The Charleston Daily Mail from Charleston, West Virginia • Page 1

Erhard Ready To Quit After Party Squeeze BONN, Germany Tup leaders of CbarjoeJlor Lndwig Erhortfs party decided today to force us rcstgssaon, mermen sources reported Tbey said be aaraad to quit a oe coma par tMpats in deciding on successor When would be ready to redan was not made dear. Iktaard spoke at a ctoesd door meeting of Christian Democratic bus been widely reported that wndd favor Foreign Minister Gerhard Schrosasr to succeed if be had to The source said Erhard stressed die Importance of continuity In potty and also Bade a coo dfcton sf his imlgusUoo that hs take part In the ferasaakss of Ma jaccessor'a pohey. The Informant reported that a decntoo of top party leaders to force Erhard'a resignation was made at a meeting of the party's top a group a men. They decided that chancellor since 1963. would be aafced to help the party choose a auwetanr.

Erhard took over after Koorsd Adenauer stepped Erhard was meeting with Us rump cabinet to work out the! tax Increases which brought the rsBSmattn of four Free Democratic part) ministers last week and set off the crisis that led to demands for las resignation 2g)Sr. Forum 25 Theaters 10TV 24 Warming Up 12 omen's A heavy snowstorm which hit Louisville today failed to keep milkman J. R. Mc Carly from making his rounds. The house he's seeking it behind the trees.

The snowfall, one of the earliest on record in Kentucky, was general throughout the state. It claimed one life and closed schools in lour counties. AP Wirephoto. 3 Inch Snow Hits Alabama; Record Cold Belt Widening By ASSOCIATED PHEW The Mean's first breath of Iwinter was felt an the Sooth to daty, and lap to (tv ee inches of Snow flumes have been ore dieted Cor the north Genrgte later today and to night, with low tsaiMMiaturss im extreme nonnero porunns or be as much aa (fane aaobes As Inch of ano lor the Atlanta The snow cauaht Alab by surprise. It was one of the oe reoora.

Atthough meat of the a was on auton and protected hattsides grassy areas, i SAIGON, South Viet Nam The cabinet now includes. i wrino only members of his own American war plsres increase! party. lUteir punches against North The 1467 budget has a hole In it estimated at 2.9 billion to 1 bflnon marks (1725 million to MDJon At least 18 UUkm marks ($08 mutton) of this is I see ERHARD, Pf. 4, CsL I Today's Index I SECTIONS FIRST General Newt, Sports, Ctoaffied EtStoriS? Editorial 1 28Soorts My Answer IViet Nam Tuesday and ground action in the south also uicked up steam. Two major operations I killed 56 enemy aokbers, some of them within eight miles of I Saigon.

U.S. Ddots flew 122 musians against targets near Hanoi, Haiphong and In the southern panhandle of the Communist north as clouds rolled back for the (first time in several days. antiaircraft sites, storage and staging areas, and a surface to air missile site. The attacks were almost double the number fknm during the recent days of Deo weaver. U.S.

SUFFERS LOSSES In the south, the U.S. 1st Cav GIs In Asia Soon To Reach 400,000 WASHINGTON (AP) Pen (agon sources predict U.S. manpower South Viet Nam win surge to 383,080 by toe end of December and move past the 400,000 mark in January. Plans tor mis from toe 836,000 troops now In the mud country an considered all but definite. Beyond early 1K7, however, division will deploy is secert for security reasons.

There have! been reports tt wouW be sent to South Viet Nam's rice rich delta region, now defended largely by South Vietnamese trooos. Military officials aay toe Pen tngon is at a in map Iping out toe coarse of the war ineyono tarty 1967. una reason: This Is budget pbnmng tone, a tot view is less dear and the noted when servient lay out: pentagon at pi aim ot calculating what it believes futon nuBtary wffl be. Sourest said latest additions to ma war uheht wffl ba abv duty smce jnary. The am, with a strength of, about 17,000, it virtually combat; ready.

addRttn to it, bar at sMtrUfM ato of dang emus driving tali Buds A cold front extends from fell portions of northfVkgiaa across North Cferobhn aid south ana nee Temperatures Dim pros tral Georgia to the Gulf of Mex jNagnviue. also nrjorted Colder sir from the Midwest abates, pushing a band of precin of the return! ere ttiMctatd to raPaTsO in the! high 30s tonight, to between 32 sou so as ids naonw reason, ana me im. By enajraat, Souliwu fornix continued to swelter on mixed der temperatures that reached lot oegrem ixjceoay lcs i Angelas ana netpea spread man TRACKS, BASES BUSTED Viet Skies Clear; Bombs Rock North The helicoDter horne trooce re ported 17 continued enemy dead in almost 24 hours of hard mountain Fighting. The 1st Cavalrv battle was about 205 miles northeast of Sai gon. Much closer to the capital1 sometimes within 8 or 10! miles troops of toe U.S.

1st' Infantry Division claimed 19i communists tilled a actions. The Air Force sent its giant B52s over South Viet Nam for two raids early today. The bigh Irvine bombers from Guam hit a suspected troop area Kootum Province, the central highlands bordering Cam jbodia. The other mission was against a susoected enemy troop concentration in War Zone near me uflmrjotuan noroer 'east of Saigon. CONG SEARCH FUTILE asrj.

Airmobile, Dhdsion suf The South Vietnamese army fered moderate meaning it was bard as it toot me lead ground tignung. beadauarters reported no suc cess todav ni its search for Viet rounds of 75mm recolUess fire into toe. heart of Saigon Tuesday morning. The latest casualty figures listed eight deaths from the at tack, but reports is me lnjurea ranged from 27 to 45. One American was killed and four were wounded.

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2 PSC Group Of 9 Gets BPW Okeh For $3,690 Trip The State Board of Puhkcl Moreover, toe Saigon txan Wrts yeaterday approved the amrl has laeoinooaaded a travel of ten nwsnhers of the buBdup to at asast a half Service CiirnUaton and men, white at boms Coogres jalx dlvbndn haadt to a cooven new. lo io, ateaai nrsdiedteat ea ra4tkn Las Vegas, msots of the Waotry divi aten whocb was sottnUi last mand farcat goaa at mah It tot Ttki year and been training Ueon of the Nattec th annas af troops baas calted war" far astUthaja fctog are ConvtD A killing brush fires in Los Angeles lummy. The earlv feat of snow dump ed onree to ove mnes along Lake Mschigao shore. Two ncbee of enow feM at Bowling Green, and up to three inches si para of three inches. Amounts of one inch were convnon from Indiana IwiS KANSAS CHILLED was the coldest weather ever for so eartv in the season at ryposa Ran where the temperature to 15, and at uoncurota, wst is.

ed States. In Anchorage, Alaska, Amreican. from the U. S. 2nd Infantry Division wtrol.

Woond oo oy a grenade out reported Rscord bresHng lows were re not announced until five hoursl porreu as wjs nains moan lexas to ffetsaaka. Among cases posting new kms for Nov. 1 were Wachita Pass 38. Tuasa! 30, Oklahoma Lake aj, and North Platte w. California's Marine heat and dry weather was blamed for a uruaa on cunt uueu iv flahtsrtt who were trannnd Tuna.

Angeles County. Army uniforms. A spojtesnuui for the U. 5. Wi Army said the attack occurred under a run moon and me tiring was heard at the patrol's base camp.

A motorized patrol was seat out to investigate and found the bodies and the wounded um. The SDokesman said mere was evidence that the patrol returned the Communist fire when it was He described clash as "quite a good engage There was no remit of North! norean casualties, However. The U.N. Command said (he attack occurred at 3:15 a.m. President Johnson gave no indication that be was aware of it when he lett Kncpo Airfield is: mnes away, ine arnrwsn was after the President took off.

The U.N. Command an oounceuieot said: "Seven mem' bars of a Utntod Notions Com mand patrol were kitted and one was wounded when they were attacked by a number at North Korean soldiers about 800 met ers south of the demilitarized tone In the 2nd Infantry Division area early this morning. sue U.S. swiiers ana one day by a waul of flame as they Korean augmentation to the. Datnea a DStze Army soicoer were suiec action which began with GOP GAINS PREDICTED Nixon Sees LBJ Blitz For Naught; By BOB MELLACE Dally HaS FeUteal Editor Former Vice Praaident Richard Nbson antd hen today that he sees sweeping Repubel.

cw victories in key Midwestern states and California next Tuesday despite a bUtx which he said President Johnson will start tomorrow. And Nixon out a strong boost for the top state Republican candidate, John CallebS, Iwho is running for secretwry of Me. Noting that Callebs is run rng cd a oaajpfflagD wnicti oe is for ekKtions. iNixou told a press coctfereDce: inoDte of Vrttiua are cutiUed to ad booeflt count Cong gunners who lobbed 28. and 1 think on that issue the) Shortly after his 12:99 n.m.

ar rival at Kanawha AJroort. on a brief four hour visit, Nixon was asked why ha to West Vir ile replied that he knows West Virginia has a heavy Democrat lie registration, out mat oe was ''knking to the future" and came here to do what he could to beip the party. In his assessment of toe na itnoai election scene, Nixon made diese Dredtetione. after he said he bettovos toe greatest Re pUDncan tun at au yean now Michigan Gov. Romnsv will score his befleat end U.S.

Sen Robert Griffin will reelected agatost termer Gov. G. lennen taotpy) waumms. Ohio Gov Rhodes wil win ki a TwKaWtdt iod retoro to tbe Rapitibcans afi the seats won by the Detnocrats te 1864 rOmnk ChariM Parrv wiU Aad at hast one renkfaag mfti lof Rsfknad and UtaVtes Cnmnat uateit San Paul rminteni "tw wjjctt utuens mentawoers at ms roonji mo. WUI taeded to the The PSC eassnated the total awn Oonxasuntets both on the Oetdlcoat at tor be otae per 1 the aatnteta Whore UtoWUom and teH hoard aO of I.

bam Of Of the Ot 1 wjtes." Tha only uiaaiaii left te toe sf ItoneJd Ttea mante Gov Pat 'the Preadenl's recent trip to the Far East wBl affect the election, the President knows and will I start tomorrow a bUtx to help Democratic conffessmen. I win nredict that the John son blitz wiH be a bust," Nixon! JWd. Nixon was welcomed at the airport by former Gov. wood, Mayor Shanklin, and other nartv notables. Desoite cold rain, a small crowd was outside the uaniel Boone hotel, out instate, in Uie ballroom, there was a fWt house of snout 300 to near the press conference Nixon was to tape a television Drees conference later today and continue on his mission.

vbbp OREI Hsaksrd M. Nbt Brcwnrjut ta pat affssr EX VEEP GREETS Hanteord M. Ntxoa 12: PA after rnxxn sassj nanova soldier, to in good coodKMO. The soldier, who was wounded by grenade fragments, said the attackers wore North Korean army uniforms. "Expended shell casings in1 mMnfct mflric onsnised that the United States will take a firm ano Commianst stand in Asia "snd you can put it in your pipe and smoke It.

He made the statement reference to toe ambush of six American soldiers and a South Korean bv North Korean troops in Korea eight hours before Johnson left Seoul for the Unit ed States. The President wtsl ABOUT FACE Smith Wheeling. were assigned to the 2nd Irian 1 try Division. Their identities will be released after notifies don of next of kin." It was the most serious of series of North Korean attacks that began after Johnson's trip to Korea was announced Oct. 6.

iThe U.N. Command demanded from which the am immediate meeting of the bush was launched were Com Military Armistice Commission to take up the ambush and "oth Ufe. In Anchmee. the travel mg White House saio me rrea dent asked for a complete report of the incident from the commander of the U. S.

8th Army in Korea. President Johnson toM an Alaskan udwnre today that bis journey around the Pacific was Derhaos "die meet important TOM Of The Seflr Mai Staff CITY TO GET FIRST SNOW, LOW NEAR 30 The area's first snowfall of the season is tonight by the U. S. Weather Bureau at Kanawha Airport The amount may vary be tween one and two inches, a weatherman said. The forecast Cor rain mixed with snow today, changing to snow tonight at the drops to near 30.

The outlook for Thursday is for occasional snow with high ttrnperstures in the 30s partment of the State Road Qsrordsaon reported flurries in the Parkersburg area this afternoon. Today, the sheriffs voted support all five amendments. In a statement released by the roup, fblkwmg a 2H hour caned asm. it was announced oy siena ABnugn: "The association feds it can i not take a negative attitude to. changes that woukt he to the Deonle of West Virginia.

jeven though it the amendments)! a a irunor aaacs on a mucn i greater problem "The Constfcution Imnrovwneat Amendment and the Governor's Succession amendments that could be proper uy am mrecten to speed up ne revision process. Alba ugh added: "It is toe consensus of ooinion that the majority of the association favors revision of toe convention, the nossibilitv of ac ioomplishing this in the near fu ture seems quite remote at this; tune, "Further, the constitutional convention process would accomplish a much more thor FINAL EDITION 0fotrlefton Paila Utoil THE WEATHER SNOW tonight, low mr 30 UfhM raow Thursday. VOtUME 747 NQ 107 CHARLESTON, VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2, 1 966 TEN CENTS KENTUCKY STORM KILLS ONE, CLOSES SCHOOLS Korean Reds Kill 6 GIs In Ambush SEOUL. Korea Iff. rlortoigreoade attack about 3:15 a.m.

tama troom ambushed andtodav. killed six American and "The wounded man, a U.S. one South Korean below the armistice line before dawn to while President and Mrs. Johnson slept 30 miles away. Toe incident was the gravest involving American; since the Korean War ended in 1853 It occurred eight hours before Johnson left Korea for the Unit and most historic" trip of his 'rain.

Appearing before a Sheriffs Endorse intent had any coaaaaat Spokesmen said they had no information beyond what was ia news reports. All 5 sill much nv ftailv Mail mat the iW would hue down its opposition to the Ove rnastitutional te as a result or an The recent increase to. North attacks alons the armi stice line led some observers in Seoul to think the Cmnmnnista were trying to apply pressure on the South Koreans to resist American requests for mars Search nalrols discovered ler serious violations of the ar in Viet Nam. South Ko the wounded man and the agreement." rsa now has aimradmatelv traveling White House In Washington, neither the 000 troops righting alongside WeaiUent Johnson has anted lor aii oi uie oeaa ana wounaeaif enwgou or me staie iwpsn iu.o. mere.

ALASKANS GREET PRESIDENT Bonesteei. commander of the S. 8th Army in Korea and of the United Nations Command there. The President met with Bone steel only yesterday when be visited American ana sown Korean troops durine bis stay in South Korea, There was one survivor, am LBJ Asks Report On Korea Attack in flood condaion he said me siiibiui y.r. utr numn iroi muhic, attackers wore North Korean President Johnson returned to boarded the plane te Seoul.

Manila conference of Viet Naaa American soil last night and allies products' "a meeting at mind and spirit" that may yleM the greatest significance far aH the ubUhs at Asia and (be Pacific. Returning from a seven na tion tour, Johnson was greeted joy several uxnisanu residents of Alaska's largest city in a Isteady, but gentle, midnight TAKING ASIA STAND The President told wekomers at Elmendorf Ah Force Bast, four miles from town, that United States is taking a stand In ana vtet ana "mat island hi going to come true." Wearing a bat at a raklah an. Igle and an unbuttoned raincoat. Johnson stood on the of his head un above toe not of the drive into An chorage. I Although die dampened lats Ihour crowd was the smallest of Hi.ii.

mt nM mnriw at the 31.000 ni Be tourney around iHorttay inn here tcksy about face to support ihis auto microphone in hand to the Governor's Nicceassoo Jtmi Ohio Cnontv Sheriff Ehnar E. Albaueh. preasdent. saM the vote was unemunous among the 25 aheriffs attenhng today's was reported on Oct. 27 lunarawuncedcwferoncewnhGov.

urge repeatedly mat ana rroet ers "move back a yard there" and wt the motorcade proceed. One feature of the reception was bonfire in toe center of a block destroyed tot U64 Altt ika earthquake. Appreactang Be maze, Jonn ftee LBJ ASKS. Pg. 4 CaL CHARLEY WEST ough revision as is felt neces My wife's for reapnsrttoa sary, It wouM still he no eure mPnt.

to reapportfaa I See SHERIFFS, Pg. 4 Col 5 a few poandi here and there. Hp1 I GREETER8 Former Praaxtont arrived at Kanawha Airport today at hoteg deasyad an hear by weather canuV Mnpi UMbTej It iwlcetM Un. GamsrttflMi, froro taft, George King. Chattetton bnrinesrman, Jaba Otstefas, tte pefobcan carndate (or secretary of Chut Mayer SharaYhn.

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