the government of Lieut, Gen. Nguyen Khanh lasLAugust in a fight for a civilian administration. The issue arose sharply as a consequence of a move by Thieu to appoitlt Air Vice - Marshal Nguyen Cao Ky, the commander of the air force, as chairman of ed withdrawal, the Arkansas Democrat said, would have disastrous consequences Serious Condition ' extending beyond. South Viet the executive council This Other reports said two French Nam. It would airbetray our obli- would give the citizen were hurt and one was to that we man to a a post promised comparable gation country believed in serious condition. See Page 4, Column 1 of Pemier. Another report said a Vietnamese policeman was wounded seriously. Tops in The Tribune Two military jet transports carrying U.S. servicemen landed within minutes of the blast, and a crowd of 120 soldiers was waiting a short distance from the terminal building to board the transports for return to the United States. But all the Americans injured were reported AND A GOOD DAY to all of you who believe in fairies, working in the terminal or there on business, and no casualties gnomes, elves and all sorts of other beings that are not really were reported among the two beings at all:. And if you dont believe in such troop contingents. In the air, warplanes hit things, dont bother to turn to page Communist targets on both sides 9 and read Douglass Welchs coluof the 17th Parallel Tuesday and mn-all about fairies, gnomes, elves the U.S. Air Force permitted even and a few witches, some of for the first time correspondents whom Mr. Welch knows personally. o ride jets on bombing missions within South Viet Nam. But if you do believe in such or would like to read about things-Use Napalm them then do turn to Page 9 and F100 Supersabres sprayed naMr. Welch find out about some of the witches,' palm fire bombs, high explo- their doings and such things as Welchs neighbor, Mr. Cooper, sives and 20mm cannon shells who sees fairies in his garden. into Viet Cong-helhamlets. The They are quite interesting and according to Mr. Cooper, daylight attacks on guerrill they look more like bathing beauties. And who could object holdings followed up 230 such to in beauties bathing your garden? strikes in the period TRY IT, on Page ended at 6 a.m. ' AmeriMore than 75 planes HANDY GUIDE TO THE INSIDE can and South Vietnamese SECTION A SECTION B pursued th campaign north of the border, striking particularly Theater News News Business Pages at bridges, barracks and high- Editorial CommentPages 18 Television Listings Page 10 Page and river traffic. Douglass Welchs Big Hit In Special Gnome World A-1- . d , 8-- 9 12-1- 3 way AND MORE . , , Fathers Day Section C; Sugar House Nineteen U.S. Navy planes bombed a highway bridge only Section D; Tops JnJ2orqics, Page B-Sports News, Pages 50 miles south of Hanoi. Results Society happenings and household hints, Pages were not determined. Qassified Ads, Pages B:U-1- A ft. w ft I - |