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Show Telephone 373-5050 Cloudiness For Ads, News, Circulation: ‘on'the increase today and south- Provo Oifice, erly winds clearing out the smoke. Mild temperatures 190'W. 4th N. ...... 373-5050 with highs near 60 and lows tonight in the mid 30s. Proba- Orem Office, 383 N. State... 251605 bility of rain less than 10 per cent. US. Aiding in Thai T VOL. 44, NO. 18 PRICE 15 CENTS 7 a ee oe Against Red Guerril las Fighting Guerrilla Force Heavy on Rises to 5,000 2 Fronts army, them in antigue Thailand hasrisen to some 5,000 —U 'y engineers are men and -U.S.helicopters- are laying logistical groundwork to | By RICHARD H. GROWALD \flying Thai troops into battle support major land operations against them, reliable sources against the guerrillas. | United Press International \ The sources would not say the - SAIGON (UPI) —Heavy-fight- said Saturday. \ing broke out Saturday between The American and Thai U.S. advisers are shooting, troops are U.S. and Communist troops on informants also reported that: although Thai _— American soldiers are fighting in at least six areas of two jungle fronts near Cambo | dia, Giant B52 stratofortresses prowling the wilderness of the northeast’ near the borders struck in three bombing attacks /Northeast Thailand with combat of Laos and Burma. Guerrillas supporting the U.S. infantrymen| battalions of the Royal Thai also are active further south 7) =~ along the Malaysian. border. who at one point were fighting| Nearly everyone in the- Thai just 1 12 miles from the| capital admits, that .progress Cambodian border. against -gierrilla insurgency At another frontier point, during the first 10 months of about 50 Cambodian soldiers 1966 has been nil. Key U.S. crossed ‘into South Viet Nam, \guerrilla warfare experts are seized a civilian and 14 cattle being sent in from neighboring and shot their way back across |South Viet Nam wheretheystill the border, Saigon Government \are sorely needed. z spokesmen reported. The spokesmen said South Vietna- WASHINGTON (UPI) —Se-|, It is impossible to determifie jow many of the 33,000 U.S. mese militiamen. suffered light eretary of State Dean Rusk} servicemen in Thailand vare casualties in a brief fight with says a brief truce in the Viet}, ing used as advisers, The the Cambodians. Nam fighting during the Christ- sources said’ the number is At sea, U.S. Navy destroyers masholidaysis a possibility. probably4f the hundreds, attacked a dozen more Commu- But Rusk foundlittle reason | Most Americans here are Air nist cargo vessels off the North to hope Friday thatthe United| Force personnel supporting. the Vietnamese coast, destroying alesou ae its ee end of the Viet Nam War Hospital at Bethesda, Md. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN by Lunar Orbiter I1’s high reso- three and heavily damaging ‘of Noi fiet Nam as if ‘or/The U.S. operates a major to fly to his Texas ranch to rest up from two operations, (Herald-UPI Telephoto) a at Nakorn| : Tution camera. It shows an area about 1.3 miles by 1.7 miles. three others. with their five-inch|37 days after Christmas~in 1965. helicopter base picture shells. The destroyers John R. The secretary said in mere and recently the chop-| The smallest craters which can be are about three feet in diameter. Orbiter was 30 miles above Craig and Hamneralso shelled weekly efforts~since January, pers have been used to ferry| lunar surface when it took photo, (Herald-UPI Telephoto) a North Vietnamese radar site the United-States has not been Thai troops. into battle against| two miles above the demilitaindicati the Communists. | rized zone border in action that Eel ee agre went | The choppers, fromthe 606th) sav peabieeoi¥ fire about 200); ‘eciproc: ate, should the raids | At Commando Squadron, are} roun supposed to be piloted by Thai} Biggest American Force “Rusk may get a firsthand airmen but-none are available The-., flare of the. possibilities for a at the moment. The U.S. has Saturday in be central * lull in theje “fighting “fighting during a begin a training program for Tands 240 mi north of salt Saigon stop in December when helicopter pilots but the first By MICHAEL L. POSNER Saturday to complete hisifrom three days of hospitaliza. AUSTIN, Tex, (UPI). — |récovery from two operations. tion at Bethesda Naval Medical the “War Zone C’* area he flies to Europe via Southeast {See GUERRILLA, Page 4) PASADENA, Calif. (UPI) —| Lunar Orbiter 2 returned one 60 President Johnson, wearing a| Johnson was greeted by about| Center. miles northwest of Saigon|Asia for a conference with Scientists today were porin, | medium resolution and two high where the biggest American NATO allies. \broad grin and assuring well- {300 wives and servicemen and Johnson, grinning widely, aver three “excellent quality” /resolution photographs after} force of the war was sweeping] In-other matters covered in a |wishers he was all right,| local residents at Bergstrom Air | virtually bounced from his Air ‘photographsreturnedby Ameri- throwing a scare into scientists against Viet Cong returned to his home state|Force Base after a. jet.flight/Force One jetliner and jogged juagle|niews ¢onference, Rusk: a's second Lunar Orbiter to at Caltech's Jet Propulsion headquarter positions. —Condemned the arrest of |rapidly to the air field's fence a help pinpoint where Apollo Laboratory. | where he patted babies, shook ‘Vladimir J. Kazan-Komarek,42, The Central Highlands battle 2 astronauts should land on the The 850-poynd’ ph Superintendent Claims i erupted. when a company of|a Czech-born naturalized Ameri|hands and said he was feeling moon. laboratory-wWas-“snapping pic- troops from the U.S. Army 25th can citizen. He said the United SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) —| | “pretty. good.” tures of fitst of 13 potential Infantry Division, hacking its States was pressing Czechoslo- State Sen. Haven J. Barlow of His handshaking along the landitig sifes when telemetry fence was obviously intended to way through dense jungle on’ vakia-and Russia for the right Layton Saturday was designatdata indicated an “irregulari- patrol, signal that he was recovering tan. inte a Communist ‘to visit Kazan, the operator of a ed President of the Senate and ty.2 from his hernia operation and force at the spot where Cambridge, Mass., travel agen- Rep. Frank W. Gunnell of Logan| “Orbiter control announced, “a American troops killed 76 North)¢y. removal of a small polyp from ste was named Speaker of the} counter used to monitor shutter Vietnamese in bitter fighting a| “We do not like the circum- House for Utah’s next legisla-| \his throat. operations appears to have week ago. stances of this man’s treat- tive session. | Johnson then made the short recorded twice the number of Almost immediately, more iment,” Rusk said, referring to Sen. Reed Bullen of Logan| Utah State Hospital is in|program in order that they may | Jetstar flight from the air base events called for.” American infantry~ companies his arrest Oct. 31 on charges of was elected majority floor danger of losing its gains of|implement some of our treat-\to the LBJ Ranch. After three hours later word were thrown into the action, high treason during an unsche- leader for the Senate and Rep.|tte past few years—and most] ment techniques within their The First Lady, the Johnson’s @ came from Madrid that video ~ SALT LAKE CITY (UPI)— engineers there had processed military spokesmen said. A duled stop of a Russian airliner ‘Allan E, Mechan of Salt-Lake|Setiously the possible loss of} own institutions. The hospital younger daughter Luci and her in Prague. City was named majority floor medicare certification—if it con-| now finds itself in danger of) |husband Patrick J. Nugent, Gov. Calvin L, Rampton warnthe first of 20 frames and ‘“‘the Vietnamese military unit also —Forecast__defeat of the leader-for-the- House. physiifinues to lose well-qualified per- compromising the treatment |Johnson’s White ed federal officials-Friday that leaped into” the fight shortly ‘another delay in construction: of quality of the photograph is before dusk: { annual effort to replace Nation-| ‘The-majoritywhips are Sen-|Sonnel through inadequate sal- program because of the large |cian George E. Berkley and number of well-qualified pro- | Luci’s pet beagle Kim traveled alist China with Communist elect Robert F. Clyde of Heber|4tes. the Central Utah Project would Later, a spokesman for A spokesman at Pleiku said| China in the United Nations and| City for the Senate and Rep. Thus declared Dr. Gordon S. fessional personnel who have with the Chief Executive. be “unconscionable.” Boeing, the prime contractor, the fighting started at a spot declined comment on proposals Stanford P. Darger of Salt|Johnson, state hospital super- left in order to obtain higher | They ‘followed the President Rampton said the Utah rec- said the irregularity was the about a mile and a half east of from Italy and Canada on U.N. Lake City for the House. \intendent, Saturday’ in his) salaries and other benefits. It jclosely as he gripped hands lamation project has been in result of a “false signal.” the Cambodian border during a seats for both Chinas. Republican majorities in the/monthly report to the Utah State/ should be fully understood that \along ‘the fence. the planning stage for almost ‘The fears of scientists quickly sweep known as “Operation mental health personnel are in Johnson, who said earlier that two houses of the Utah legis-|Welfare Commission. 10 years and so far “not a turned to jubilation as Orbiter Paul Revere IV.” lature metin Salt Lake City to} “Higher salaries and other short supply and high demand \he was returning to the part of shovel-full of dirt has been took four pictures of site No, 2. American companies in the select their leaders. |benefits” continue to attract and unless something is done \the country he knows andlikes turned.” Additional picture taking was fighting were from the Third Earlier in the day the Demo-|staff personnel away from the ‘immediately to retain our key. best, plunged from 49-degree He directed his remarks to in store for Orbiter today as it Brigade_of -the- 25th Division cratic. House minority met in}Utah State Hospital, to the personnel, ‘the treatment pro- | Washingion weather to a bright Interior Secretary Stewart L. circled the moon every three’ The exact size of the Commusuriny, 76-degree Texas day. thc Newhouse Hotel. The y|point where it is endangering’ gram will certainly suffer. nist unit was not immediately. hours and 28 minutes from a Udall and James Jones, a White named Rep. Ralph C. Anderson|the institution, the report said. “During the past year the Also on the plane was’ Mrs. ee high point of 1,151miles to a determined. of--Sait-Lake~City—floor—leader | —‘‘Responsible—state—officials Utah-State-Hospital_has_been. | Albert Thomas, a Democratic House aide to President John- low of 29,6 miles. Its velocity at ‘CommunistSupplies Taken and Rep. Della L. Loveride of|have been appraised of ourcrit: ‘approved asa participating hos- jeongresswoman who succeeded son. Rampton pleaded with. the the low point was 4,284 miles an A spokesman in Saigon sgid ical situation,” Dr. Johnson pital in medicare as well as her late husband, a personal two officials. not to delay con- hour. (See FIGHTING, Page 4) WASHINGTON (UPI) —Sec-)/S8lt Lake City, whip. friend of the Johnson family. struction, of the Utah project retary of Labor W. Willard| ‘The Republicans met at the|said. “It is hoped that proper gaining accreditation by the |—Press Secretary Bill D. Wirtz Saturday announced ap-| University Club. After a joint/action can be taken now, prior Joint Commission on Hospital as part of a federal domestic |Moyers reported Johnson spent further loss of key personAccreditation. These are based jmeeting which was addressed|to cutback in spending. HERALDing The News. Boy ~\proval of 11 new Neighborhood \by GOP. State Chairman Rich-'nel, principally upon our treatment the: flying time from- WashingYouth Corps projects for Utah. services and not our physical ‘ton going through three brief Wirtz said the projects will jard Richards, the Senate and} The report continued: facilities. If we are unable to leases of documents; |House members met in separ-| ‘The Utah State Hospital has provide, work for more than ‘retain individuals for our treat- | Moyers reported that the ate caucuses. ‘been in an enviable position. in 700 youths, aged 16-21. The Sen. Barlow won the Senate|respect to its treatment pro- ment program we are in danger /President took note of speculaprojects are financed through In spite of inflation and rising a The Daily Herald ‘of losing both our accreditation tion coming from Europe on the federal and local funds. |Presidency from Sen. W. Hugh|gram during the past few years. has been able to hold its subscription price gt $1.75 per’ both \Brockbank of Salt Lake City|This is evidenced by the num- and medicare program. »The countries he plans to visit this ‘The federal government will spring, He said that Johnson at month for the past ‘six years—but now we are forced to provide $70,450 for an $85,950 while’ Gunnell beat Rep. Lorin|ber of observers from all re- State stands to lose several this time had not given any hundred thousand dollar's a year " i os : make a small adjustment. *|NYC project for the Box. Elder N. Pace of Salt Lake City for|gions of the United States who (See STAFF LOSS; Page-4) {thought to possible stops on_his LONDON (UPI) —Britain’s ‘ , \have visited and studied the! the House Speaker's ‘post: BANGKOK (UPI) —The Com: munist guerrilla force in Brief Truce Possible At Yuletide ‘A SMILING PRESIDENT JOHNSON leaves the Bethesda Naval LBJ Arrives in Texas — Photos Help Scientists Pinpoint Landing Sites After Hospital Stay _ GOP, Demos Elect Leaders Staff Loss Endangers CUP Delay Utah State Hospital DrawsFire - Of Rampton Youth Corps Projects WinOkay Britain's Top | Herald Price Adjustment Spy Chaser In Retirement top. spychaser is hanging up his cloak and dagger. Cmdr. Evails W. Jones, who Beginning Jan. 1, 1967, your paper carrier will colleot-< jae District to hire 135 | itinerary —exceptfor Germany oat the new monthly rate of $2 which becomes effective in - oc $70,290 project. for Brigham December. City will include federal funds $62,160. In this six-year period most newspapers across the amounting to Ninety-five students in Millard country have raised-their prices. at least once, Some have County will be hired’ by that gone up twice. Estimates based on the expanding economy ‘eounty’s school district. The: indicate that it takes $2.13 today to buy what $1.75 could project will cost $51,680 with DALLAS (UPI)—The third ffederal funds of $45,610. buy in 1960, i 3 i. The federal government will anniversary of President John supply federal funds totaling F. Kennedy's assassination falls costs in all Herald departments and enable us to accelerate '$40,030 to to the Emery County next Tuesday and if there is ‘our effort to improve and expand our product: Your paper {Commission who will hire 76 more to the story than the carrier will share substantially in the”increase, to offset students for its $46,430 project. Warren Commission has told, Texas investigators would like Federal moni his expenses, both delivery and personal, which. have gone to see the evidence. ~ up like everything else. ‘ é It's Been 3 Years Since Assassination Of Kennedy -- But Controversy Drones On The %-cents-per-month increase will help offset rising.” "Weat The Herald wil greatly appreciateyour unde » standing and cooperation in this necessary adjustment, We in Central Utah.” 7 rey to, “confabulate”—fill in the blanks)|Secretary State Dean Rusk, Robert S. McNamara, will erect a monument them.” Alexander meant the flood of books, articles, lectures and statements charging -the Warren’ ‘Commission’was wrong whenit concluded on the basis of 552 witnesses that Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone, killed Keennedy, with what they think should haye happened—it might even | Presidential Assistant Walt W. 'Rostow and John J. McCloy, get some misinformation in the former high commissioner of record, Oswald's mother, Mrs, Mar-| Germany. MeCloy is the United guerite Oswald, is against States representative on forth- opening an “immediate” inves- COME tigation but for different reae| Wilh the United Kingdom. and sons than Alexander, | Would “Confabulate” “T think that critics, along, ‘Alexander believes any new with myself, have investigation would turn up contradi evidence to war- Moyers said Johnson’s routine can bring up evidence we can nothing new and that because! tant reopen ing the case,” she (See LBJ ARRIVES, Page 4) put on the witness stand, we after three years witnesses will (See IT’S BEEN, Page 4) Pleason behalf of -the| anve Commission,” Assistant) Dist,, Atty, Alexander School| said."Ifany of these debunkers ‘you.thatit will always be our objective to. prodice, the best possible newspaper dedicated to your interests here |— and he added the President |said he “might even go off for {just a long weekend in Germany with Mrs. Johnson,” Moyers said Johnson's’ first stream of official callers next | week would include Secretary of Defense would be {o work in, the |