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Show r ')( ' -- 368 VOL. NO. 85 rfr- EEET HEW Clear Skies Gear skies for the weekend. A little warmer with highs in the low 60s. For more information see weather map PageB-5- . V ' 52 PAGES 10c i . 364-258- 1 .i 355-7475 Adv. ,& Circulation r 363-152- 5 5 Classified Ads Only Editorial officesr33 KichardsSt. 521-353- SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, T 1967 Wnel fvL . 364-1111 Only-Informati- on The Mountain West's First Newspaper ? ' I I$ews Depts. .News Tips SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH' Auto Union To Leave Federation? By Our Phone Numbers NEIIGILBRIDE WASHINGTON (AP) Most top AFL-CIofficials expect Walter Reuther to march his big United Auto Workers Union out of the federation in December in what would be organized labors biggest split in udecade, in-- -- i O Pentagon Issues Sharp Denial To Charge By Johnson Critic formed sources say. Reuther, who has stilled his tongue-lashin- g criticism Premier of AFL-CI- WASHINGTON (UPI) The Defense Department has issued a terse, 16 word denial that consideration is being given to a land or sea invasion of North Vietnam. The Pentagons denial came several hours after Sen. Vance said the Johnson Administration was seriously conHartke, President O George Meany since the Released Auto month-lon- g strike began Workers against Ford D-In- sidering invading Vietnam. Motor Co., reportedly isnt confiding his plans to even his clos In Greece est associates. ATHENS, GREECE (AP) The military government lifted house-arrerestrictions Satur- day against former Premier Papandreou and eight other members of his Center Union party. An announcement said eight members of the party had signed a pledge not to engage in politics. There was no mention of Papandreou doing this. Papandreou was arrested hours after the April 21 military coup. He was interned for several days in a military hospital before being placed under house arrest. The eight other party members were held in custody in a suburban hotel before they were released, about two weeks after the coup and restricted tQthejr George There' is no question that an invasion is being of the Executive Council believe the final breach is likely at the federation's December in Miami Beach, convention Fla., sources said. But AFL-CIO- North many members 's seriously Stadium, St. Louis, but Sox fans from Fairfield, Conn., braved chilly wait for tickets. Mist halted batting practice at considered," Hartke told United Press International President Friday. Johnson is under increasing pressure to do that. Busch DRASTIC BREAK Hartke said the pattern of past escalations was being a contrived leak, a repeated trial balloon, a carefully worded Such a move would be the most drastic labor break since kicked out the the AFL-CITeamsters Union on corruption charges 10 years ago. Pentagon denial. The Pentagon, in its subseReuther quit last February as quent statement, said: No con vice president and an AFL-CIsideration is being given by the executive council member. He Department of Defense to an later gained authority from his invasion of NorthVietnam. winner aces on their ST. LOUIS The St. Louisjboth teams were hedging 1.5 million members to pull the TRIAL BALLOON Bob Gibson of the Cards and their pitching plans. union out of the federation Cardinals used deceptive running and effective hitting to Their idea, of course, is to get second-gamwhenever he wants. winner Jim - Lon-- . Hartke, a critic of the admin- win the third game of the 1967 istrations Vietnam policy, said out of borg of the Red Sox. High labor officials believe he World Series from the Boston as much work as possible former Cabot Lodge, IHenry will use the forum of the Red So jU.S. Ambassador to Saigon, convention to do it, Lou Brock floated a trial balloon in Pittstripled and, then probably In a sudden surprise scored in the first inning and homes. burgh last month when he was move. Mike Shannon hit a two-ru'quoted as favoring an invasion. Papandreou, 80, was premier Whatever he does will be homer in the second to give the from November 1963 to July Lodge quickly denied making Cardinals their first three runs. said one source. 1965, when he clashed with King dramatic, the statements attributed to Nelson BrileS took mound the Constantine and resigned. It reReuther used the tactic of him. for the Cards and allowed no sulted in some of the bloodiest in announcing complete surprise The next step, Hartke said, inruns first three during the street rioting in Athens since h i s resignation from the would be a denial from the Deveteran Gary nings. Big league the Communist civil war in AFL-CIIke checks into Walter Reed Hospital for checkup. hierarchy eight BeO was fense Department that the joint 1945-4pitching for the Sox months ago. ever recom-truc- k when the first three runs were PITTSBURGH A, Just a few more inches and chiefs of staff had (AP) invasion. Then Reuther issued an esca- scored, but was lifted for a mended an real been have could these in driver Michigan was, y pinch-hittlating barrage of in the third. killed Saturday by a rock that bad. officials said. Administration in ambush criticism on everything from Boston pushed its first run smashed through his windshield A man lying there was no recommen- Frjday to social across in the top of the sixth from an overpass. Five other behind a bank near Everett ldation by joint chiefs for an programs and foreign relations. inning, but the Cardinals came trucks were jilt by rocks or gun- fired on two trucks with a rhot-- : invasion, back in their half of the inning fire in Ohio and Pennsylvania gun, shattering the right wind- FINAL PLUNGE An aide1 Sen T,rston to add a tally to their totaL as the tempo of violence picked shield each time. The drivers denied meanrecent silence alReuthers on'M0rinthe trucks to sofind a to keep Smith hit a home nm:up despite attempts PORTO CONTE, SARDINIA the senators recent that while at least in forReggie attributable though Boston in the seventh and lution to the steel haulers the road. Elizabeth (UPI) Taylor's call for restraint in Vietnam to the Ford stake appears the Cardinals went scoreless to1 strike. dressing room trailer plunged part was based on the possibility of 3 the totals a the begin- - The Michigan man was killed over a .embankment lmae invasion of the north. an the is for preparing In favor of on U.S. 23 just south of Flint. into the sea Saturday only sec- ers that he njng 0f (he eight WASHINGTON (API higher tax and the reduced AFL-CIof the out final Jor- spending CONSIDERED NOT off plunge the highHis big rig veered St. Louis. onds after she stepped out of it, are needed. D. mer President Dwight a spokesman for the actress Those who think Reuther will The Cards tallied again in the! way, bounced across a ditch which to should be decided As said Saturday the nation said. secede in December note that bottom of the eighth and held and into a field. aide, noted that Mr. Eisenhower first, needs both a tax increase and a The $28,000 trailer was com no other major union chief has Boston from scoring in the top! The driver, Frederick E. Johnson and Mills are both of given serious consideration to was of of 40, Beck, hauling in spending. Wayne, pletely destroyed. The spokes- openly sided with him in the! the ninth these H01 and would certain-,cu- t the same political party, and he man said six crew members ideological clash with Meany. Mist shrouded the stadium animal parts to a soap lactory assumes they can work it out. pJoclaiming; Looking well and declaring he but the weather in a flatbed but a state trooper e narrowly escaped injury when to be a leader and, early Saturday Hes n got Eisenhower, who checked into 18 as a Oct. been felt fine, the former president Wednesday, the trailer slipped its brakes clearin a$ game time said it could easily have one is following him, . for a load of steel al day of prayer, urged Ameri-- 1 Morton, who withdrew his left Walter Reed Armv HosnitaL the hospital Friday afternoon. and safety blocks and cart- nobody he felt this and flew by cans Saturday to pray for .the support of the administrations wheeled over their heads as it source said, adding jleft at midmoming Showers fell here Friday and in the darkness, an overnight stay for Shelicopter back to his Gettys--o- f Reuthers could in defense war policy last month, called,3 expected to push An started was Satconstancy prevail crashed into he sea. investigation for late forecast more were ' by routine physical checkup. burg, Pa., farm home, freedom" and inspiration to for unilateral to see if the fatal accident was Miss Talor and her husband, walkout urday and Sunday, with a possia in United States the speech not our hearts, Richard Burton, currently are The loss of the Auto Workers, bility they would become thun- connected to the violent strike take the law into him asked his Newsmen opin,last week. He is now vacation- s 129 un- derstorms. In view of the uncer- by maverick Teamsters trying into our, hands. woking in a Tennessee Williams biggest of the ion of the current disagreement ini screenplay called Go forth, ions, would be a severe loss to tain weather, the managers of to force their union to get them He suggested prayer and, between President Johnson, who a better contract. If the connec- meditation at churches,- in It Is known that invasion f vvants an adaption of his play The the federation, which recently Congress to impose a 10 tion is confirmed, it would be groups, and as individuals. Milk Train Doesnt Stop Here announced a record memberthe north was one of cent jncome tax surcharge, under! the first death caused by the Let each of us pray that God alternatives Anymore. recently Character building beWilbur Mills, ship of 14.2 million. Chalrman strike that has study when the Marines at ConiArk., of the House Ways andi in our infancy and almost completely stopped the Thien and other outposts just, eans Committee, who insists1 gins cottinues until death. southof .the demilitarized zone; spending must be cut first. highway movement of steel. No one was injured in the four resolution to preserve Eleanor Roosevelt and were" being bombarded by in incidents on the Pennsylvania extend his blessings of liberty, tense Communist artillery fire1 "Theyre both right, Eisrn-- j hower replied, saying both the' from the north. Turnpike, but a trooper said, the proclamation stated. - - -- first-gam- e e 5-- 2 AFL-CIO- 's Rock Slams Cab Trucker Is Killed n Liz Brushes j IKE'S OPINION anti-Mean- er labor policies With Death Need Tax Boost, Cut In Spending ., 150-fo- - 'Prayer Day' Proclaimed 4-- 2 j ? DufLM0T'B Shower J3 H JoS,( nation-mistake- AFL-CIO- Todays Thought several. Goldwater TOP OF THE NEWS seven-week-ol- d Backs Policy - Space j Columbus voyage, in his time a failure, thought brought forth the mightiest nation on earth and paved the way for trade intrigue and adventure. But will the efforts to probe space have the same ratio of Importance when weighed years hence? For BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) mer Sen. Barry Goldwater says he fully supports the Vietnam policy of President Johnson, who defeated him in the 1964 presidential election. It may sound strange coming from a Republican, told 3,000 persons at Buffalo State University College Friday, "but I stand back of my President in this war. Qei Jump IPairoftiroops SAIGON (UPI) American French airbase known as Le Green Berets, in a rare com- Rutland to resupply Commubat jump, parachuted into nist troops in the area. Communist controlled central The airbase is four miles Highland jungles to set up a from the border and about 110 border base near a Cambodimiles north of Saigon. The an airfield the North VietnamForces began building Col. John Glenn, USMC Special to ese their are using He alsrf called on all Amerresupply their camp across a strategic (Ret.), discusses this and him in supporting troops by air, it was learned infiltration route two miles on outer space in terms of fu- icans to join Saturday. Mr. Johnson. the South Vietnamese side of ture benefits in a story on The air -- drop apparently the border. in today's DeserI would like to sec the war Page 'A-1x' et News. end in any way, as long as it is took the Communists by surThe disclosure of the drahe prise. The U.S. Special Forces Green Beret mission matic For other storieg . of wide not a . dishonorable way, added. Until then, I urge ev- and tough Montagnard strikthree American incame as inan zeaderjnterest, heres to stand .behind our ers met only a few scattered eryone fantry companies killed neardex: President , snipers. : ly 100 Viet Cong in a bitter battle Friday in the UPI correspondent Robert eight-hou- r Comics : a former paratrooper, Mekong Delta 41 miles southKaylor, Kills Bus Crash 1.2 TV Highlights west ot Saigon. It was the jumped with them. Weather ... heaviest ground fighting in SixU.S. headquarters declined TEHRAN, IRAN.(AP) .8 Obituaries teen - persons - were reported to. comment, but the secretly weeks. 9 The fight broke out 14 miles killed and several. injured Fri- planned operation was based Womens Page 11 10, when a bus carrying on Intelligence repiorts that west main American pight Ads Action day -- U12 40 passengers collided with a confirmed for 'the first-tim- e fortress at Dong Tam. A C SECTION truck and caught fire 95 miles that the North Vietnamese spokesman said, mop-vj- Jjut ChurCh NCttI T,3-'J'"JLU-1- 'rw'est-o- f this capital. were landing planes at the eld troops s. Gold-wat- er 2 .4 Whati it lay. Pa? , SECTION National, Foreign Church Page Financial News . Theater . Editorial Page City, Regional'- - B of-t- -.- -- p caunted-llibodic- 8 5 Less than 30 seconds later, six more C130s roared overhead and dumped two com- of . Mike Force panies troops, the Montagnard strikers, with their Green Beret advisors, into a long, narrow zone. drop V temporarily at least. was made Thursday. First on the ground were the Pathfinders. They jumped from a C130 flying at 700 feet. Green nylon parachutes popped open, and within seconds they were on of. a ridge-delt- a Later, fwo more companies were whirled, in by helicopter along with a line,. A N.Y.-Spe- ' Security troops moved out while the Pathfinders marked , . . . h 1 T r' - .. I Special n team to help build the fighting camp as a permanent base.- - , Lt. Col. Ludwig Faisten-- ' hammer Jr., .Clean, Forces - commander,, who planned the operation, Forces t v 1 wounded. Over North Vietnam, U.S. warplanes streaked back near the Communist Chinese border for the fourth straight day, bombing highway and railroad Military targets. sources said rail traffic from China has been choked off, Beret'jump said a North Vietnamese regiment was believed in the area. The area also was believed to be near the s'ecret' jungle headquarters of the d , ,0 r t - 5 SECTION t - 4-- Sports out a drop zone. Occasional gunfire crackled in the background. But the several North Vietnamese platoon-sizeforces that intelligence reports indicated they might find in the vicinity failed to materialize. commandreports from-fiel- d ers estimated at least 100 guerrillas had been killed. Nine Americans were killed in .the fight, and 23 others The Green Comig im X, T cial ' . Viet Cong's 10th Militaiv Region which is defended by a tough guerrilla main force ' battalion. Capt. Spencer A. Fohoni. 27, Washington, D.C.. headed the A" team. The .first step is to stiing lie said. Then ve wire. work out from there. Clay- mores, trip flares, mines,, ail that stuff. And we dig in." Folsom gazed out qver the wooded hilltops surrounding him. ' It ought to be an interesting place, to say the least, he said. I know were being watched right now, and as soon as they, figure , were moving in for good, it ought to get really interesting. |