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NORTHERN WISCONSIN'S ONLY MORNING NEWSPAPER Vol. LXXXVII No. 170 16 Pages Unhed Press International EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN, SATURDAY. MORNING, JULY 20, 1968 Associated Press 2 Sections Price Ten Cents, J- mm to Saigon bmAJ mm -mm. BiiiiiiV House Rejects Federal Gun Registration mB mm on Bi ml 1 i uUI I I'll, I 1 ,1 1 wriOTT ft III' 4 MUil Mi" a tiiUm Ill a compromise agreement with the Senate on registration much in, in1 if; Hill1 if Pi 1 11 fit ill I VMM mm Wil'll'll 1 m.

mm gger "Therefore, we feel that we are duty-bound to shoulder each day an increasing share of this struggle." Meet Privately Thieu and Johnson met privately in the office of Pacific Commander Adm. U.S. Grant Sharp for an hour before the two delegations got together around a rectangular table in the command center from which much of the war in Vietnam is directed. A White House spokesman said Thieu presented a summa ry of the military situation and developments on the governmental front since the two presidents last met in Decern ber, 1967. Thieu and Johnson were expected to discuss in their private conversation the con troversial question of negotiating with the National Liberation Front, political arm of the Viet Cong.

Tor'Discuss; Talks There was no mention made of this in reports of their meeting. Thieu has adamantly opposed recognizing the NLF in any fashion. But Hanoi has insisted that the Viet Cong be brought into any expanded version of the Paris peace talks! "We do hope, of course, that a just and honorable peace can be obtained at the negotiating table," Thieu said in his only publicly disclosed remarks con cerning the talks. "We would have, however, to make sure that such a peace could be durable. Past experien ces shown that peace cannot be secured simply through the pledges and signa BUY THE STREET OR PAVE IT! That he claims he owns.

However, county authori-was the ultimatum Joe Muscare of Miami, ties took a third alternative, they arrested gave to Dade County. The county com- him for scattering rubbish and' placing mission did neither so Joe built a barricade obstacles in a street. Friday on the heavily traveled street -which- r- (AP Wirephoto) Democratic State Convention Foes Gain Victory and develop South Vietnam's economy while at the same time fighting the Communists. No Bombing Halt Spokesmen said the two delegations discussed the "military situation" but made no mention of possible talks on a further halt in the bombing or North Vietnam. Hanoi has demanded an unconditional halt in all bombing raids over North Vietnam.

American planes currently are confined to a 190 mile strecth north of the Demilitarized Zone, which eliminates Hanoi, Haiphong and the populous Red River Delta from American bombs and coastal bombardments. Czech Leader Draws Central Party Support PRAGUE (UPI)-The Czecho- slovakian Communist party's Central Committee Friday gave unanimous" approval to the liberal policies of party leader Alexander Dubcek and the committee's Presidium later, met to consider a Soviet invitation to meet for talks. Czech Communist party sources close to the 11-member Presidium, the top group in the ruling Central said Dubcek "hardly will accept the invitation" to meet with Soviet party leader Leonid I. Brep- Propose Meetings The Kremlin proposed a top-level meeting early next week in either of the Soviet Ukraine cities of Lvov or Kiev between the Soviet and Czech party leadership to discuss differences between them. Informed sources said Dubcek is reluctant to leave Czechoslo vakia and earlier had suggested such a meeting take place in Kosice, which is in eastern Slovakia.

The unqualified support of the Czech Central Committee shar- -ply strengthened the party leader's hand in any meeting with the Soviet brass. The 110-member committee, in a plenary session, approved by acclamation a reply Dubcek War MILWAUKEE (AP) Opponents of the Johnson Administration's Vietnam war policies won an early victory Friday in the opening hours of the Democratic State Convention. Backers of Sen. Eugene Mc Carthy helped push through the Resolutions Committee a proposal calling for "the immediate and unconditional cessation of. the of North hires of the aggressors.

It has'hnev more difficult. The House first defeated, 168 to 69, a move by Rep. Robert McClory, to require registration of hand guns only. Then it rejected a proposed amendment by Rep. Jonathan Bingham, for registra tion of rifles and shotguns.

The vote was 172 to 68. Rep. Emanuel Celler, chairman oi tne House judicia ry Committee, had agreed to oppose any gun registration or licensing amendments as a condition of House Rules Committee approval of the long gun bill for floor action. In other action, the House approved an amendment by Rep. Richard H.

Poff, that would require a mandatory prison term without suspension or probation for criminals who use a gun while committing a felony under federal law. The amendment was accepted on a 168-30 vote as a substitute for a more sweeping proposal by Rep. Bob Casey, that would have included state crimes of violence as well as federal felonies The Casey amendment was opposed by gun control supporters as representing an opening wedge for a federal police force and as risking reluctance by juries to convict suspected felons because of the harsh penalties. The Justice Department also opposed the idea on the ground it would present a staggering problem of adminis trative enforcement. The off amendment, sup ported by managers of the gun control bill, would require 10 years imprisonment for a first offense and five to 25 years for subsequent offenses in addition to the maximum sentence for the crime involved The House put off until Monday further voting on amendments to the bill, which would ban Interstate shipments of rifles and shotguns except federally licensed dealers and restrict over-tne-counter saies to state residents 18 years of age or ower.

aimuar euros: i tt i would be applied to ammunition sales. Released Pilots Not on ICC Plane VIENTIANE, Laos' (AP) rae tnree American filers re leased by North Vietnam did not arrive Friday In Vientiane, leading to specualtion they might be returned to the United States through Europe. They were expected to be aboard the weekly International Control Commission plane from Hanoi, which is the only sched uled air service out of North Vietnam mat does not pass through Communist China. U.S. Ambassador William Sul- livanrnet the plane and was told by the French pilot that nei ther the fliers nor the three Americans who oppose the war in Vietnam and who were to ac company them were on the flight.

Earlier Friday Radio Hanoi broadcast that the six Ameri cans werfleaving "for return to their homes." The English-language broadcast "did not say how, they were leaving or where they would arrive, but U.S. au thorities assumed their destina tion was the Laotian capital. Ray Under Heavy ft uled to give the keynote address to the convention Friday night, was prevented from attending the session because of congres sional business. Atty: Gen. Bronson C.

La Follette, candidate for the Dem ocratic nomination for governor, replaced Nelson as keynoter. Adoption of the resolution to stop the bombing of North Viet nam evoked both anger and sur prise from committee members. Weather WISCONSIN Mostly sunny and wanner today. Partly cloudy and warmer Sunday. MINNESOTA Ihcreaaing cloudiness with chance of showers through Sunday.

Not much temperature change. WEATHER FRIDAY (FAA Weather Observations) Max. Temp. 79 Min. Temp 57 Wind calm Temperatures: 2 am 6 a.m.

8 a.m Noon 3 p.m. 9 p.m. 10 p.m. Humidity 73 Precipitation none Biafra, Nigeria Plan New Talks NIAMEY, Niger (UPI) -Nigeria and the secessionist republic of Biafra Friday night agreed to hold immediate peace with Diori of the African state of Niger as mediator. The peace talks will be the second attempt by Nigeria and its breakaway former Eastern Region to end a 13imonth-old civil war that was taking a heavy toll in lives, both military and civilian.

Agreement to peace talks came only hours after a group of other African leaders issued an urgent appeal to the two warring sides to try again to reach a peace settlement. i the legislation in a presidential election year. His amendment was defeated by a 40-40 tie vote. Sen. Jack R-Iowa, ar gued that the axtension should be for one year only; The new president and new congress to take office next year ought not be handcuffed to a program in which they had no voice, he said.

Miller predicted the House will insist upon a one-year ex-tension, and warnedjthat f.4he Senate farm bill provides for four years, "We' run the risk that there will be i sdo, extension whatever." His amendment lost by a 33-45 vote. Sen. James B. Pearson, R- HONOLULU (UPI) South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu told President Johnson Friday his nation was ready to shoulder a greater burden of the Vietnam War. Thieu made the remarks in a prepared statement at the closed session meeting being held, at the hilltop Pacific Command headquarters over looking Pearl Harbor.

It came as U.S. officials disclosed the scheduled two -day summit meeting had been shortened. Windup Today Johnson and Thieu were expected to wind up their sessions with a breakfast meeting tod-ay. Earlier schedules had them meeting through a lunch. "We realize that we.

Vietna mese, are i mostly affected by this war, which is waged on our soil, against our own freedom," Thieu said. "This resolution will make sitting ducks of our troops in Vietnam," protested Ray Blum, delegate, from Janesville. "I "I don't know how our people should say our troops -should sit back and take it." Another delegate, Robert Riley of Milwaukee, added, "I'll be ashamed if the entire conven tion passes this resolution." i Donald Peterson of Eau Claire chairman of the Wisconsin Mc Carthy for President Committee, hailed the action as a victory for backers of the Minnesota senator. Peterson Surprised "I'm surprised," Peterson said, "because mere was no concentrated effort to pack these committees" with McCarthy del egates. The resolution, In addition to calling for a stop in the bombing, urged an immediate end to search and destroy missions by American troops in South Viet nam.

The committee also adopted a second Vietnam resolution. The proposal sponsored by Rep. Henry S. Reuss of Milwaukee, declared that the United States should "recognize that our major foreign policy efforts should be political and economic and not military." Ask Abortion Change Earlier, the committee adopted a resolution urging that Wisconsin's abortion law be, re pealed. The action was taken despite a warning by Assemblyman George Molinaro, D-Kenosha, that convention endorsement of the resolution could hurt Demo crats at the polls in November.

Molinaro said he would prefer that the legislature, not the Democratic" on record in favor of birth control. Backs Proposal "This is going to kill 50 per cent, of the people that are look ing for (public) office," Molin- arodeciared. The committee Med down an amendment offered by Mrs Midge Madison, who wanted the resolution to urge a liberalization but not a repeal of the abortion law. "I have nine children," Mrs. Miller said.

"But I do want the resolution proposed a two-year compromise. That was defeated, 36-46. "Chairman Allen J. Ellender, of the Agriculture Committee, frankly surprised by the wide-ranging attacks on the bill really and truly didn't ex qect an amendmenL on Jhe time" argued that every farm organization but the American Farm Bureau Federation favored permanent extension or, failing tbaMouiLyears. President Johnson has sought permanent extension of the basic farni "support programs.

He said this would take some of the uncertainty out of WASHINGTON (UPI) The House voted Friday against requiring federal registration of all guns, dealing a serious setback to the administration-supported proposal in Congress tbisyear The House action came in the first day of voting on proposed amendments to a basic bill that would extend the present prohibition against mail order shipments of pistols and revolvers to rifles and shotguns. This bill's chances of eventual congressional approval were seen as improved by the anti- registration move. Senate Faces Issue The Senate may yet approve a bill sponsored by Sen. Joseph Tvdines. that would reauire federal registration ol all guns and licensing of their owners.

This and the adminis tration's so-called "long gun bill" are now before the Senate Judiciary Committee, but -the House vote. Friday would make Regents Set Stiff Conduct Code for UW MAnisoN (AP)-Tbe Univer- aitv of Wisconsin Board of Re gents Friday approved a "get tough" student disciplinary pol At the same meeting UW president Fred Harvey Harrington served notice he would consider measures to control activities oi non-students on campus. TVi ropnt hi a unanimous MM vote adopted policies describing (what non-academic situations are subject to discipline, limited the role of students in the disciplinary process, and ruled that tne regents uiuj discipline stuaenu. Set Penalties Penalties under the new by law range up to expulsion. Th imw tMlfcv allows ad ministrators to immediately sus pend students wey ceueve misconduct might be repeated.

Misconduct Includes: Action that seriously dam ages or destroys, or attempts damage or destroy, "university property; rww that indicates a se rious danger to personal safety At. miT rim at mpmoers ui uie community. nkatrnrfd AltlvitiS Intentional conduct that obstructs or Impairs activities on the campus. iat wttan to armarentlv aimed at future disruptions of hallways, aoorways, apecwcs and class sessions, ih administration is emoow AlfV mA tn him Hivinlinarv cases over to the individual faculties of the various campuses. Any initial hearing committee would k.

Mnnirwt tn have a maioritv of faculty members, but could Include stuoems. If students were included on a tsarina vwtwnittw. final aunwr- ity would rejt with an all-facul ty appeals commiuec, law states. CnAn Attacked The new disciplinary code was immediately attacked by the president of the Wisconsin Student Association, David Gold-farb. as "a special disciplinary policy just tor eiuaenw wwa makes them "second-class citi- nt rtio imlversltv.

ACiia vi 1 Suspension under the new rules is limited to a maximum 'of two years. Expelled students may apply ior reaunuasiuu one year. An attempt by Regent Walter Renk, Sun Prairie, to make expulsion Irrevocable, was defeated in a voice vote, with only (Continued on page 2A) Cambodia Says U.S. PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (UPI)-Cambodia Friday reported 'the capture "of a U.S. Navy vessel with a crew of 11 Americans and one South Vietnamese.

Prince Norodom" Sihanouk "saicTlhe" vessel "had -Intruded Cambodian territory on the Mekong Riverr and said the United States should pay a ransom of "a tractor or a bulldozer for each American" crewman. uard in MEMPHIS. Tenn. (AP) Tam Karl Rav waited Frldav rf the relative luxury oi lour heavily guarded jail cells, air-conditoned. for his trial anon charges of murdering Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr. His lawyer, denied a seat on the military jet which brought Ray from London oefore uawn, told newsmen in New York that Ray "is anxious to come to trial and clear the matter up." The attorney, Arthur Hanes of Bir mingham, arrived at Ken nedv. Airport bv commercial airliner. To Meet Prosecutor There were reports that Hanes would come to Memphis soon to confer with state prose cutors, but he told newsmen in New York he would not seek to have the trial moved from Ray, accused oi assassinating Kin? here 15 weeks ago, was made Thursday to Russian charges their liberalization poli- -cies threatened the balance of power in Europe. Since only some 40 members of the committee are considered liberals the "unanimous" vote-as announced by the Czech news agency CTK appeared to be a solid victory for Dubcek.

Broadcasts Appeal On Thursday evening he had appeared on a nationwide television and radio broadcast to appeal to the people to give him their "full support In re jecting. Soviet charges he was-s-rew; The action sent the resolution before the full convention, which will decide the fate of the pro posal later during the two-day convention. First Big Gathering The convention was the first large-scale gathering of Wisconsin Democrats since McCarthy's victory in the state's April 2 Democratic presidential prefer ence primary. ben. Ciaylord Nelson, scned Memphis phis Naval Air Station to the Shelby County jail before dawn.

No newsman saw him, but Sher iff William Morris -distributed pictures of him wearing a bullet proof vest and handcuffed. The trip from London, which began at midnight in Britain, took 10 hours. The transfer from the Navy base at nearby Millington to the jail took 46 minutes. Tight lid on News There was a tight lid on publicity after the sheriff held a news conference an hour after Ray's arrival, But Morris did report that Ray has slept, rested and eaten since his return from England and "appears to be at ease." He said a bullet-proof vest and oth er "protective gear" which Ray wore during his transfer to the jail had been removed. A report from London said attorney Hanes would confer with murder thargrffgainst Ray: But the office of Dist.

Atty. Gen. Phil Canals refused to confirm this. No Arraignment Date There was, no word on when Ray's arraigriment might be. Deputies were stationed both inside and outside Ray's freshly painted cells, which contain a telephone and a closed-circuit television monitoring system.

Quarter-inch steel plates covered the windows of the third-floor cells. on millers to produce the difference between the loan, now about 1.25, and $2 a bushel for wheat and a direct payment from the federal treasury. Under the defeated change, any future increases would have been met by the millers' tax, a plan they strongly opposed. Expire Next Year The bill would extend for four years through 1973 the system of crop controls and support prices. They are now scheduled to expire at the end of next year.

Sen. George' D. Aiken, asked that the extension be cut to three years, so that Congress would not again have to debate whisked" under the to be accompanied by effective international guarantees, credi ble to friends and foes alike." Rusk Joins Talks A White House spokesman said Secretary of State Dean Rusk joined Johnson and Thieu in their private conversations "to brief President Thieu on the current diplomatic situation, including his evaluation of the Pans talks." Defense Secretary Clark Clif ford, Chief of Staff Earle G. Wheeler, Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker and their Vietnamese counterparts joined the pres idents in the delegation meetings. In a lengthy statement, Thieu cietd steps 5 taken by his government to eradicate corrup tion, build a broad political base Break Seen in Fortas' Opposition WASHINGTON (UPI)-The Senate Judiciary Committee today concluded its questioning of Justice Abe Fortas amid signs of a possible break in southern opposition to his nomination as chief justice of the spent what he called a "trying" four days undergoing questioning by the panel, was dismissed from further testimony at 12:15 p.m CDT.

Chairman James O. Eastland said the Judiciary Committee would convene at 9:30 a. m. CDT Saturday to begin ques tioning Judge Homer Thornber-ry of Texas, President John son's nominee to succeed Fortas as an associate Supreme Court justice. zi Shortlv before the end of today's session, Sen.

John L. MoClellan, who had been thought, an almost sure vote against FOrtas' confirma tion, indicated he might vote for approval of the justice. Apparently satisfied with or- tas answers to a series of i personal questions, McClellan told him: "I voted for you three years ago on your record. I now again tell you I shall judge you entirely on yourrecord." Negotiators Agree on Housing Aid Bill WASHINGTON "(UPIpHouse and Senate negotiators ap proved a bill Friday authorizing a three-year, $5.3" billion federal housing biggest in U.S. history.

Final congressional approval could come next week. opening the. way for reactionaries. Friday's six-hour, meeting in the ornate Spanish Hall of the Prague Castle took place under the shadow of the presence of thousands of Soviet troops still It- TT7nnn Pact maneuvers. The troops, estimated to be as many as 25,000, are supposed to be leaving but appeared' to be 1 making their, departure at a snail's pace.

The United States, which has carefully been trying to avoid Senate Rejects Cut in Farm Bill Extension any involvement in the affair, was dragged into the fray when the official Soviet Communist party newspaper Pravda ac cused the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Pentagon guard" fronrtlMrirearby Mem- Today's Index- Obituaries 2A Editorial 4A Women's 6A Comic 7A Sports 1-2-3B Classified r. 4-S4-7B would authorize farm workers to bargain collectively. This would be accomplished through extending the National Labor Relations BoardjurislictIon to cover hired farm hands. In the debate, the Senate voted unanimously to delete from the bill as approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee a bitterly protested change in the formula on which support payments to wheat farm ers are based, Guaranteed Parity Presently wheat are guaranteed parity for wheat intended for domestic consumption. The money comes from a government support loan, a tax of preparing secret plans for subversion and even seizures of power in Eastern Europe, including Czechoslovakia, rrzr 1 1 1 1,111 WASHINGTON (UPI) The Senate Friday beat back efforts to shorten a proposed four-year extension of farm production control and price support programs, the nation's chief farm law.

Still to come, however, was a fight over proposal by Sen. John J. Williams, to limit to 125,000 the amount the government could pay In subsidy payments to any one farm. He estimated this would save me government" at least million a year. Readies Amendment Sen.

Harrison A. Williams, D-N. was ready with another controversial amendment which Sirhon Given New Plea Postponement LOS ANGELES (AP) New- ly jaunty and smiling, but foot- tappingly neryous, the young smating sen. KODen jr. dy received Friday another postponement of his plea, this time for two weeks wrAug.

2 so psychiatrists con complete their reports on him. 1.