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143rd Yeor--No. 27. Mail. HAGERSTOWN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1971. Increasing cloudiness rwl at tonight with In rKe teent.

Wednesday cloudy with www. Likely highs In Hit upixr PRICE SEVEN CENTS. 13.2 Million On Relief Rolls Fear Welfare Bankruptcy BY A SHAW ,.,,..,1..,. By GAYLORD SHAW Associated Press Wrller City, county and slate welfare officials swamped by a rising tide of welfare payments say wholesale reform of the welfare system i.s needed lo slave off government bankruptcy. i Most welfare officials contacted in an Associated Press survey expressed unhappiness with current programs.

From a a a lo Minnehaha, virtually all areas of Hie country are plagued by monumental increases in welfare rolls and costs, The survey disclosed: --Latest national statistics list a i 13.2 million persons on welfare rolls. This is 22.G per cunl more lhan a year earlier and 60 per cenl more lhan in ISS5. --Costs have risen even faster lhan I he number of recipients. Nationally, government figures show, welfare paymcn's topped $14 billion in 1970--a of V2 pei cent from 19G5. --In scores of cities and ctmn- lics, welfare rolls ami cosls 70,000 Strike At Chrysler By STEPHEN H.

WILDSTROM Associated Press Writer DETROIT A Some 10.000 white collar workers went on strike today againsl the Chrysler when negotiators failed to reach agreement on a new labor'cbrilract after an all-night'session. 'A L0nilcd AU(o Workers spokesman- said, "We have nb settlement, The strike is on." A strike by salaried employes represented by Ihe union could shul down the company "In four lo five days within a week," the spokesman said. Teams of bargainers from both sides met through the night al Chrysler's Highland Park hcadduarters in attempts lo thrash out a settlement prior to the nnion-imposed deadline. One observer remarking, "I believe it's going down to the wire." Chrysler and Hie union agreed 19 on a new three-year contract, for 110,000 UAW production and have been meeting sirice then to get a contract for the white collar em- ployes, 80 per cent of whom arc in the Detroit metropolitan area. This is the last contract left lo settle in the 1970-11 round of U.S.

a a i i between the UAW and the automotive Big Three-- General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, Chrysler lias offered lo match 13 per cenl wage increases awarded salaried workers at Ford and GM hut "in a form that is unacceptable to the UAW," a union official said. The union which has asked for first-year wage hikes retroactive to last Nov. 2, said Chrysler had made no offer on that issue, Wages for salaried em- ployes at Chiyslcr range from less than $10,000 to more than $30,000. have doubled, tripled, nuadru- pled or more in recent years. --Three factors arc cile.l mosl nllcn as fueling Ihe welfare surge: the lagging economy and res; King unemployment; recent erurt rulings and administrative decisions loosening welfare eligibility requirements; one) a new willingness among Ih'; poor lo apply for welfare foll.win Publicity campaigns by an'ipov- crly organizations describing relief as a right and not a a of discredit.

--Officials arc responding to Ihe crunch by cracking down nn welfare cheaters, by services and by seckinc new sources of revenue. Cilios counties look lo the stales for more funds, and the slates are l.ioking lo Ihe federal government. The federal government pays just over SO per cent of flic nation's welfare bill, including programs for needy- children and their mothers, the blind the disabled, and the needy elderly. Slate and local governments split the remainder. Bui cily and slale officials claim they are hit harder because their resources are more limited.

"We are facing bankruptcy of some of our cities and we do not have stale revenues to meet the problem." said Gov. Unwood llolton of Virginia, where welfare rolls have more a doubled in five years. Climbing adminislrativc expenses often amount lo 10 per cent or more of total costs. In San Francisco, administrative cosls went from $5 million to S13.C million in five years, while totai welfare costs went from S55.ll million to $105.0 million an- nutilly. Alinos' all wefarc officials interviewed mentioned the nation's lagging economy as one reason behind the welfare singe.

"Much is the result of the slale Ihe economy, which is to a large degree controlled by the fi cleral government said Illinois public aid director Harold 0. Swank. Because at the economic situ- ation. added Pittsburgh welfare official Edward Kalbcrcr, "people who were able to get by before can't now." Two Supreme Courl rulings are often cited as feeding the welfare spiral. One struck down the rule, which banned relief to an unwed mother if a man other than the i a 01- adoptive father was found living wilh her.

The other -i out residency requirements imposed by many slates lo. e. Within a year after elimination of the "man-in-lhc-hoiise" rule, half the stales were rcport- iij'. nf )c. com or more in their AFDC (Aid to vviili Dependent Children) rolls.

Latest figures show 9.1 million persons under AFDC --by far the largesl of the'wel- fare programs. The residency requirements imposed by 42 states were in- lentled to keep jobless persons from moving inlo a and immediately going onto welfare. Activities of such groups us Ihe National Welfare flights Organization are mentioned hy many officials as a big reason for more people signing up for welfare. less of a sligma now," said an Ohio still not a great living, bul people don't look down on it like they used lo." Many cities and stales are trying lo weed out welfare cheaters. Nevada dropped 22 per cent of its welfare recipients --about 3.000 men, women and ehildrcn-on grounds they were gelling aid when they weren't eligible.

What can be done lo hall the welfare spiral? As far as the cost increase is concerned, our hands are pretty well tied by federal regulations, said Douglas County, welfare administrator Mic a T. Uealey. "Anylhjng done lo curb the rising caseload will have to come" from Wash- mglon. Some states, however, have taken steps to eul costs. COSTS CONTINUE TO SOAR Chart Indicates the isin 9 tid, of costs of fhe welfare system in the United States during tht past ten years.

Costs have risen even faster than the number of recipients. The government figures show welfare payments topped SU billion in 1770-a jump of 72 per cent from 1965. (AP Wirephoto Chart) Two Killed In Manila Rioting MANILA (AP) At least two persons were killed and more lhan 20 Injured today in clashes between police students and vandnls in widely scattered sections of Manila. A publie transit drivers strike sparked the trouble. The longest sustained clash, but with no reports of fatalities, was at Ihe University ol the Philippines, where riot police fought a running battle with students who hurled homemade Mololov cocktails nnd explosives.

The troops, countering with gunfire and tear gas, restored a tense calm lo the campus in early evening after several hours of conflict. The two killed were male youths hit by bullets on Manila itrccU where police clashed Wilh mobs blocking and slonlng vehicles. One was hit In the head and the other In several pads of the body. Tho Injured Included Uireo po llcemcn hit by homemade bomb ihrnpnol. A number of tho you Ins brought lo hospitals worn treated wounds.

Although Hie disorders were hy thr, transit ulrlke, jnllgovernment feeling soured to bt chief factor With itudonli. Back To Your Hole, Nufsyj a pet groundhog in Frederick, came cut o) hli hole this morning, chewed nonchalantly on a piece of cabbage and didn't seem to a darn about seeing his shadow. This is Groundhog Day and weather lore die. fates that if the groundhog lees shadow we are In for six more weeks of bad winter wea (AP Wirephoto) Oh, No, Not 6 More Weeks Of Cold, Winter Weather! PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. A Punxsii- tawney Phil, the famed weather forecasting groundhog, inched his way from his burrow on Gobbler's Knob today, saw his shadow Cold And Sunny Here If any grotrdhoss were brave enough to come out of their holes tn Washington County this morning, they probably didn't linger too long above ground after seeing their shadow.

It was clear and cold here, with temperatures near zero in many areas. J. Howard IBecken baugh, the Boonsboro weather observer, recorded an official low ol four above at 7 a.m. He had a high of 16 above on Monday. But there was an indication that spring may be lust around the corner.

Randall Burns of Keedysvllle reported seeing Iwo robin i In hit backyard. and scooted hack Inside. That meant six more weeks of winter, wcalhcr folk say. Hut Phil's "wife" almnsl slolc show. As flashbulbs popped and about 50 people cheered Phil, onward, a dainty female groundhog popped from the hole.

Some observers questioned whether Phil actually saw his shadow or was perturbed by the upslaging. Punxsulawncy Groundhog however, claimed it was Ihe shadow a marie Phil do an about-face. Members of Ihe club, which has held the annual vigil on the hill for 87 years, Iricd to ignore the other groundhog. "I'd like you lo know that no a has been involved in Ihe ceremony for nigh under (10 years--and we aren't Hboul lo change 11 now," club President Sam Light said. Actually, Ihe club had brought both groundhogs, both somewhat domesticated--on stage.

A Phil's brief appearance --at 7:20.30 a.m.-cvcrybody wcnl lo (he Pimxsulawtiey Coimlry Club for pancakes nml sausage, (lie beginning of a day of levity and festivity. The club had predicted I'hil would do jus! what he did--see his shadow. is, no one cnn remember when Phil or his predecessors ever predicted a i else. Gl Slapped By Gen. Patton Is Dead MISI1AWAKA, iml.

A -I Charles H. Kuhl, the soldier 1 Gen. George Pnlton Jr. In Sicilian ho.ipllal during World War II, has died in Ihe obscurity ho sought for 27 years. Kuhl, sweeper In Mlsha- wakn fnclory, died Sunday of an apparent honrl attack 1ml his ilonIh ivns mndo public only lo- day.

Ho was 55. "1 trlod lo forgot It," Kuhl said In an Inlervow lest March after the movie, "Pntion," hail spotlighted him again. Tlw colorful Patlon lost command of the U.S. 7lh A as mull of llw Incident. Iln spout six months In a then haonnin commander of lliu 3rd A nnd again mndo lioad- llnci In an ni-mornd dash across Knropo Ilial helped crush llw a enomy, 1'Btlon wat killed In in auto accident Uccembor IDIS Iho war had ended.

"I think he was a Brest Rcnor Kuhl said In lha Interview 'J Ililnk lie wont Illllo Ml ovo his needs, personally. I moim was a glory luuilcr. 1 I a Iho time It hnpioncil, he wa protly well worn out prot (y well shot himself, I think ho was suffering fatigue hlmjiolf." little haltl Londing Due Friday Apollo Hurtles On Course For Moon Rendezvous By HOWARD BENEDICT AP Aerospace Writer SPACE CENTER, Houston (AP) Apollo 14's quiet astro nauts hurtled on course loda toward a rendezvous wilh the moon, their once balky docking mechanism no longer a bar to their attempt lo land in ruggei lunar highlands On the remote chance the Iwo ships could not link: after the moon exploration, astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr. and Edgar D.

Mitchell were prepared to walk in space from the lunar module back to the command 'cssel for the return trip home The three spacemen settlec down for a 10-hour rest period shortly after 10 a.m. EST today following an uneventful night in which they monitored systems recharged batlcries and gener ally relaxed for the big day ahead. They were more than miles from earth, traveling about 2,400 miles an hour. There was little air-to-grounc conversation, prompting Mis sion Control Center to common at one point that "II is difficult to say whether they're awake or asleep." In one exchange, Apollo 14 asked for he results of Ihe race at Daytona Beach, on Sun day. The crew could be forgiven not knowing, The Porsche cam of Pedro Rodriqucz and Jackie Oliver won Ihe rs while the spacemen sal on Kennedy launch pad, wait- ng for a cloud bank lo pass so they could start their lunar voyage.

Apollo 14 shifted lo an oil-target course Monday night when command module pilot Stuart A. Roosa fired up the big a i engine for (he first lime. The 10-sccond bursl mancu- 'ercd Ihe spacecraft off a path hat would have approached to vithin 2,420 miles of the moon. Now it will zip within 63 miles al 2:41 a.m. EST Thursday and loosa once again will trigger he engine to fire into nn orbit anging from 69 lo 135 miles bovc the surface.

Later Thursday Ihe aslro- auts will drop Ihe high poiiil of he lunar orbit to an altitude of 11(5 miles before Shepard and Mitchell separate the lunar lan- der Antares for a Friday morning descent lo the hilly terrain known as Fra Mauro on the eastern fringe of the dry Ocean of storms. "That was a mighty good burn there," Roosa exclaimed after the firing, Monday. The suspense over whether Shepard and Mitchell would be able to land ended Monday when Apollo mission director Chester Lee declared, "We're proceeding with every intention of making lunar landing." Doubt about the landing was raised shortly after launching Sunday when the astronauts had difficulty linking the command and lunar modules. They separated the command ship Kitty Hawk and turned around to hook up with and extract Antares from a compartment atop the third stage of the Saturn 5 rocket. Five limes Ihey tried and failed.

They finally succeeded on the sixth attempt, but experts on the ground huddled to discuss what could have caused the failures. Sigurd Sjoberg, director of flight operations, said before the go-ahead for landing, was given, "We will have to convince ourselves in some fashion that the thing is indeed satisfactory for additional dockings." Linkup will be required a second time when Antares fires off the mpon Saturday to rejoin Roosa in the orbiting command craft. Early Monday the astronauts opened the tunnel connecting the two craft and. inspected the harpoon-like docking probe and could firid nothing wrong. It had only a few superficial scratches, apparently from the abortive linkup attempts.

Nixon Sees Understanding Heart Important To Future Of America By A I WASHINGTON CAP) Presi dent Nixon expressed the hop today that America can have ai understanding heart in its rela ti ns with other nations, rcli gions, races, parties and gcner ations. He told a gathering of 3,000 toj officials, ncssmcn and diplomats, liusl professionals at :ei.ding a National Prayer Breakfast thai if America can lave such an understanding icart on its forthcoming 200th jirlhday it will be "very rich very strong and more importanl --a truly good country and Uie hope of the world." Just back from the 80 degree varmth of the Caribbean, the President and Mrs. Nixon went out in 15 degree weather lo join the annual breakfast sponsored by prayer groups of the louse and Senate in recognition if the moral and spiritual on which America was oundcd. The Ilcv. Billy Graham was mong the head table guests, ut Chief Justice Warren Bur- delivered the mnln message the gathering.

Ho said these irayer brenkfnsts, since 1053 afford the men and women with heavy responsibilities in leadership roles "a brief respite from the confusions and burdens of the day." Burger said that America is fortunate because despite per- vasivc unrest throughout the world (here can be gatherings of this nature acknowledging with- oul fear or reticence the for a higher power for a guide. The prayer breakfast was Ihe 'irsl event on a busy schedule a' nching a work wee'k in which Ihe President plans to send Congress three special messages. A larger chunk of the morning Inside The i South Vietnamese paratroop drop reported in Laos: Page Tension mounts along Suei as end of Mideast cease-fire ntiri: Page 2 Sex eduction In schools Is simple and honest: Page 3 $252,000 fire loss in cily last City Page was reserved for meetings with members of the cabinet am subcabinet, to discuss the administration's 1971 legislative blueprint, Nixon's busy day will enc with an after-dark "Evening at the White House" enlertainmcn! program for invited guests who will hear soprano Bevorlv Sills of the New York Cily Opera. A new-for-'7t proposal to upgrade personnel and training programs affccling Ihe highcsl three grades of civil service em- ployes was bound for Capitol Hill today. Mail Today Mason-Dixan Scout Council fakes awards for activities: Back Page Amusements 15 a i i IS.

17 Comics 14 Obituaries 11 Opinion Page 4 a i Section 6-7 Sports 13.13 TV Tonight 9 Reagan's Budget Would Cut Welfare Spending By $700 Million Annually By I STALL Associated Press Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Gov. Ronald Reagan pro- nosed Inday a sparlnn $6,74 billion stnie budget which avoids Increase mainly hy a i the rale of welfare spending hy $700 million nn- nunlly. Iloagnn Mod tlio Calllornln Legislature Ihat "somotblnfi mil si bo done, and done I modialcly" about a i welfare nnd health cure costs. Tl.c Republican gavcrnoi-'a proposed 11)71-72 biidRdl, 2 per cenl larger lhan Ihe current one, eiiln gpomlliif! in ninny nrons, holds llu University of California to tho curronl million of slnlc supunrl nnd dnulct Male workers tho annual cosl-nMlving jalnt-y In- creases Ihey have enjoyed for Ihe pnsl decade.

RcBRau (old (ho stale's college and university a members Uioy would have to s.pond more i teaching to handle a heavier classroom load. Reagan predicted in an address (o the Republican slate convention Sunday (ho budget would bring "resistance and cries of anguish," Referring to welfare, ho said: "When many snouls arc with forcible withdrawal from i makes waves." I holh tho i i i i of President Nixon's now federal budget nnd new tnxos such ns lho.se proposed liy Now York Nelson A. Rnckohllcr balance his slate's SS.45 billion budget. a i i a had a bigger slato budget lhan New York when Koagnti first took office four years ago. The Republican governor fiii-os major problems In get- i Ihe budget, and Us companion IcRlslnllon, through leglslulure controlled hy Dcmnerali: to 37 In Ihe Assembly and 20 lo 10 In Ihe Senate, Iteagnn will propose ad- mlulslrallve and I oliaiiRos Uia( will cut woltnro spending by a projected $tiOfi million of slnlc, county find federal funds In llw budget ye ir beginning July This will bo done by up on dltilhllUy nnd doing a a wtli a number of considered by (ho a a ministration lo he frills.

Del i be revealed in a mexsngo to go In tho legislature soon, To save another 0 million, Reagan will ask tho i a lo cut back lha free health caro given by llio state lo 2,5 million wolfnro rcclpienls and in i a 11 needy In California's ModlCnl prog mm. Reagan proposes lo limit Mcdi-Cal spending lo whnt an average cltiKsn whu pays for ills own health needs I out diirliiH yonr. Tills I estimated nt about WOO by Blalc officials. Ciillforntii Inn been a i an average for cadi Meill-Cnl Itoagan.