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2 Second-Class Postage DAId at Baltimore. Md. THE SUN, BALTIMORE, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30, 1970 Capsule I Sunday, August 30 World troops drove off an enemy attack of Phnom Pehn. At one point in Vietnamese and Viet Cong attackers government lines Page 1 regular Thai troops will not be the situation there deteriorates Page 1 few yards of King Hussein's second straight day as Jordanian Page 1 big anniversary parade in Alma Kazakhstan, along whose 900-mile clashed last year Page 1 AP VICE PRESIDENT AGNEW News In The Cambodian government yesterday only 5 miles south the 8-hour battle North moved to within 40 yards of An American source said sent into Cambodia unless massively Fighting erupted within a palace in Amman for the forces fought Palestinian guerrillas Soviet troops marched in a Ata in the Soviet Republic of border Soviet and China troops An American plane carrying $670.000 in hashish is captured in Crete after an air chase from Lebanon 1 Officials believe the changes in North Vietnam's conscription and recruitment will lead to more Communist pressure in Cambodia 2 After falling overboard from an ocean liner, a man floats in the Atlantic for nearly 12 hours before Page 3 boldly innovative high Nationalists some 25 years is at the heart of Col- ago Page 4 school ombia's peaceful revolution- A seven-officer jury ary movement Page 6 Marine Pvt. Randell D.

Heracquits The frustrations of trying to rod of murder charges in the shop are even getting to the deaths of 15 Vietnamese cimen in Russia now, the Soviet vilians Page 1 press reports Page 7 South Vietnam's senate elecVice President Agnew's re- tions grind down to a ho-hum assurances to Chaing Kai- finish 2 shek, president of Taiwan, are An Israeli cabinet minister reminiscent of U.S. action to warns that more Arab truce establish negotiations between violations could destroy the the Chinese Communists and U.N. peace mission 5 In The Nation More than 100 school systems throughout the Deep South integrated for the first time last week amid last-minute court appeals, some protests and demonstrations but only one instance of violence, the bombing of a school Page 1 Mount Whitney, the tallest mountain in the nation outside Alaska, is gaining a reputation as America's highest trash can as climbers leave litter and debris behind them, and National Park officials are forced to remove it with 1 pack animals and helicopters Page 1 Thousands of dead fish are floating on the Susquehanna River. They were killed after sulphur-laden water was allowed flow into the river from a coal mine thus producing sulphuric acid in the waterway. State workers are attempting to neutralize the acid.

Page 1 Selective Service officials say draft resisters are transferring their cases to sympa-thetic courts in Northern California. Presidential action to close the loophole will be requested. 3 Henry A. Kissinger has assumed a starring role in the shaping of America's foreign policy Page 11 A 15-year-old who posed as a GI says he might sue the Army for recognition of his service in Vietnam. Page 2 A Negro GI who was killed in Vietnam is buried by court order in an "all-white cemetery.

3 Stephanie Clark. 19. of Washington, wins the title of Miss Black America over contestants from 30 states. Page 3 Government statistics point to an economic upturn, but the good news appears to be coming too late to assist GOP candidates in November. 3 The showdown in bargaining between United Auto Workers and the automakers expected this week Page 3 Rioting broke out among 17,000 persons at a MexicanAmerican anti-war rally in MOUNT WHITNEY Los Angeles.

Police used tear gas in attempting to disperse the crowds' Page 1 Fire fighters, unable halt rampaging blazes in Washington forests, fires off and retrench. Page 3 Former President Lyndon B. Johnson attends ceremonies dedicating LBJ State Park in Texas. Page 11 In The City And State A Central district Tactical Squad patrolman was slashed with a straight razor when he and another policeman were surrounded by about 35 persons as they arrested two narcotics suspects in the 1300 block Brunt street Back Page C. Blair, Republican candidate for governor, criticized Govern.r Mandel's reorganization of the state's executive branch.

calling it inefficiently carried out and designed for political patronage purposes Back Page A candidate for the Supreme Bench of Baltimore charged that 15 incumbent judges were spending "a minimum of $5.000 per district to buy political machines" Back Page Already sagging under what has been described as a mountainous backlog of untried criminal indictments, the city's criminal courts ground to a near halt Back Page Governor Mandel has asked the federal government to examine whether a Virginia Electric Power Company plant is polluting the air of Western Maryland, damaging young trees being grown for Christmas and endangering the health of citizens Back Page Thousands enjoy a sweltering Saturday in August as summer fades Back Page 'Sour mud' replaces fish in the Patapsco river as industrial pollution has made a oncepleasant area a rather one Page Governor Mandel, addressing 500 Democratic women in Ocean City, praises them for their long-established role in the party Page Escaping the weather Horse-drawn wagons will county's candidates for comcarry politicians in today's Armissioner have promised not abs and Hucksters political parade Back Page to raise either the piggyback or property taxes. But almost Law enforcement officials all were noncommittal on alknew that Julius Salsbury, a ternatives Page 31 gambling figure on The Block, had disappeared a day before Governor Mandel is asked to they began Page 25 make good a promise to help a community bisected by a About one-half of Harford high-speed highway Page 31 at the weather HANOI ALTERS CONSCRIPTION, RECRUITMENT Changes May Indicate Pressure Will Grow In Cambodia By PETER J. KUMPA Bureau of The Washington, Aug. 29-North Vietnam has quietly changed and increased its military conscription and recruitment, a step that officials here believe will lead to more Communist pressure in Cambodia this fall. The North Vietnamese are now fighting on three fronts, Laos and Cambodia as well as South Vietnam.

The level of fighting has been down in recent months due both to problems of supply and personnel. Hanoi's leaders have openly declared that they are now engaged in a long range "people's war" in alliance with Communist elements in all of Indochina. But Cambodia is considered their priority target now for the removal of the anti-Communist government of Premier Lon Nol would allow them to re-establish supply routes and bases to attack South Vietnam, their ultimate goal. The change in North Vietnamese conscription techniques shows that its more concerned than draft 18-year-old youngmanpower problems. Rather than draft 18-year-old youngsters directly into the Army, they have now decided to pull them into local militia units The shift was agreed at a three meeting in Hanoi that was reported on August 15 by North Vietnamese military journals.

Attended by General Vo Nguyen Giap, the executive committee of the party's central military affairs committee made the unanimous decision. According to a report of Major General Nguyen Don, recruits in local militia units could get their military training "while carrying out economic construction" at the same time. The North Vietnamese leaders also felt that better training, both political and military, would be available. Recruits in the past have been sent on the long trial south with as little as a month's training. The method has already been tried earlier this year in Hai Hung province.

It was declared a "success" for it provided "replacement by well-trained troops" for units being "sent to the front lines for direct confrontation with the enemy." This, according to local Hai Hung colonel "achieved better results than from replacements of call-ups of draftees." The home militia is estimated" to number about 1,5000,000 men and women. The Hanoi meeting did not detail what additional numbers the new campaign is expected to recruit. It is quiet and not accompanied by the usual propanda barrage. Recruiting for local duty may also be easier than 1 drafting youngsters directly for service on the front lines. Though the North Vietnamese seemed to be concerned about military manpower, analysts here believe the problem is quality and not quantity.

North Vietnam's population of 20 million provides a yearly 18- year-old draftable group of approximately 125.000. This is more than enough to fill the gaps of the dead and wounded that the Communists are suffering yearly. In the past ten years, they have lost somewhere between 500,000 and 600,000 men killed. according to United States estimates. The losses have caused some strain though not a serious one on the economy.

It is estimated that 70 per cent of the farm work is being done by women. A decade ago, less than half of agricultural labor was female. But as Hanoi frequently admits, lack of skilled, trained people is the problem. These are the same sort of cadres that are. needed for the fighting.

It is believed here that Hanoi will start dipping into local militia units for re-enforcing Army units around October. That is when the dry season begins and the trails south into Laos and Cambodia become readily pass- able. Placing draftees into the local militia has another advantage. It keeps the youngsters working at home while allowing Hanoi a variety of military options. They can call out whatever numbers they want or leave them alone without spending extra money land without committing themselves.

Cheapest Radio Was $25 Cincinnati--In 1922 the cheapest radio receiver was a steel box containing a single-circuit tuner and crystal. This sold for $25.50 with headphones, antenna equipment, and "full instrucItions." 15-YEAR-OLD THREATENS TO SUE ARMY Posed As A Soldier; Wants His Service Recognized AP INTO THE WATER- Vietnamese marines cross as hallow branch of the Mekong near Neak Luong, Cambodia. MARINE INNOCENT IN VIET KILLINGS Verdict Announced After 3 Hours Of Deliberation (Continued from Page 1) Thang village, 27 miles southwest of here, February 15. The charges alleged that a five-man night patrol led by Private Herrod ordered the victims out of three houses and shot them. Two other members of the patrol, PFC Michael A.

Schwarz, 20, of Weirton, W. and PFC Samuel G. Green, 18. of Cleveland, were convicted of murder in earlier trials. Private Schwarz was sentenced to life and Private Green to five years in prison.

In Que Son Valley Another patrol member, PFC. Thomas R. Boyd, 19, of Evansville, was acquitted and the fifth, PFC Michael S. Krichten, 20, of Hanover, was granted immunity in order to testify against the others. Son Thang is in the Que Son valley, an area where enemy activity is intensive.

Marines operating there, according to some testimony, were instructed to shoot anything that moved after dark. The prosecution contended that Private Herrod and the others shot the victims "with no whatsoever." Shells Found The chief prosecutor, Capt. Charles Brown, 28, of Alliance, Ohio, said in summation that testimony had shown that empty M-16 rifle and pistol shells--the types used by Marines-were found very close to the 16 bodies outside three houses. Private Herrod's defense attorney, Oklahoma State Senator Gene Stipe, summed up by saying that criminal trials in such cases could ruin the armed forces. Thais Will Not Send Troops.

To Cambodia, U.S. Aide Says (Continued Cambodia and may not be sent unless the situation deteriorates, he added. Thai and Khmer officials will meet again next week for further talks on the Thai ethnic Khmers. The source said the American mission here takes the position that the issue of Thai troops for Cambodia is one for the Cambodians and Thais to settle. This appeared to constitute a major change from the position in which American officials were known to be giving at least tacit support to South Vietnamese pressures for Thailand to join Saigon's efforts to keep the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese from toppling the Lon Nol government in behalf of ousted Prince Norodom Sihanouk.

The source acknowledged that Ambassador Leonard Unger has been involved directly on a reg- Spirits Appeased By Cutting Trees Hong Kong, Aug. 29 Residents of Tai Pak, their confidence restored by cutting down the trees in front of their houses, are returning to their village two weeks before the soothsayers say they should. Tai Pak, on Lan Tao, the biggest island of Hong Kong colony, became a ghost town after three elderly villagers died in recent months. Fortune tellers attribut. ed the deaths to bad Fung Shui, the oriental practice of foretelling destiny through reading signs.

The situation would be rectified, the seers said, if all trees, in front of all village houses were removed. Axes were put to work in solemn ceremonies this week. from Page 1) ular basis in the negotiations regarding Thai support for Cambodia and said that discussions are still under way regarding the extent and form of American aid to Cambodian troops being trained by Thailand. A major factor in Thailand's decision against sending troops he said, was the stringent budget problems faced by the Bangkok government. But he stopped short of suggesting that Thailand might have sent troops had they had American financing of the type now under fire in the U.S.

Senate. He added that, despite the recent Thai announcement that Bangkok's "Black Leopard" division will be withdrawn from Vietnam soon, there is no likelihood of any precipitous withdrawal. India Increasing Border Defenses Calcutta, Aug. 29 (R-Jagjivan Ram, the defense minister, said today India is strengthening its border defenses because of reports that Communist China has set up missile launching bases across the frontier. Mr.

Ram, who arrived from New Delhi for a two-day tour, spoke to newsmen at the airport. Asked if India could meet the new situation by setting up similar weapons, he said, "We have our weapons too, but I am not going to discuss that with you." Bolivia Frees Prisoners Miami, Aug. 29 (P Ten political prisoners released by Bolivia in exchange for the freedom of two kidnaped West German engineers have arrived in Cuba, Radio Havana said today. Vietnam Elections Near Ho-Hum Finish By MICHAEL PARKS Staff Saigon, Aug. 29-The South Vietnamese Senate election, which politicians here had hoped would be the start of a two-party system, drew desultorily to a close with government forces likely to capture at least two thirds of the 30 seats.

Voters will go to the polls tomorrow to choose three 10-man slates on a countrywide basis from among the 16 slates in the race. The winners will serve six-year terms in the 60-member Senate. About 6 million persons are eligible to vote, and the results will probably not be known for several days. Although the election in theory could completely reshape the National Assembly's conservative upper house, affecting several major pieces of pending legislation, the six-week campaign has been a ho-hum affair. Even politicians admit they have little interest.

Terrorist Attacks Feared This is primarily due to the decision to confine campaigning to radio and television speeches and the distribution of posters and leaflets lest Communist terrorists attack campaign rallies. Some of the apathy is also attributed to the widespread assumption that two predominantly Catholic slates favored by President Nguyen Van Thieu will. be automatically elected with only the third slot being contested. In addition, many Saigon FOE BEATEN BACK AT PHNOM PENH Cambodian Troops Repulse Probe In 8-Hour Battle (Continued from Page 1) October and destroy the "good achievements" of the pacification program. He said he had conveyed to President Nguyen Van Thieu the "deep concern" of the people in the northern provinces about the mounting North Vietnamese threat in that region.

On the political front, the South Vietnamese people prepared to vote tomorrow to elect 30 new seantors, replacing half the upper chamber of the National Assembly. There were 160 aspirants for the 30 senate posts and they were split into 16 slates of 10 candidates each. The vot-1 ers will ballot for slates, rather than individuals. Oil Shortage Due To SST Forecast London, Aug. 29 (Reuters)The world could face a critical oil shortage within 15 years if British and American planemakers sell their planned total of supersonic airliners, the Sunday Observer said tonight.

The newspaper said in its early edition that this was the unmistakable conclusion to be drawn from an analysis of the planes' projected fuel consumption measured against th the amount of oil the petroleum industry expects to provide by 1985. Calculations showed that even by 1980 the planned fleet of supersonic transports-300 AngloFrench Concordes and 80 American Boenings- demand the production of about 320 million metric tons of crude oil each year. This was nearly one-third of the total planned oil consumption of Western Europe or the United States in the same year, said the observer. DEATHS (3) BAILEY On August 29, 1970, MAUDE ESTELLA, of 1260 Brewster street, formerly of 1011 Patapsco street. beloved wife of the late John F.

Bailey, devoted mother of Warren and the late Roland E. Bailey; also survived by grandchildren. Services at the McCully Funeral Home, 130 East Fort avenue, on Tuesday, at 11 A.M. Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., Sunday and Monday.

BAINBRIDGE 31e On August 29, 1970 CHARLES of Bynum road, Forest Hill, beloved husband of Opal Bainbridge (nee Page), and devoted father of Bonnie Martin, Martha Kegley, Jerry and Dennis Bainbridge. Friends may call at the Foster Funeral Home, West Broadway, Bel Air, on Sunday evening from 7 to 9. Services Monday at 11 A.M. Interment in Bel Air Memorial Gardens. BATTAGLIA 31e on August 28, 1970.

JOSEPH the beloved husband of Roberta Battaglia (nee Campaigne), devoted father of Joseph R. and Santo. W. Battaglia and Mrs. Patricia M.

Matkins, fatherin-law of Samuel Matkins. brother of Col. Frank Battaglia (B.P.D.). and Mrs. Jeanette Ballew, nephew of Miss Theresa DiMarci.

Also survived by eight grandchildren. Services will be from the Leonard J. Ruck Funeral Home, 5305 Harford road (at Echodale). on Tuesday, at 8.45 A.M. A requiem mass will be celebrated at St.

Thomas More Church, at 9.30 A.M. Interment in Holy Redeemer Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. BOWEN 1e On August 28. 1970.

E. LORRAINE (nee Harris). beloved wife of the late Raymond M. Bowen and devoted mother of Dorothy M. Powell and the late Mary L.

Meagher. Grandmother of Dennis Charles E. Powell. Jr. Meagher.

Friends may call at the MitchellWiedefeld Home. 6500 York road (at Overbrook road). on Sunday and Monday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral servicese on Tuesday at 1 P.M. Interment in Moreland Memorial Park.

lieu of flowers. please contribute to the Maryland Cancer Funds. in memory of the late Mary L. Meagherl. 2 On August 29.

1970. DOROTHY S. beloved wife of John W. Born and sister of Mrs. Marie S.

Miles and Mrs. Ruth S. Balla. Memorial services at Henry W. Jenkins and Sons.

4905 York road. on Wednesday. September 2. 1970. at 11 A.M.

omit Arcadia, Aug. 29, (R--A 15-year-old youth who posed as a soldier for two combat tours in Vietnam said today that he may sue the Army for refusing to recognize his service. Arriving home tired and hungry after his second masquerade was uncovered, Walter Lee Martin said, "The Army will take things from you if you owe them, but it'll break your leg before it pays you what you got coming." After a tearful reenion today his mother, Alma Lee Jones said, "I hope he wants to stay, here. I just want him with A Soldier" The Army disowned the Martin youth yesterday. Lt.

Col. George D. Barrante, information officer at Fort Carson, Colo. where the youth was discovered posing as Staff Sgt. Albert Lewis, said, "He was, in fact, not a soldier.

He isn't a soldier. "He was not officially in, did not officially enlist or enter through any normal method," Colonel Barrante said. Mrs. Jones said that her son, who first went to Vietnam at age 12, "was just the same as when he went away, only just bigger and older." The youth was sent home by the Army after pay records turned up another soldier in Vietnam by the name of Staff Sgt. Albert Lewis, Jr.

Joined On Alias James Richards, an assistant U.S. attorney, said in Denver that the youth initially joined the Army as James J. Wilson and went to Vietnam where, according to young Martin, he was wounded and sent home after his identity was discovered. The Army says that it cannot substantiate the youth's injury, but did say that he had been evacuated. A short while after his return to the United States, Mr.

Richards said, the youth somehow rejoined the military service under the name of Lewis and went back to Vietnam and was wounded again. Mr. Richards said that a charge of defrauding the government had been dropped. In Arcadia today, Mrs. Jones, 43-year-old employee of a state hospital, said that she had cried much of the day.

Newspaper Stories "I just feel sad," she said. "This is from what they put in the newspapers about him not being fit to be a soldier. If he wasn't old enough, they shouldn't have let him in the first place." Mrs. Jones, a widow, lives in Arcardia with two younger daughters. The Martin youth, during his stay at home between trips to Vietnam, married a 17-year-old girl, Rosa Lee, in Dothan, Ala.

"She called here today and said she wanted to come down," Mrs. Jones said. "I expect to go up there and get her next week." Young Martin arrived in Tampa, 100 miles to the west, last night after a flight from Fort Carson. He made the last leg of his trip home as a hitchhiker. DEATHS (3) MASIMORE dents say they are unable to vote because they have no registration cards, mostly because of bureaucratic red tape that can take a month to unravel.

In rural areas government control of voting procedures and the presence of the Army together have generally produced the desired election results in the past, leaving many villagers uninterested in the Senate contest. Thieu Choices Revealed President Thieu, meanwhile, has let the country's 1 million servicemen and 250,000 civil servants know which three slates the government favors. As a result of all this, most Vietnamese politicians predict that a predominantly Catholic slate led by Senator Huynh Van Cao, a former general, and another made up of Catholic followers of the late President Ngo Dinh Diem will win. Buddhists Endorse Slate Of the remaining 14 slates, osly three or four are seen as real contenders. The only opposition slate given a good chance of winning is that implicity endorsed by the militant An Quang Buddhists, whose strength lies mostly in the northern part of the country although their headquarters is in the Chinese section of Saigon, It is headed by Vu Van Mau, a lawyer and former minister who is campiagning for an immediate end to what he acknowledges to be "a civil war" here and broad social reforms.

Another popular opposition slate is headed by Prof. Nguyen Ngoc Huy, a member of South Vietnam's team at the Paris peace talks. The fragmentation of both the pro-Government and opposition forces has dismayed President Thieu's political advisers who had hoped an administration party and a loyal opposition, would emerge from the Senate campaign to simplify next year's presidential and lower house elections. "President Thieu takes it very hard when people say to him, 'What popular support do you have? You only got 33 per cent of the vote' a cabinet minister said. "'He would like to be able to say, 'If we had two parties or a runoff rather than 11 candidates, then we would know for Would Have 36 Sure Votes Barring a sweep by opposition forces, President Thieu is expected to be able to live with whatever slates are elected.

Most of the candidates, even some of the militant buddhists, are basically conservative. In terms of numbers, if progovernment forces win. all 30 seats, President Thieu will have 36 sure votes in the 60-member 'Senate. Opposition forces would be reduced from their present 15 seats to 9 seats with independents, mostly pro-government, holding the rest. If one opposition slate wins, the makeup would be 26 government seats, 19 opposition seats -a gain of four 17 independents.

The present balance is 19 government, 15 opposition and 25 independents, most of whom usually side with the gov. ernment. One seat is vacant. On August 29. ,1970.

CHESTER of Route 1, Hampstead, husband of Evelyn Leppo Masimore, father of James Jack E. Masimore, Mrs. Richard Hollingsworth, Mrs. Preston Armacost, Mrs. George Simpers, and step-father of Mrs.

Gilbert Bresnick. Services at the Tipton-Eline Funeral Home, Hampstead, Tuesday at 11 A.M. Interment in Middietown Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday, 7 to 9 and Monday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. CARBONE On August 29.

1970. CAROLINE (nee Lisowski), beloved wife of Mr. Samuel P. Carbone. dear mother of Mrs.

Margurite Woiciechowski and Master Sargeant A. Polinary Carbone, dear sister of Mrs. Bernice Warner, Mr. Apolinary Lisowski and the late Valerie Mack. She is also survived by five grandehildren.

Services at the Kaczorowski Funeral Home, 2525 Fleet street. Due notice. HINTERNESCH 310 On August 29. 1970. ELMER.

beloved husband of Catherine Hinternesch (nee Duffy). Funeral services will be held at the G. Truman Schwab Funeral Home, of Irvington, 3512 Frederick avenue on Tuesday at 11 A.M. Interment in St. Paul's Cemetery.

Family will receive friends from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. HUNTER 31e On August 29, 1970. J. CARROLL, of 1025 West 37th street, beloved husband of S. Beverly Hunter (nee Ren), devoted father of June Seyfer, Ruth Bond, and Carol Whittie.

Funeral from the Donovan Funeral Home, 3818 Roland avenue, on Tuesday at 10 A.M. Interment Lorraine Park Cenetery. Visiting hours 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. ILARDO 30 On August 29, 1970, SALVATORE the beloved husband of Jo. sephine Ilardo (nee Tamburo).

devoted father of Mrs. Maria Weiginan and Mrs. Rose Muransky, brother of Rosario llardo. grandfather of Mark, Matthew. Eric.

Brice and Christina Weigman. Christian wake services will be, heid at the Leonard J. Ruck Funeral Home. 5305 Harford road (at Echodale), on Monday. at 8 P.M.

A requiem mass will be celebrated at St. Clement's (Rosedale), on Monday, at 10 A.M. Interment In Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. fully requests omission of flowers. respectdonations may be made to the Heart 4.

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