The Daily Messenger from Canandaigua, New York • Page 1

a Capsule VOL. 173, NO, 263 CANANDAIGUA, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1969 60c A WEEK, HOME DELIVERY lOc A COPY, i ALBANY (DPI) The U.S. 'Weather Bureau reported a record low ot 22 below zero In Albany at 7 a.m. Thursday, making it the coldest Christmas ever In the state Capital. It beat the old record of 12 -Jielow, set In 1947.

The reading was also the lowest temperature ever recorded In Albany during the month of December. Cardinal Ailing "LAI KHE, Vietnam (UPI)- Cardinai Terence Cooke, suffering from laryngitis, completed his Vietnam tour Chrsitmas Day with a visit to the 1st Infantry Division base at Lai Khe. T.Thg archbishop's remarks to the men ot the "Big Red One" 30 miles north of Saigon were read to llie GIs by the cardinal's secretary, Msgr. Eugene V. Christmas Peace March SALAMANCA (XJPI) Fifty candles flickered In the frigid -Christmas morning air, as a local minister led a "inarch for peace" through the downtown area here.

The Rev. Joe Cobb of the United Church of Christ led a -following ot 35 area college students, 10 high school students and four other adults on candlelight trek. Pep Pill Ban Sought NEW YORK (UPI)-Tife state Supreme Court has issued an order forbidding the sale of a- "pep pul" called Viv until it js packaged wUH a warning against overdoses or use by children, to whom it might be iatal. The court acted In response to an affidavit fUed by Attorney General Louis J. office saying the pill contained enough caffeine to make it harmful or even fatal to small children.

ColdTrain''Non-Ride' PLATTSBURGH (UPI) -More than 100 persons bounsl from New York to Montreal by train for Christmas finally arrived Thursday afternoon, seven hours late, by bus. The New York-lo-Montreal Delaware Hudson passenger engine derailed seven miles north of Willshoro in an area accessible only by helicopter or rail. During the three-hour wait for replacement engines, the passengers had no heat. It wa about 20 liclow zero in the Adirondack area. Eastern U.

S. Is Hit By Massive Storm; Travelers Frustrated TV Interview Johnson Says Utah Speech Cost Humphrey '68 Election Nixon Works On Budget; Delays Trip WASHINGTON (UPI) --President Nixon plans to deliver his State of the Union Message to Congress Jan. 22 and will probably submit the 1971 budget the week after that, the White House said today. delayed a Christmas trip to California, scheduled for today, to work on the budget. -Nixon concentrated today on the Defense Department budget for the next fiscal year.

He conferred with Defense Secrela- Melvin R. Laird, Budget Mayo, and ry Director Robert other advisers. Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler said the President hopes to get the budget to Congress during the week beginning Jan. 25. Ziegler said the State of the Union Message would be delivered Thursday, Jan.

22, three days after Congress convenes Jan. 19. Budget planning was complicated because Congress did not adjourn until Jec. 23 and because government spending lo expected to run $2 billion to $3 billion higher for the 1970 fiscal year than Nixon had anticipated in budget estimates in April and July. The President, his wife and their daughter Tricia had been scheduled to fly to their seaside estate near San Clemenle, this afternoon.

But the House announced Christmas Day that "von would not leave for his two-week respite uht" next Tuesday. The budget on which Nixon is working covers the business year which begins next July 1. But under law the President Gty In County Bonds were reported in "pretty good condition" in the city but in "terrible" shape countywide at about noon today, as blowing snow continued lo fall. (For one result of the heavy snowfall, see picture on page 3.) Tiie State Thruway from Syracuse cast was closed because of snow conditions. Thc weather forecast is icr about three inches of snow throughout the day in the area.

A Department Public spokesman, William O'Brien, said that three plows were being used on Main Street and on Routes 5 and 20 in the city to clear Ihe highways. "They've been over eveiy road once and are now on their second run," he said. Another truck is spreading sand to prevent sliding conditions. Trojp Sgt. Thomas Sulliv.m said that county highways "are in terrible condition for driving." County Sheriff Dispatcher Owen Ford said that stale, county and town plows ar.c maintenance crews arc oul working on the highways.

He said all roads are passable, but drfting snow is making plowing difficult. Only one special request for plowing was received by the sheriff's department, Deputy Ford said. That came from a Lincoln Hill Road resident ii Canandaigua Town. Only one traffic mishap was this morning. Depmy John Doran investigated a two- car "fender-bender" with no in- rtiolo FAMILIAR FEELING? Santa lias that feeling today that is probably familiar to many of us on the day after Christmas.

The old gent tries to rest his weary bones after spreading good cheer around the world yesterday. But despite the fact that he's In his favorite rocker, with feet comfortably raised on a hassock, he's just too tired to get to sleep. Well, fo- niglit's another night, Santa. Maybe you can start catching up on your rest. Governor Names 2 Top Prior ities ALBANY, N.

Y. (UPI)--In a special year-end television interview, Governor Rockefeller lold public he considers educa- and welfare as priority issues in next year's Icgislalive session. "I'd say probably education Is the largest in terms of dollar demands," Rockefeller said. He noted that there were "tremendous problems' in school districts and in higher eclucaton. "In welfare, of course, there is another area of deep human concern," he said.

"The Board of Social Welfare of the slate has already recommended a 10 per cent increase across thc- must submit that budget Congress within 15 days when It opens its session--Jan. 19. Nixon was reported trying lo (Continued on Page 3, Col. 6) juries about 9 a.m. in Gorham.j Albany Raftered Talks Rejected SEOUL (UPl)-South Korea today turned clown a North Korean proposal for unofficial talks belween private organizations of the two sides lo negotiate the release of thc passengers of a South Korean plane recently hijacked to the North.

Shin Hum Shik, offcic." spokesman for Ihe Scot', government, said in a specta statement thc return o. crew and passengers of thc plane could be effected through the Korean Military Armstice Commission. State Wide Snow Storm Has Caused Closing Of Thruway By United Press International Heavy, swirling snow belled sections of New York State today, stalling air and ground travel and forcing the Stale Thruway Authority fo close the superhighway for more than 230 miles. The storm's brunt was in the Hudson Valley, where Etlcnville measured 11 inches of new snow a 7 a.m. The Weather Bureau said the capita! district could expect a foot to a foot and half of snow before thc storm ended.

The Thruway was ordered closed, as of 10:30 a.m., from Harriman, in the lower Hudson Valley, to Syracuse interchange 35, a distance of 233.7 miles. A Thruway spokesman said visibility was "very poor" in the blowing snow. Fortunately, traffic was light. It was thc second major storm of Ihe Christmas week in the Albany area, which already has had more than twice the normal amount of snow for December. The coaslal storm dumped up to six inches of wet snow on the New York City area before turning to rain, snarling traffic and causing rail, bus and sub way delays.

Mayor John V. Lindsay decided to fly back from a Hahamas vacation lo oversee the massive clean-up job. Winds gusting up to 56 niles per hour caused unusually high tides and flooding in low-lying residential and highway areas, and shattered umbrellas dotted cily streets and (Continued on Page 3, Col. 7) ward. I have endorsed this." Rockefeller commented in an conducted in New York Ctiy by Glover iresdent of the New York Stale Broadcasters Association and president-general manager of WHEC-TV and Radio, Rochester.

The program was offered for news and broadcast use between Chrislmas and New Year Day. While new and expanded programs would be desirable, Rockefeller said stale taxes "have reached just alxxil Uie limit," and federal aides not immediately forthcoming. However, thc governor said Congress should "set aside maybe 35 or 40 per cent" of the growth of federal revenues in the future for stale and local governments. The governor said he felt his adminisfi-alion ha brought about major accomplishments in education, mass transportation, pollution control ami housing and urban development. He said he hoped lo conlinue such programs in a fourth term.

The governor's comments on other topics Mcdicaid and Heallh "..1 eel very strongly and I hink this is beginning lo be in our state and na- ionally that a national or iniversal health insurance pol- cy approach is going to be the Upstate vs. New York Clly -'The real answer is I think we are just about balanced out now." JIayor John V. Lindsay an outstanding person, a bril- ianl personality, and has great vision for the future. Frankly, is always diffcult for' the mayor of New York Cily and he governor of New York Slate a natural built-in Anonymous Gift Helps Save Building EAST BLOOMFIF.LD-A drive for funds to purchase a historic old building here got a big boost today with the announcement of a $1,000 gift from an anonymous donor. John Hamlin, chairman of the special gifts portion of a drive to purchase the old Bloomfield Academy, made th announcement today.

The Historical Soriely of Hie Town of East Bloomficld is conducting the drive to purchase the building from the Bloom- ficld Grange. Goal is to raise the $12,000 needed to buy the building and to raise enough additional money to restore it. The building was constructed in 1834 and lias beer used as a boarding school, garage, grange meeting hall and mnny other uses. In its original use, as a boarding school, students lived on the third floor of the brick structure and classes wer held on (be fir.st and second floors. The Grange has owned thc building since 1H07.

flic Historical Society's drive for funds lo purchase the building actually starts in February. However, several donors have given money for the project and latest addition the s'ands at ncany with thc fund now 82,000, it was reported today. The historical society hopes to restore the and io create a historical center a.ul museum as wc'J place for civic a mining WASHINGTON (UPI) -Former President Lyndon B. Johnson believes Hubert Humphrey would be in the White House today had it not been for a few words Humphrey spoke at Salt Laka City, and the "few thousand votes" those words cost him. Johnson gave his views of the climactic 19C8 election campaign in an interview to be carried Saturday hy CBS-TV at 7:30 p.m.

EST. The interview is the first of three hours of Johnson interviews with Waller Croukile of CBS News. The second Installment, will be shown feb. 6. Johnson showed flashes of sarcasm and resentment at his treatment by the press, but his references to Humphrey were matter-of-fact, tinged perhaps by regret.

Has Beep Doubts Johnson thought, as far back as 1S35. that it would be a mistake for liim to seek the presidency. Once in office after the death of President John F. Kennedy, Johnson had deep doubts about running in 1964. When lie did he was elected by landslide over Barry M.

Goldwatcr of Arizona, then, on March 31, 19S8, he told an amazed country he would nol 'accept renominalion, What went into this final startling decision? LBJ said: "I was positive I could nol get a peace conference, get them to a psace table positive that I could not get a tax bill positive 1 could nol cool the cities as a candidate Also, ho said he felt he shouh not run because his Southcrr background and upbringing had seriously handicapped his abili 1y to unite and inspire the nation. "I have' never reall; Irelieved that 1 was the man lo dr that particular job-" he said LR.J said there was no doub whatever in his own mind tha be would have lccn elected be stood for re-election in 1968 He professed "si-cat admira tinn" for Humphrey, acknow lodging that the Humphrey campaign had insufficient mo ucy and thc candidate wa burdened by opposition lo in Johnson administration. Curclal Turning Point Johnson a Ilnm phrcy's Sslt Lake City speech as a crucial fuming point of th campaign. The speech wa made laic in October and wen beyond Johnson's policies i proposing steps lo end th Vietnam War. And felt ihi "detracted from his possibil ties." 'My feeling was that in tha speech he left the impressio that he would ston Ihc bombin (entirely) and that commun cated to the country and lo tl world a shift of policy in th ountry, a change of position." "I think, as a result, that the oulh Vietnamese had become oncerned enough that they eoided they would nol go to 18 peace tnble until after the or that they would old buck." Cronkile noted Ihat Hum- lirey's popularity polls im- rovccl after the Salt Lake City speech, but Johnson fell this ad no major impact on the ulcome.

"If Ihe South Vietnamese had ot drug their feet and come on and said, 'Yes sir, oing lo IM here, things are I think the people vould havo moved nccording- Johnson said. "And I think would have been in tho ireclion of tho Democrats." Relief Is Best Thing Johnson WASHINGTON (UPI)-The expressive, India-rubber face is uller but less lined, The straight hair js almost totally gray and is worn a little longer now, with sideburns. But tbe face and the voico are so familiar that suddenly all tho months sinca Lyndon B. Ipimson (urrted over the American' presidency lo ftichard M. Nixon vanish and thci he is again on television, dominating he screen.

Johnson's interview with Wal- Cronkite will btf seen on BS Saturday night. It was filmed in advance at the Johnson Ilanch in Texas. Newsmen here wera given a preview earlier in the week. In the interview, Johnson told of the blessed relict he felt when President Nixon completed Hie' oath of office on Jan. 20 and Johnson was no longer president.

He said none but a former President could know that feeling. He "Of course I miss of it I miss good. Emergencies Declared In New England By United Press International A major storm hit eastern seaboard today, bringing high winds, slush, dcefl snow and New York Mayoi John V. Lindsay back from vacation. John Kennedy Airport wai forced lo close, blocking holiday travel plans for thousands.

In the clly, six inches of wet snow i.nd slush delayed bus, railroad and subwny schedules. Winds as strong as 56 miles an hour were In Manhattan. Mayor Lindsay had been vncnlioning in Ihc Bahamas when Ihe storm began. He headed home lo help in Ilia clean up operations. a blizzard conditions forced biinks lo close in Connecticut, where 15 inches of snow fell.

Snow emergencies were also issued In Boston and Cambridge, Bnrt Hartford, Conn. Lines Downed Down the coast, in Richmond 1 some 50,000 persons went without electricity when laden tree limbs brought down power lines Roanoke, Va. reported 15 Inches of snow since Christmas morning. Another snow storm was browing in the southwest. Heavy snow warnings went up in northern Utah and the Utah mountains.

Cold Arctic air slabbed southward to the plains scoping toward the Florida peninsula. Temperalures ranged from at Gila Bend. lo 13 below zero at Bismarck, N.D. one woman waj 15 persons wers President How did Nixon said lo you feel when me, you weren't president any more?" "And I said, 'I don't know whether you'll understand this now or nol, but you certainly will later. sat there on that platform and waited for you to stand up and raise your right hand and lake the oath of office, and I Ihink Ihe most pleasant words that I ever-that ever cam inlo my cars were'So help me God' that you repeated after tiiat at Ihat lime I no longer had the fear that was the man that could make Ihe mistake of involving Ihe world (font.

On Page Col. 3) New York Clly "Well, they are just going to have to stretch their dollars a little further and (Continued on Page 3, Col. I) 1 Communist Violations Claim tid U. S. Extends Bombing Pause 7 Hours After Cease-Fire Ends Today's Quote NKW YORK (UI'I)- Willie "The Actor" Sullon, bank rob- IIIT iind escape artist, lolls the New York Daily News about one of Ihc first things that caught his eyes on iris cy- on his first day of free- first day of freedom after 17 years in prison: "I love the girls' inlniskirls, and am glad they lasted unlil I got out," By WALTER TVIflTEHKAO SAIGON (UPI)--The U.S.

Command held back ils R52 bombers for seven hours afler the end of the Allies' Christmas truce, (hen sent Ihem today on five strikes against Communist infiltration routes. American and South Vctna- mese troops concluded their 24- hour standdown at 6 p.m. Christmas niglit (5 a.m. Thursday KST), bul the Viet Cong's three-day Iruco was lo last until 1 a.m. Saturday (noon Friday KST).

The AUicd soldiers svont back to normal combat operalions an hour before Pop Paul's call for a continual ion of thc truce in an effort lo find pence. Military spokesmen said the Communisls iniliatcd 115 shoot ing incidents during thc Allie tnicc, woundiiig three Amer cans. This t' 1 cease-fire less cosily than any of the hree previous Christmas sland- downs. The reports listed 101 Viet Cong or North Vietnamese slain Iruce fighting, with South Veilnamcse losses put al 11 dead, 19 wounded and two missing. There was Radio said in a ro immediate explanation for the delay in resuming B52 strikes.

In truces past, thc Straloforts have come jack almost immediately for raids against suspected Communist poslions. Smaller fighter-bombers recorded 73 missions in the first six hours after the truce, military spokesmen said. They were not held back. American troops fought two skirmishes Just after they wen back to war, killing a total guerrillas without a loss their own. The B32s waited almost seven hours after Uia Allied truce nti! just after midnight today, resume their bombing.

They (aged four raids against nfiltralion trails from Laos and 'ambodia. The Viet Cong's Liberation Christmas broadcast the B52 raids never stopped during the truce. Allied military sources said the Straloforts were tombing Ihc Io Chi Minh supply lint; in Laos. U.S. headquarters said Ihe three Americans wounded during the Ailed Ifnice comprised Ihe fewest U.S.

losses in Chrislmas slanddowns since such Iruces began in 1366. American casualties in last year's Chrislmas standdown were two killed, 38 wounded. Spokesmen listed 58 of the Communist violations as "significant," meaning that they caused casualties among U.S. or South Vietnamese personnel. At leasl killed and injured Thursday as tornadoes swept through Southern Gcor Kia, Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle.

A Kaplan, woman's body was found MO yards from her home Christmas Day as a tornado touched town, causing $250,000 damage. Eight persons were injured when-'the twister hit. Sciyen Injured Seven others were injured! when a tornado struck near Albany, while nine other tornadoes touched down tn tin area, leaving property but few injuries. The storm wasr expected ttf reach Cape Cod, today after passing through Virginia Capes during dawn. A storm that battered Pacific Coast Thursday abated today with only scattered showers dolling Ihc Northwest, Low pressure systems conti nued lo buffel the Great Lakes and the Midwestern today as travelers warnings were issued in 20 states from Maine to the Midlands.

Snow depths of 10 to 12 inches, were recorded in the Eastern Appalachians as Ihe Atlantic slnrm moved north. Freezing rain and slccf hit the coastal regions from Florida to MJd-AUanlic States. Florida Reports Rain Gainesville, reported more lhan inches of rain early today while Roanoke, had more than 7 inches of snow. Thc first major storm of winter hit Washington, D.C., Chrislmas nicht and piled up more than four inches early today. Six lo 12 inches forecast as a "enow emergency" was put inlo effect and only cars with snow lircs or chains were allowed on majof slrects.

The Weather Periods of snow tapering off to flurries by this evening. Three inches or more of new snow accumulations likely by tonight. High in the mid 29s, Snow flurries likely tonight, In the teens except colder in some rural valley sections. Variable cloudiness with a chance of snow flurries and continued cold Saturday. near 25.

Increasing easterly wind 15 to 25 Ing northwesterly tonight and Saturday..