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Show Disorders Flare; 2 Die Offensive To End Viet Lull? By Associated Press Two persons were killed Monday night in disturbances that hit Columbus, Ohio, and York, Pa. Curfews were declared and National Guardsmen were ordered out in both cities. ' (UPI) - Three U.S. military spokesmen al- ready had forecast a possible Communist attack against Tay Minli City, 80 miles northwest of Saigon on the border of Cambodia. Today's Beil a new indicated activities throat was building near the DMZ the lull in despite ground fighting. South Vietnamese fought a series of skirmishes in the Quang Tri area just below the zone, and a sharp fireftght flared 15 miles southwest of Da Nang when Allied troops went after Communist forces The three predawn raids, one to two miles below the strip that divides North and South Vietnam, were designed to hit them (the North Vietnamese) before they hit us, a U.S. military spokesman said. How heavy and how widespread these may be, we dont the four-sta- r know, general told reporters as he arrived at Andrews Air Force Base in nearby Maryland. out- who blew up a civilian bus. and four civilians killing wounding five others. In the fight one South Vietnamese soldier and a policeman were killed and four Vietnamese and five Americans wounded. Communist losses were not reported. It was the first time since the last week in June that the big bombers had gone after North Vietnamese troops so close to the DMZ, indicating the U.S. commands concern for the safety of its troops along the strip. York, Pa., policeman warns motorist of trouble, sniper fire ahead. we will shoot felons on mination of a neighborhood dispute. The white shop manager, Dave E. Shesnut, 69, was arrested and charged murder. with second-degre- e In York, Lillie B. Allen, 27, of Aiken, S.C. was fatally hit by sniper fire as she stood by her car in a troubled area of the city. Four other persons were injured in the fifth day of radic shootings. Apollo ll's spo- Gov. Raymond P, Shafer orinto dered 200 guardsmen armories in York and nearby Columbia at the request of Mayor John Snyder. There were also 67 state troopers on hand to assist 70 York poli'e-me- n on duty. Jacob W. Hose Sr., director of public safety, said: It is impossible to classify this as racial. Whites and Negroes are involved, but whether they are fighting each other is difficult to say. Police Capt. Russell Kcontz said the trouble began last Thursday when a Negro youth accidentally set himself afire while playing with lighter fluid and reported falsely that a gang of white youths had burned him. Since then, 37 persons have been injured and 36 persons Value TEL AVIV (AP) jets roared across the Suez Canal and the Jordan River today in air strikes at Arab po- 'Is Prestige' Although the Apollo 11 moon landing may prove to have scratched the surface of a Z hew scientific frontier, the primary value of the trip is not scientific. The biggest value is a tre-- ; mendous national prestige, - I I Dr. James C. Fletcher, presi-- t dent of the University of Utah, said Monday. As a space sci-- 1 ehtist in the early1 ' 1960s, Fletcher was instrumental in moon program early research. I expect a huge impact on national pride, the U. of U. president said. At the moment of the moon landing, we were all proud to be Ameri-cgns. Z ; As for the scientific value of the entire Apollo program, there are cheaper ways that much of th same information could have been obtained, he T noted. 2 Fletcher himself proposed with another scientist in 1962 1 a lunar sampler program that would have sent an unmanned vehicle to the moon, capable of collecting lunar material and returning Z it to earth. Z This is the very purpose for which some scientists, includ- ing Fletcher, had suspected 2 Luna 15 was launched by the Russians. Z Now that we are past the Z big milestone, Fletcher said he believes "we ought to Z again reemphasize thb 2 unmanned program, - sitions. struck The Israeli planes at Egyptian artillery positions across the canal for the second time in three days. cease- opened fire line, eastern front, six Iss roared line over the Jordan cease-fir- e and blasted two A1 Fatah Arab guerrilla bases with On the raeli fighter-bomber- bombs sources said in Tel Aviv. The Israeli planes hit back for the shelling of Beit Shean town and settlements along the Beisan Valley Monday night. Crisis With Demands stockpiling resignations filed by its members in anticipation of a massive walkout which FATCO attorney F. Lee Bailey says can come as early as Thursday. COMMENT Half of the countrys 14,000 air controllers, the men who keep airliners from smacking into each other, are represented by the association. The unions officials in Washington said Monday the resignations would be withheld until a majority of the controllers are willing to resign. FOUND IT GOOD I must say that I found the situation good, he said. The and improvemodernization ment program for the Vietnamese forces is on schedule, he said. As a matter of fact, ahead of schedule in some areas, he said. SALVADOR (AP) -Salvador said Monday night its troops will not withdraw from Honduras unless Salvadoran residents there are compensated for alleged disorders damages during that preceded El Salvadors invasion of Honduras a week ago. El Salvador also demanded creation of special tribunals to try persons it accused of Salvadoran citmurdering izens in Honduras, and real and effective guarantees of proper treatment for the more than 300,000 Salvadorans who have emigrated to less crowded Honduras. SAN El has begun But Wheeler displayed an optimism which may indicate he would not be opposed to some further reduction in the U.S. force level in Vietnam. Israeli Jets Strike Along Suez and rockets, military the - Israeli fire theacross Israelis claimed. Readying - to say Wheeler declined what he will recommend to the President. He said it somewhat would be presumptuous of me to preempt Nixon in forecasting what might be done. arrested. El Salvador Stirs NEW YORK (UPI) The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Association (PATCO) n DECLINED Controllers Big Walkout One of the purposes of Wheeler's trip to Vietnam was to check the current battlefield situation in advance of President Nixons decision, to be made next month, on whether to go beyond the 25,000-maanwithdrawal, nounced earlier this summer. UPI Telephoto police. One fire occurred in a dry cleaning shop where Roy Beasley, 27, a Negro, was shot to death Monday afternoon in what police said was the cul- - -- The resignation threat developed Friday when Federal Aviation Administrator John that H. Shaffer announced controllers who participated sick call in a June boycott would be disciplined. 18-3- 0 The Salvadoran ultimatums to the Organization of American States threw the system into a new crisis as the small Central American country defied an OAS order to withdraw its troops by 10 p.m. EST tonight from the Honduran territory that they occupied in an undeclared war. El Salvadors forces Invaded a thousand square miles of the neighboring republic, and more than 2,500 persons were a reported killed before cesase-fir- e effect at 10 Salvadoran took supposedly p.m. last Friday, Foreign a base, said. lined his governments tion to the OAS negotiator, Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa of Nicaragua. To Cambodia WASHINGTON (UPI) The State Department The jets attacked Egyptian guns in the El Qantara area on the northern end of the canal he added. planes knocked out Egyptian positions that had The AIR WEST HAS MORE LEGROOM THAN ANY OTHER AIRLINE FLYING TO SEATTLE, PORTLAND OR SPOKANE. So Carefree... - - A - m Draft Set !At 29,000 - WASHINGTON (UPI) The Defense Department 2 called today for a draft of Z 29,000 men in September Z 27,500 for the Army and 1,500 - for the Marine Corps. Z This compared with a draft ; of 29,500 all for the Army in I August. I The Marines had been rely- ing on volunteers to meet their recruiting quotas in July and August. Electric room air conditioners are down in price about half what they were 10 years ago. Buy now while the selection is good. UTAH POWER & LIGHT CO. We bought some new Super them Spaceships. DC-9- s. And we call They have more legroom than youd get on any other airline flying from Salt Lake to the northwest. So when we tell you that we jet to Seattle, Portland and Spokane four times a day (including our new nonstop dinner : i flight to Spokane, with connections to Calgary) , youll Jknow theres something extra in it. Its called comfort So call your Travel Agent or Air West. Not only will -- because we have you get where youre going e 1 on-tiabout the best record of any airline-b- ut now knees will thank the for vyour trip. you i on-tim- me has named Lloyd M. Rivers, 47, a career diplomat, to conduct relations with the government of Cambodia. The United States recently resumed relations with the southeast Asian nation. Rivers has served in Hanoi, Vientiane and other capitols in Europe and Africa. militCuy spokesman - Minis- outposi- - ter Francisco J. Guerrero A few planes went into action and operated for a short time, returning safely to T - 5 DON T KNOW sight, he said. The man killed Monday night was George Stultz, 47. Police said he was slain by a sniper. Lt. Richard Bora said Stultz, white, was hit while holding a flare to assist 1 SAIGON of B52 Stratofoi ts flights unloaded 270 tons of bombs along the southern edge of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) today in a campaign to head off Communist attacks against Allied border bases. y break, had spread over a area. Police Maj. Dwight Joseph said the rioters, some wearing gas masks and armed with tear gas canisters, threw bricks and fired upon firemen sent to numerous blazes in business places. We'll return fire with fire ... NEWS, Tuesday, July 22, 1969 B52s Strike South Of DMZ To Head Off Red Attacks -WASHINGTON (AP) Gen. Earle G. Wheeler, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said today U.S. intelligence expects the enemy could launch a new offensive in South Vietnam late this month or early August. Wheeler, returning from a four-datrip to inspection Vietnam, said an assessment based on movement of enemy forces and their supplies as well as other intelligence information, indicates they are preparing for another series of attacks. There also was a minor in Washington, where police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of 150 persons. Columbus police reported or.e dead, 25 injured and 130 arrested Monday night in riotthat apparently was ing triggered by the fatal shooting of a Negro man Monday afternoon. Gov. James A. Rhodes called up 1.300 guardsmen after city officials reported the that the disturbances, citys first major racial DESERET ' |