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Notables Pay Spelhnan Final Honors By George W Cornell ksociated pret1 Writer YORK — With solemn F p en d or Francis Cardinal Spellman was interred Thursday beneath the majestic cathedral where he reigned for 2S years with great power and sunny simplicity his lined face President Johnson grave u as among the extraordinary congregation of notables — of state church industry and many faiths — assembled n to do final honor to America's NEW best-know- prelate Catholic churchlie was "a Christ-likman" said the Rev Robert I Gannon in a eulogy Although the cardinal wielded enormous influence Father Gannon said lie never tried to impresS anyone — e even the most exalted" But an Illustrious conipany including one of the nmst Imposing array of eminent churchmen In the nation's history vvas present In Manhattan's majestic St Patrk-k'-s Cathedral to give their farewell homage President Johnson dressed in sedate black sat in a front pew which he shared with other notables including Gov Nelson A Rockefeller and New York Sens Robert F Kennedy and Jacob K Javits The President had praised the cardinal as a "good and gallant servant of our world" after he died suddenly last Saturday of a cerebral stroke at the age of 78 The cardinal's career had brought him close to high figures of government for a quarter century as well as to mil dispute Rep Vi'dinir D Mills (DATIL) riairman of the House cleklation mid tie is prepared to bring the eomprnmise hill up in his branch for a final vote next Tuesday or Wednesday The Senate la expected to pass It boon afterwards clearing the legislation to Mr Johnson before Congress adjourns next week temblage another year Show lions of US serVirellien whom he hal vhdled annually overseas for many years as the church's Tull I ary vicar "Oh King of Kings in Splendor" a choir sang as an hourlong procession blocks away filed through beginning the double bronze doors of the towering Gothic cathedral nags at half staff and purple wreaths stood beside the portal Eighteen churchmen including six American cardinals and three cardinals from abroad joined in on celebrating the Solemn Requiem Mass for their col league archbishop of New York since 1E9 His burial chamber was a Vault beneath the high altar where six of his predecessors rest And high above — from the vaulted ceiling — the red hat See Page 15 Column 7 A tre Speed The conferees acted with rare speed their work on the massive bill in three days They remained in session for 10 hours Thursday into the night to finish In all they had to settle 2:)5 differences tbe two versions These were among major provisions in the Senate bill dropped in the conference: —Permission for men and women to retire at age 60 with actuarially reduced benefits Now they must wait to age 62 except for widows who can get payments in finishing to at 60 —Allowance for retired persons to earn up to $2400 a year without king any benefits The present limit is $1500 The conferees accepted the new house figure of $1680 -- Firelight GULF OF TONKIN NOR TH Smashes Red VIETNAM 1 14 Post Kills 159 k By Edwin Q White Associated Press Writer 5A I otAb Record-Shatterin- g VINH - aenka SAIGON — American air cavalrymen r supported by artillery salvos attacks and helicopter gunship raids on heavily fortified enemy pos- INI 0 StiL fighter-bombe- iCons killed 159 North Vietnamese soldiers In two days of fighting 300 miles northeast of Saigon the US Command 1 THAI LAND reported Friday said American casualties were light But he said sporadic fighting still was under way Friday and gave no specific figures on US casualA spokesman UBON PAKSE ties Many of the enemy dead identified as elements of the 22nd Regiment of the 3rd 0 100 ‘4 s North Vietnamese Division apparently itmomm4 CAMBODIA were slain by helicopters firing rockets Miles and by Air Force and machineguns rtr zissamallitaMMONSIOLIMMIMINIMINININS bombers and the artillery Prim Map In Washington the Pentagon and the US embassy in Bangkok denied reports Shaded Thailand area is where Reds from an Air Force training center that try to counter US bombing with American planes are now bombing Comand SAM positions antiaircraft munist infiltration routes in northeast Thailand Despite almost identical statements of denial from Bangkok and Washington officers at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida reiterated that Communist antiaircraft weapons have been moved from Laos into a small part of Thailand and that US pilots are bombing those emplacements PARIS (AP) — Charles de Gaulle told The Eglin officers said some Ameriincredulous Brigitte Bardot somewhat a can planes have been shot down over Thursday night that he's a fan of hers Thailand although there has been no offMingling with the guests at a tradicial confirmation of this itional Elysee Palace party for artists The fighting developed Wednesday De Gaulle actors the after US reconnaissance helicopters and saying warmly Brigitte greeted for spotted an enemy force and called liked 'Viva Maria' very much" ground troops Two companies of the 1st De Gaulle Miss Bardot Interrupted Air Cavalry Division were moved into and asked a bit dubiously "But you the area by helicopter and armored carriers They made contact with saw 'Viva 'Alaria'?" 'Yes on television" De Gaulle rean estimated North Vietnamese company 1 Brigitte Dazzles Le Grand Eye See rage 16 Column i 1 plied US Cold Stock Dips to '37 Low In Nosedive I NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's monetary gold stock dropped this week to its lowest point in 30 years in the wake of the British pounds devaluation and subsequent gold speculation the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Thursday The gold stock used mainly to back the stood at $12434000000 dollar lowest since $12433000000 Wednesday on July 28 1937 This is the largest weekly drop on record In Washington the Treasury said it had transferred 475 million dollars in gold to its exchange stabilization fund This is the fund managed by the New York Federal Reserve Bank which handles gold transactions with foreign countries Customarily the countries are not named To Settle US Share The Treasury said the gold would be used to settle the US share in supporting the London gold market last month and to cover sales made to central banks which asked the Treasury to convert their dollars into gold Four banks were involved sources said who are not members of the London gold pool which supports the price of gold at $33 an ounce The names of the bsnics could not be learned year This compares with a total loss last year of 575 million dollars The transfer was the largest amount of gold ever transferred in one lump sum to the Exchange Stabilization Fund the Federal Reserve Board said There have been larger monthly switches however The board said 448 million dollars in gold was transferred during the week which ended Feb 26 1947 to help pay the original US subscription to the International Monetary Fund A total of $481900000 was switched during June of 1959 but the largest amount in any one week was 364 million dollars Fowler said last week that speculative gold buying in the week following the Nov 18 devaluation was as large as that of the four previous months He said the loss to the United States would be sub- stantial In addition to covering most of the lass on the London gold market the United States guarantees conversion into gold of the dollar holdings of foreign central banks —Disnbled children's benefits for persons up to age 22 Present law which is retained cuts these off at age 18 —A special $50 a month payment for a person 72 and over who lacks sufficient coverage to receive full Social Security lie now gets $35 The conferees accepted the House figure of $40 —Provision for disabled widows and benefits equal widowers to get to 8212 per cent of the spouse's primary entitlement The conferees took the House language which would give them 50 to 8212 per cent of the entitlement and then only if the person were age 50 or over —The right for persons 65 and over to deduct full medical expenses on income tax returns Under present law these persons lost this righ t effective this year on returns due next April They will be required to deduct only medical expenses which exceed three per cent of income and drug expenses which exceed one per cent full-scal- e The House delegation also forced the Senate conferees to abandon many Senate provisions designed to soften House language which greatly tightened the aid to families with dependent children It ret t tat WI! A nenatP 041 Tt111111v et11 pforEk-- P rui"It on a leweflarg rwal rate federal rr--t g ray ti:1 thlt w HI wnd I letter to a: x rents on Jan Ina! cvesxonal jetklii is evii next seek The two xiles sw!Ced tle ix‘-le- entferrs ogreel to a lIfae-- e plan for naming I rommmiort to worn mend paiy levehl fon members of Congres top officials of the executixe bt Ant h and the feleral jud4ciary It could lead to a tect4tinleridat tkiy In 1970 creake in thoke A crept Propnwa I —The House acceptNi after obtaining modifications a Senate proptwal that the minimum rate for bulk third-clamail be raised from 287 to I rents The changes are rhirt of a hill that' v ill raise postal rates more than 900 mitlion dollars and give federal employes a pay boost that will total p::Tko000oco a year when fully effectIve tel 1569 In addition to an increase from five to s six cents for a letter the bill will send the rate of cards up a cent to five cents Airmail letters will go from eight cents to ten cents and airmailed cards from six cents to eight cents The increases on mall — called junk mail by its critics — provided some of the most aggressive discussion in the closed conference Under a compromise the minimum rate will go from the present 287 cents to 36 cents on Jan 1 The House had sought an increase only to 38 cents et- fective next month On July 1 199 It will go to 38 cents a piece on the first pieces and to four cents for all over that within the ss first-clas- first-clas- s third-clas- - s 0 r Meet Complaints The compromise is designed to meet rate would be too complaints the much for smaller direct-mai- l companies Other postal rates would be: Second-clas- s regular-noadvertising material would cost 34 cents a pound Advertising material sent to a specific person would range from 52 cents to 17 n cents a pound depending on the distance A House provision for a s of a cent per piece surcharge on with circulation above publications 500000 was dropped Fourth-Clas- s — five cents for the first pound and two cents for each additional pound for library mailings and 12 cents for the first pound and six cents each additional pound for other material such as films and records sent three-tenth- On the Inside federal Business Classified ontics Editorials Foreign National Obituaries Scot Stores -9 0 0 E-- 3 Page Society Sports Star Gazer Television Theaters Valentine Washington 7 9 D-- 8 A311 Youth :k Belay That Bilge About Old Capt Bligh historian said the image was all wrong Bligh he said is the "most maligned man in history" Bligh was not all good he went on He did have an "unfortunate personality" he "couldn't get along with other people" and he did have a "bad temper" said Lloyd who used to be with the Royal lege lege e Today's Chuckle A mother entered the supermarket with her four bouncing boys and pleaded: "Isn't there a cereal that will sap their energy?" Si ' - program The House bill would freeze irrlter 11041-4- e Page Force Agreement 4 -- - k e Treasury Secretary Henry H Fowler New York Times Service had said gold losses to the United States because of the speculation were substanLONDON — A small crowd gathered tial This is the first figure that has come in a church graveyard near the Thames from US officials to indicate the size of to hear nice words about Capt Thursday the loss in gold holdings following the William of HMS Bounty Bligh pound's devaluation Nov 19 There is no 150th anniversary of the was the It indication of whether this is all the loss death of Captain Bligh who lost his ship or not in that celebrated mutiny led by Fletcher Of the $12434000000 in gold stocks Christian in 1789 roughly 1012 billion dollars is committed The popular image of Bligh as played is to backing the dollar The remainder in the movie by Charles Laughton is that free or uncommitted gold owned by the of a tyrannical brute whose greatest joy United States in life was to bring hardship to his men Loties Compared forcing Christian (Clark Gable) depicted The 475 million dollar drop brings to as a sentimental soul into the uprising TM million dollars the announced loss of Standing beside Bligh's grave monetary gold to the United States this Thursday Christopher Lloyd a naval 4 k) same year Children's Benefit 2111Ja V rr I Preut l of the n The conference reaulted in a victory for the HouNe on nearly all majAir Items INtoCOXett —The Vet Cong hitt prefers to be known al the National Liberation Front for Vietnam is anted to send two persona but their names were not then available —They would travel on North Vietnamese passports arid wanted visas for one year with assurance of renewal to lq ti y tAl it mum November: tPt : rjs-- r rI (s!ri? 9 e replies early tiry '11 4 IA Hate on Po4age LI 1141 The Senate had gone along with flgures but the Iliao-- voted for a 122 a roll mirti per cent genets! raja' A : Prttent Jobtewn it lth bovit--tt bead In ww 1)etdft the unen rtv1rt of l'rancbt C:tr:141M "prittnan Irt r To hike Pay 10ct X Haase changed Figure I Original Inquiry The orginal inquiry Goldberg said was received in late September Gnidbrg mid he sent a pnxiiiing letter in In d tkrtoher arid received the followirg to V' ut 104i taza!'e bewf!t 15 v'T tent 100t1 row the tx4-i- i ttixet ark! 170 minimum aAed y l':esdent Johnhon I k nfl 3 4) In of 00 i — 7:: k)rf t41 Solons Okay Bill rYrl 1141e - ' t otr beg Ls Pleaure 114 corrparea 1ke tin(ler the Senate 1st i' :: '' 1:- s ' :::: ' : c ' ::::::''''' ( '' ' ft VA Lli fr t! pet n tat111117)4A) or mar In l'RA tie The 1At 141 Set Ln it y tyl 1'01 ctrAvAg toot! ('4 t3 ttle flmt lu!1 year ot (Teeat:cat of the 112'0 "S! f - :: )ear ts " g i : - : : yrs-pe- "- - I : - I t ) N i - ks 'ear 11git 1 i vk I:''''1 0 i 1 1 - i the rtru-4r- ) irt l ii 1f I 11W te 1 leeplite 11rpfrid t It !! ik1 i trnt :!) d'en :!:::-r"- reports last week that the Viet n:' Al 71 t I At :"3 Is letPruary - "i 1 S 14 : : tr !4-- t r- rai '" 76 tfr t1t4 t' tw kit') 4 ( zaJr irk !!r 1 :s : ‘ re vy tf tn Filr- Ckkr-nr- ite ' ' : troart atat tward trinn tifirsernament '""- turT3 t!e requvett tttt:t ci 1' - ' e'r'r t'ty- 41 13 it "e Ltsio belel! - i Lnt r Tt exr4a7-4:LIA r Co-1- " r - I tki Trtàf t'vr - ' T-- :i - r ial irt i Et r Li !'1- - a o — CLIA 7 0 y t tt a as It art Ai C 14L I 1 ct r ) Al e tm lo1 T tkt!wr t y i tf tys—n-111at- 14 ' frItns ticemi pryTLh on an I t - It At I s Na!-!:- Ve V41 t - ft-- 0 es k ee01411(01 ir41 1 tof 171 ti't r 1 1 - t — r j (0'4r 1r-- A I - - ------ --- - --- - --- - e "His fundamental flaw was that lie lacked sympathy and imagination and couldn't understand the feelings of other people" he added "Even if he was a driver of people rather than a leader he had resolution courage professional skill and a high standard of moral rectitude" Besides he said Captain Bligh as an outstanding navigator It took tremendais skill and courage after the mutiny: Lloyd said for Bligh to navigate a open boat with no charts and bring himself 3600 miles to safety along with IS of his crew ‘vho left the Bounty with him The journey through the Southwest Pacific lasted three months : (Copyright) ' t t' - f ' t |