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IN THE UNITED STATES-FOUNDED 1771 THE WEATHER U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast Philadelphia and vicinity: Mostly sunny, windy and cold Thursday, with high near 40. Fair and cold Thursday night. Fair and milder Friday.

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278 No. 7 Daily: Home Delivery 48 Cents Per Week TEN CENTS THE OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER A1" 1L. i ennedy 'Reassessing Position9 Private Investors Plan Vast Complex McCarthy Claims On Candidacy; Johnson Pal To Share in Metal Deal N. J. Industrialist Awaits 'Windfall' In Platinum Sale OnK ennedy Blvd.

e.f0.ll Primary Victory nson ver By FRANCIS LORDAN Of The Inquirer Staff Plans for a $200 million building complex on John F. Kenendy blvd. between 20th st. and 30th Street Station will be made public Thursday, Mayor James H. J.

Tate said Wednesday. To be known as Century 21, the complex will include a luxury hotel, apartment houses and office and commercial Minnesotan Expects GOP Write-in Tally To Put Him Ahead buildings. It will be the ih 4 tr ijf ZMTt ptj 11 i ihti-i i nil fm jiraiiifiiMiimirrn it tiiniiiiwmiiiiiiiinMff Wmstttsmduitait Senator Predicts April Triumph In Wisconsin From Our Wire Services CONCORD, N. March 13 Sen. Eugene J.

McCarthy, who trailed Lyndon B. John son by only 3500 votes in the New Hampshire Democratic primary, may actually nave outpolled the President when Republican write-in votes are counted. I may have more total votes than President Johnson," a ju bilant McCarthy said Wednesday. "I'd like to see the Re publican write-in." There was no official count of McCarthy write-ins on Re publican ballots, and the offi cial totals will not be known until Friday, but a spokesman for the Minnesota Senator claimed AP Wirephotos Minnesota Sen. Eugene McCarthy (left) wears a wide grin on landing at wind-swept National Airport in Washington after return from New Hampshire, where he fared well in Democratic Presidential primary.

Sen. Robert Kennedy (right) says he is "reassessing his position" on whether to seek nomination. bis peace campaign had n's running against Mr. Jonn- Nixon Vows War End, PO-6T OFFICE BUILDING PENSIA. RAILROAD 30h ST.

-5TATION SCHUYLKILL EXPRESSWAY $20O-WillLI0U BUILDING COMPLEX PHtA. Inquirer Staff Map. Black areas indicate site of proposed development on John F. Kennedy blvd. 7 Baking Firms Indicted Here For Price-Fixing By CHARLES II.

THOMAS Of The Inquirer Staff Seven baking companies were indicted Thursday by a Federal: Grand Jury on charges of fixing the price of bread in Philadel- phia, its surrounding counties, Southern New Jersey and Northern Delaware. The U. S. Justice Department1 named the seven firms and eight officials in bills that charged that the price-fixing conspiracy had been going on since January, 1964. They were charged with violations of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.

At the same time, U. S. District Court here was asked to issue an injunction ordering the companies to end the alleged price-fixing practice. U. S.

District Judge C. William Kraft, is expected to set a date for a hearing for the eight indicted individuals. COMPANIES ACCUSED Named in the indictment as defendant companies were: General Host of New York; Continental Baking of Rye, N. William Freihofer i IBDDE ii ID LC fI ifl I ii 1 ir 22 SnT-ftooAM But Won't Decision Likely Before Deadline For Oregon Race By JEROME S. CAIIILL Inquirer Washina ton Bureau WASHINGTON, March 13.

Sen. Robert F. Kennedy edged to the very brink Wed nesday of announcing his can- djdarv for the Demor-ratip Presidential nomination against President Johnson. The 42-year-old brother of the late President John F. Kennedy made his move less than 24 hours after President Johnson suffered a heavy blow to his prestige in the New Hampshire primary at the hands of Sen.

Eugene J. McCarthy. OBSTACLES REMOVED Kennedy said the primary had removed "the major obstacles' son ior tne nomination. Kennedy and McCarthy met briefly in the afternoon at Ken- An-alyses and Related News on Pages 2 and 3 lady's request in the office of his Mother, Sen. Edward M.

Ken- nedy Only the two were present. McCarthy said Kennedy told him he was "re-examining his position" but did. not say when would make a decision. He didn't ask me to do any- thing and I didn't ask him to do anything," McCarthy said. WON'T WITHDRAW McCarthy repeated he would not withdraw and added "I plan to go everywhere I am committed." He added he was considering entering the Indiana piimary and would "talk to them" about it when he speaks there Saturday.

Kennedy said McCarthy had toid him "he is going to continue in the race, as I expected and as is proper." REASSESSING PLANS Describing as "an extraordin ary snowing Mcuartny cap- Continued on Page 3, Column 8 Jet Explodes, 6 Aboard Killed PARKERSBURG, W. March 13 (UF1). A sleek exe- Until He's Nominated NEW YORK, March 13 (AP). Richard M. Nixon says his Presidential campaign statement, "We will end the war in Vietnam and win the peace in the Pacific," constitutes a largest privately fina need project in Philadelphia.

SYNDICATE PROJECT The project will be built by a syndicate headed by Matthew B. Weinstein, of Merion Station, which also includes H. Leonard Fruchter. an appliance distributor. Financial backing is being provided by Provident National Bank.

Weinstein has invited Tate, his cabinet and. the City Council to a presentation Thursday at 4 P. M. in the Provident Building at Broad and Chestnut sts. Last December, Weinstein's syndicate purchased the land on the north and south sides of the boulevard from the Pennsylvania Railroad, which has since merged with the New York Central.

The price was not disclosed. ALL RIGHTS INCLUDED Included in the purchase were all ground and air rights over the railroad tracks between 20th and 30th sts. on the north side of the boulevard, and between 20th and 22d sts. on the south side. The site, which is in the Market West area, adjoins the western end of Penn Center.

It had been considered for a "micro city" complex, containing a trade center and several large office buildings. Tate, who said he "felt very good" abcut 21, was asked whether he was disappointed over the failure of the publically financed Market East project to keep up with private activity in Market West, AWAIT U. S. GRANT "if we are patient, we will get Market East," said the Mayor. "You have to remember Market West (going from west of City Hall to 30th st.) was ac tually begun 15 years ago." The city is awaiting Federal approval of a $200 million grant for Market East, designed to rejuvenate the midcity shop ping area.

Meanwhile, two other "major projects were discussed Wednesday by the City Council Rules Committee. They were a $50 million twin-la tower office building at the southwest corner of 15th and Market sts. and a $5 million, 415-unit motel at 10th st. and Packer ave. Approval is expected shortly.

JOBS FOR 10,000 Architect Vincent G. Kling, representing the National Land and Investment told the committee the office buildings to $70 million. The motel would be built by Donald Glassman and Joseph De Petris and would be operated by the Statler-Hilton chain. Next to the city's $38 million sports stadium, the motel would comprise four six-story buildings, a separate one-story lobby and a two-story restaurant. is it to in J.

3000 to 4000 GOP votes. WRITE-INS COUNTED "We have got a samplin from a number of cities and towns and we know we have that manv." Sevmour Hirsch. McCarthy's press aide, said. "We definitely have got Johnson! beat." New Hampshire officials began counting McCarthy's Re-I publican write-in votes Wednes day, but late in the day, only 17 of the State's 302 precincts had been tabulated. Secretary of State Robert L.

Stark refus ed to give out any partial fig ures. VICTORY PREDICTED However, in New York, CBS News predicted McCarthy's total, when all the votes are counted, would exceed President Johnson's. It said a complete check of two-thirds of New Hampshire's precincts showed 4390 McCarthy write-ins on Republican ballots, and said this figure would likely total 6000 when all ballots are counted, putting McCarthy ahead of the President. Richard M. Nixon, former Vice President, received 79 per i Bias Charged To Model Cities By While Aide By ALFRED KLIMCKE Of The Inquirer Staff A white fieldworker fired by the Model Cities program said Wednesday night she was discharged for objecting to the "racist" attitudes of the predomin antly Negro executive commit tee of the program's area-wide council.

The woman said she also was accused by Model Cities officers of revealing to the press that program offices and equipment were used for printing inflamm a tory tracts distributed at the Nov. 17 demonstration at the School Administration Building, 17th and the WHITEY VS. BLACKIE Mrs. Corine Galiczynski, who leaves her $100-a-week job Friday, said she had repeatedly objected to the "whitey versus blackie attitude" that prevailed at executive meetings. "They talked about nothing but black revolutions," she said.

Her charges were made during a neighborhood meeting at Inquirer Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, March 13. New Jersey industrialist Charles W. Englehard, per sonal and political friend of President Johnson, stands to share in a $12 million "windfall" under an Administration-backed plan to sell sur plus government platinum at half the market price. Bills now in Congress would permit the General Services Administration to dispose of 115,000 troy ounces of platinum that are now held as national stockpiles, but which have been declared surplus. The sale would be made to Engelhard Minerals Chemicals of Newark, and Matthey Bishop, of Malvern, for $109 to $112 per troy ounce.

NEGOTIATED BY GSA The price was negotiated between GSA and the two firms. The quoted market price, according to Sen. John J. Williams is $214 per troy ounce. Agreeing with GSA that there no need to retain the platinum, Williams nonetheless asserted: No one contradicts the point that by selling at competi tive bids the government would realize approximately $12 million more for this platinum than would receive under its pres ent plan for a negotiated sale.

He charged that the "Johnson Administration is desperately trying to obtain Congressional approval" of the bill permitting the sale. DENIES WINDFALL A spokesman for Matthey Bishop denied the windfall charges, saying, "this is no windfall to us. Industry is very short of platinum. We refine the platinum and then sell it other industries. We don't expect to make any profit on this." The spokesman added that his firm and Engelhard had been selected bv the GSA, "because we are the only refiners-produc- lers of platinum group metals the country." Matthey Bishop, at Lancaster! Dike and Malin Malvern, is wholly owned subsidiary of a British firm whose shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange.

Formerly known as Bishop Platinum Works, it changed its name a year ago to reflect its diversified operations. WHITE HOUSE GUEST Engelhard, prominent Democratic contributor, flew with Mr. Johnson on Air Force One during the President's round-the-world trip in December. He hosted prenuptial parties for both Johnson daughters, and is a frequent social guest at the White House. In 1965 Engelhard Industries, was one of the firms that paid $15,000 a page for advertisements in a so-called "Democratic Advertising Book" published through a tie-up with the Democratic National Committee.

The President appointed En- Continued on Page 3, Column 1 $48 million in 1969-70, when the minimum starting salary will go to $6000. To gain the affirmative vote, the GOP leadership had to com promise on tne issue of non public school aid Tr, trr. niin nff off ardent Republicans ready to join the bulk of the Democrats in writing such aid into the pay bill as an amendment, the leaders: Agreed to release from the Appropriations i ttee House bill 2170, sponsored by six Philadelphia Republicans and supported by the Roman Catholic Church as the means of State aid for non-public schools. Promised full public hearings on the measure by a joint Appropriations and Basic Education Committee, and action in the legislature after the April 23 primary election. This would be the first time in history that such a bill got this far.

All this was going on while cent of the Republican vote andure of 42 percent of the Dem St. Michael's Church Hall, at.not in tne primaries campaigns Baking Allentown; Huber could be completed two years Baking of Wilmington, after the land is cleared, but Schaibles Bakery, of Eas-ithat no construction timetable ton, Stroehmann Brothers! had been set. He said 10,000 i persons would be employed Continued on Page 6, Column 3lwith an annual navroll New York Gov. weison a. kock efeller got 11 percent in a write-in campaign.

FINAL TABULATION Here is the final unofficial tabulation of the primary: GOP President 298 of 302 precincts: pct. Nixon Romney Rockefeller Reagan Percy Stassen Wallace Others 84005 1753 21 11691 395 0j 102 407 0. 291 Oj 7757 7 jet carrying parts lor a disabled sister plane crashed llland exploded while landing here Wednesday, killing the six per- Ojsons aboard three pilots and three aircraft mechanics. The Falcon fanjet touched i down at Wood County Airport Tell How London Dealers Seek fo Restrict Gold Stampede LONDON, March 13 (AP). London bullion dealers clamped sharp restrictions on sales Wednesday as Europe's gold-buying rush neared panic proportions.

The dealers' efforts to slow the gold rush and give them time to catch up on what was described as a vast backlog of orders did not appear wholly successful. Demand in all European bullion markets continued at a Picture on Page 3 stampede level throughout the day. Speculators and hoarders snatched up the metal at almost any price in the drive to get out of paper money. LONDON RECORD SET The Times of London said demand for gold hit an all-time high in London. It estimated Wednesday's turnover in London at between 150 and 200 tons, far higher than the 100-ton peak of the gold rush that followed devaluation of the pound last November.

(At $35 per troy ounce, 1.097 avoirdupois ounces, gold is worth $840,000 the short ton, 2000 pounds, and $940,000 the long ton, 2240 pounds.) SILVER PRICE SOARS Paris silver dealers refused to quote a price for that metal in a move similar to that of London gold dealers. The Paris price for silver had already soared 20 points by then. In London, gold dealers added a full 5 cents onto the price at Wednesday morning's fixing, making it $35.20 an ounce, and still the demand continued. They refused to accept new requests for small orders but continued selling large amounts to regular customers. Spokesmen emphasized the move was not a suspension of sales.

"We are applying a brake, so to speak," said, one. In Washington the Senate rejected 45-40 an attempt to retain a 12V2 percent gold cover on the Nation's currency instead of removing it entirely. The present level is 25 percent. It was a narrow squeak victory for Johnson Administration forces which have been seeking to win Senate passage, without Continued on Page 3, Column 3 GOP Delegate Summary, 290shOrUv after 7:30 A. M.

and the pledge. "The next President of the United States must end the war." Nixon said, emphasizing the "must." The former Vice President, victorious in the New Hampshire primary and now set to intensify his drive in Wisconsin, said his statement about ending the war is not a vague campaign promise. NO MAGIC FORMULA' "It's a pledge," he said. He added that he has "no magic formula" or a "gimmick." "If I had a gimmick," Nixon said, "I would tell Lyndon Johnson. That would be a moral obligation.

"But I do have some specific ideas on how to end the war. They are primarily in the diplomatic area." He indicated that he would spell out these thoughts when or if he wins the Republican nomination for President, but HOLDING BACK GUNS "I'm reserving my big guns for use against Johnson," Nixon said. "I have to adapt my strategy so as to win the primaries with the least expenditure of ammunition." He said that he has his own private channels of information on the status of military and political events in Vietnam. He added that he does not receive briefings from the Central Intelligence Agency. "But I have been to Vietnam so often that I do have sources there," he said.

"I can't disclose them, of course. I expect to have even better sources." ASSAYS RETURNS Nixon made the statements in an interview in his 5th ave. apartment in New York. The election returns foreshadowing his strong showing in New Hampshire, were coming in. "I see we're only running 2-to-1 over' Rockefeller in the first ry A A Pnlltmn Red China Holds Two as Spies LONDON, March 13 (AP).

The Foreign Office confirmed munist China. The Chinese accused them of spying. British diplomats in Peking have made repeated efforts to free the men but have not been allowed to see them or get details of the charges, a Foreign Office spokesman said. The men are George Watt, 31, British, and Peter Deckart, 31, of Offenbach, West Germany, both engineers. They are employed by Vickers-Timmer, a British firm building a synthetic fiber plant in Lanchow.

za ana Jeiierson sis. adoui persons from the area served by Mrs. Galiczynski bounded by Girard Front 4th st. and Columbia attended the meeting. LaVerne McCummings, director of fieldworkers in Philadelphia, has said the woman was dismissed because of a "poor attitude and resentment for supervision and (the) structure." At the meeting several per- Continued on Page 6, Column 4 Shafer and members of his administration were meeting with William B.

Ball, general coun- 'isel of the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference and the Rt. Rev. I iMssrs. Francis Shulte. of Phila-i i House Delays Parochial Aid Teacher Pay Increase OKd Envoy io Sweden Briefs Johnson WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters).

U. S. Ambassador to Sweden William H. Heath made a personal report to- Presiden'c Johnson Wednesday on the new chill in Swedish-American relations. The W'hite House declined to say anything about the meeting, but other sources confirmed that it took place.

Heath returned home Tuesday night for "consultations" in a move widely interpreted as a U. S. gesture of displeasure over Sweden's criticism of American policy in Vietnam. On The Air WFIL-RADIO 56 6:00 A. M.

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5:00 P. M. Instrumental Moods Television and Radio Listings on Page 20 aemma. ana tiomer ae wan, onuunucu uu delphia, and Homer de Walt, pilot attempted to lift up for a better approach, but the wheels hit the end of the 5100-foot runway, flipping the craft over an embankment, where it caught fire and exploded. The plane belonged to Mead Corp.

of Dayton, a firm, whose DC-3 aircraft was paper milling and manufacturing forced by bad weather to land here Tuesday night. 3u Sljr SnrjtmTi Department! and Features Amusements Death Notices 33 a 32 23 Auctions 54 Bridge 55 Business and Financial 23 to 28 Classified Ads 45 to 54 Comics 53 Editorials Obituaries Real Estate Sports 40 to 45, 51 Television and Radio 19 to 22 Women's News 36, 31 Feature Page Page 9 Public Opinion Analysis Page 4 Capitalism, Communism and the Average Man Page 10 Weekend Food Guide Pages 11 to 18 "The Philadelphia Story" Page 3C Washington Background Page 8 William S. White Page I Legal Problems Page I Complete Weather Page Continued on Page 3, Column 6 i i li Special I Interest I Today Efficient productivity, i golden dream of the i I Soviets, has turned into a nightmare under the Communist system. A i i sian system with that of i Qi coniparisjon oi tne uus- uie capuami is preseiueu I in Part 9 of "Capitalism, yy. i a i i Communism and the Av- '4, erage Man, an inquirer Special Report, on Page 10 wmmmmmmmmmmmmm Politicians Rely Too Much on roils Most politicians rely on i public opinion polls rather than wait for the I outcome of primary eiec- 4 tions.

The dangers in this reliance are pointed out in Public Opinion Analy- sis, by Louis Harris, on Paye 4 MWIll Erie, on the subject of State aid. Senate minority leader Ernest Kline Beaver) also was proposing creation of an educational resources development authority at the time. By SAUL KOHLER Inquirer Harrisburg Bureau HARRISBURG, March 13. The House of Representatives passed Wednesday night and sent to the State Senate a bill raising the pay of Pennsylvania public schoo' teachers by $500 and increasing tne minimum starting scale from $4500 to $5400 the highest one-time in crease in the history of Pennsylvania. The bill, conceived by the Republican leadership of the House and received with less than siasm by Gov.

Raymond P. Shafer because it contemplates a cut in his bud get, went through by a vote of 173-15 after three days of shout ing, wheeling and dealing. The Senate, which generally is more receptive to the words of the Administration, must deal with the measure, which calls for an expenditure of million in 1968-69 almost twice what the governor says the State can afford and The authority would exist on, Wednesday that a Briton and a a $500 million bond issue and (German are under arrest in Corn- presumably would pay added subsidies, pay for purchase of secular services for the parochial schools and increase scholarships and funds given to State and State-related colleges. Kline's plan is just about the same as one proposed during the 1966 gubernatorial campaign by Milton Shapp. The difference is that Shapp said he could do it without new taxes, and Kline admitted that an income tax Continued on Page 7, Column 1.