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1: "You were horn to stand on your own two feet, not Bourdman, Ph.D. 'The Gastonia Gazette, 1969 ARRESTED OUTSIDE Twa of three men wearing Nazi arm bands are shown being taken Into police custody antside the Century Plaza Hotel In Los Angeles last night as a glittering state dinner honoring the astronauts got underway. (AP House Left Some Big Loopholes WASHINGTON (AP) The House left some crucial holes in its provisions to plug tax loopholes for the very rich, arcording In a Treasury expert. The tromble is in a section of The tax reform bill aimed at insuring that no wealthy taxpayer may completely escape federul income laxes. The bill as drawn by lie Ways and Means Commilles and passed by the Louse last week plugged most al the escape hatches hut left.

open' couple through which many, of the wealthy could scurry, the Treasury expert said. For years, Congress has granted certain tax exemptions in one area or as unineral depletion allowances, charitable contributions, losses, interest, from municipal and state bonds. Most el these deductions have limitations, but wealthy individvals have been able to make investments in such a way as to bunch all these preferences and deductions to the point where they equalled their Income- -and thus pay no taxes. So, the conmillce wrote into the bill a proviso to limit these preferences so that a taxpayer could not deduct more than half of his income -paying taxes 011 the remaining half. Husever, the commitice two important tax preferences for the nil industry -the depletion allowance and certain escessive intangible drilling costs.

These still may he deducted even though they may lake on faspayer below the 50 per cont limit. This is altrost cerlain. the Treasury expert said. la m2can that weallhy taxpayers will MISC the preferences la wipe out hall his taxable income then apply the depletion allowAnce and drilling cost preferences to cancel out -the other half. Oil interests are silting pretty, he said.

Others most likely will try to set in on the act. Chairman Wilhur Mills, T). soid the exclusion curio about through misunderstanding in Ways and Means. He said he will try to remove it it the hill goes to conference coinmittee alter Senate action. However, the bill is now in the hands nf the Senate Finance Committee, which includes a number af senators triendly LA ail.

If the item is not allered in commillee or on the Senate floor, Mills would not get anothet crack ut il. Bankers Could Aid Students WASHINGTON (AP) The administration is expected to ask bankers to continue making loans to collega students despite the failure of Cungress to revive a government backed program hefore starling a three-week vacation, President Nison or Robert 11. Finch, secretary of Health, Educalion and Welfare, will make the plea publicly, according to ment row being prepared, the govenment. sources, The statesources sald, will assure lending NEWSPAPER NEWSPAPER Attorney Meets With Beret General SAIGON (AP) The general who ordered the arrest of eight Green Beret soldiers on a murder charge met today with civilian lawyer for one of them hut did not rule on the lawyer's petition for his client's release, An Army spokesman said Maj. Gen, G.

L. Mabry, mander of support troops in J. Gregory Cheraw, S. Vietnam, told, altorney Cicorgo that his request for the release of Maj. Thomas C.

Middleton Jr. of Jefferson, S. was being "taken under advisement." Mabry sald he would let Gregory know when a decision is made. Asked when Mabry might act on the petition, a spokesman. said he didn't know, but "I wouldn't think he'd take any undue amount of Gregory's petition charged that the Long Binh Army stockade cell in which Middleton has been hold for nearly a month is substandard and THE GASTONIA PIEDMONT'S GROWING N.C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1969 GAZETTE NEWSPAPER' Single Copy 10c Daily, 20c Sunday 3 SECTIONS-30 PAGES "Three Very Brave Men' Given Presidential Toast And Medals Freedom Medals Given Astronauts LOS ANGELES (AP) toasted the Apollo 11 lunar brave men" who penetrated and carried humanity to nation.

Holding aloft a glass ordinary state dinner A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Jins "We thank you for you for raising our sights the limit." The boyish-looking Armstrong -mission commander and first a quavering voice 19130 on thine moon -responded in. before 1,440 at the nation's elite: "We were very privileged to leave on the moon a plaque en. dorsed by you Mr.

President, saying it was all for The, alittering banquet was capped by, presentation of spucial medals to the pioneering trio and, posthumously, to three astronauts fatally burned in a spacecraft fire in 1967. The affair climaxed a triumphant day of tours through New York and Chicago, a day devoted to an outpouring of American appreciation for the feat. Armstrong noted that during Lise New York ticker tape tribule he saw a sign telling the astronauts, "Through you we touched the noon." Then tie said: "Il was our privilege today to cross the country 10 (ouch America." Guests at the claborale slate dinner, the first ever held nulside Washington, included membees of the Cabinet and the Supreme Court, 44 of 50 governors, representatives of the diplomatic corps and the actuspace business, aviation heroes, military leaders and friends and rela. tives of the astronauts. The 242-hour.

seven-course feast in a lavishly decorated ballrootu of the Century Plaza Hotel broke up after a great roar of cheers and claps Inc the estrunauls who spoke modestly of their accomplishments. Earlier, they were cheered by. an estimated 4 million in New York City and 2 million in Chicago. Nixon hinted that the astronauts may travel overseas after their return today to liouston. they go abroad they will also get a welcome." the President grinned.

Outside, several thousand demonstrated peacefully against the war in Vielnam. Marching along the Avenue of the Stars in front of the hallmoon shaped, 16-story, $72 mil. lion hotel they waved signs and chanted, "Stop the war" and, "Power to the Nixon said toasting the tuse. do clad astronauts was "the highest privilege I could have Let's raise our glasses fa America's astronauts." As Vice President Spiro T. Agnew read cilations.

Nixon. prescaled the trin with the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. Said Armstrong: suspect that perhaps the mast warm, genuine feeling that all al us could receive came through the cheers and shouls, and most ol all, the smiles nf our fellow Aldrin took role of the faith he said Americans put in the Apollo flight and its meaning for the future. with your hands heiping us on "We flew Eagle and Columbia the controls and your spirit hehind us." he told the guests and a national television audience, referring to the ntoon-lander Eagle and the main spacecraft President Nixon has explorers as "thrce very the shadows of space new heights of imagi- of champagne at an extraWednesday night, he told Neil Aldrin Jr. and Michael Colyour courage.

We thank The sky is no longer "'THE GASTONIA, Columbia. "When Neil and 1 52- luted the flag, all Americans, I think, saluted it with Collins rose and turned to Nixon, saying, "Mr. President, here stands one American." The trin appeared chipper despile the grueling day which be. gan with it flight in the presidential jet to New York City and a mampiolh welcome along Broadway, traditional canyon of heroes. After a visit to the United Natiens, the astronants and their families flew to They rode down Michigan Avenue and through The to received the Civic Center where they Loop medals from Mayor Richard J.

Daley and an expression gratitude from the prople of Illinois from their governor, Richard D. Ogilvie. Then it was on in Ens Angeles, nation's to complete touching the three largest cities. the hotel, aS the band Toroke into to the Chief." traditional presidential entrance into march, the Nixon strode briskly mammoth ballroom followed by his wife, Agnew and the astronants and their wives. The crowd-most colchritirs in their own rightruse in applause.

After finishing the filet of beef entree, and before a fessert called Clair de Tune 1 light), Nixon and Agnew escortcd Armstrong. 39. Aldrin, 39, and Collins, 3K, 011 a round af guest tables, shaking hands and The evening reached an tional peak when Nison honored astronauts Virgil 1. Grissom, White 11 and Roger B. Chaffee who died during Apolto missinn training at Cape Kennedy 27.

1967-date Nixon called "a day of sadness and a day of Widows Pat White and Belly Grissom received their hus. bands' decorations. Chalice's widow, now Mrs. Willians Canfield of Houston, did not attend. No reason was given.

"We have the privilege limes of standing on the some- shoulders of the giants who have gone hefore us." the President said before presenting the posthumous medals. Also honared was Steve Bales, 26, a flight control officer who flashed a ahead signal to Eagle in the face of computer warnings that might have forced them to abort the landing and return to mann orbit. Many in the audienec were aviolion 'to pioncers who forged the way the threshold of space. They included Maj. Alexander P.

de Severesky, aviation ale. signer: racket expert Wernher Von Braun: and German airplane, schmitt. designer Willy Messerfalls woad stars included Rob Hope, Rel Skellnu, James Stewart and Dan Rowan and Dick Martin. There were diplomats from 83 greatest representalion at a state dinner ever held in the Unileri States of America," the President said. ASTRONAUTS DISPLAY MEDALS President Nixon leads the applause after awarling the three Apollo 11 nstro.

the nauts the nation's highest civilian award the President, Mike C'ollins, Edwin Aldrin and Neil Armstrong. CAP Medni at Freedom, Tue fIresentallons came nt a state dinner in Los Augeles last night. Left to right ponto) are $100 Million Drug Pie Being Cut About 37 drug products mar. keted under nifferent names, all containing fetracyrline, were in-' volved in the refund program, according: to Galligan's office, The lederal government hail charged that tetracycline, regarded as one of must effective antibiotics, was produced for as little as 1.4 cents a capsule but retailed for 51 cents each. Claimants say they spent an average of 50 cents to 85 cents per capsule, with some paying Us high as a SI.

The government spit said that $1.7 billion nf the drugs were sold over the 13-year period. The convictims, under appeal, opened the dour to a number of civil law suits, all for triple damages. The five drug firms poolcil $100 million fo settle claims by slates, counties, cities. whole. salers, relaters and individual consumers.

An addled $20 million was offered for claims by private hospitals, and claimants such as hospital plaus, the companics said Feh. G. All mailed claims are being handlef, under authorization of the fedeal cont. by the Dickstein firm, which is representing 20 states aral two cities, inchiting New York, int the drug refund case. The attorneys general in each stale, as well as consumer prolection agencies in same large municipalities such 75 New York are serving as coordiators 1sf the nationwide refund program.

The firms' multimnifHon-dollar offer is one of the largest in antitrust history. The claims must he sereened by the federal court and individual caimants attorneys generul, and eligible cannot expect poyment for another six to eight months, Galligan said. Persons making claims, sail Galligan must name the drugs purchased, when and where the purchases were made whether any reimbursement was made by 211 insurance cumpang wxler a health plan. The ran he mailed (1 Clerk of the Court, P.0. Box 732, Brons, N.Y..

The prices that individuals claim they have spent the from 67 cents fur one consumer la $15.000 for another. For lite parents of a child using antibiot- Senator Kennedy Says He Is At Peace With Himself BOSTON (A7; Sen. ward st. Kennedy says he is valely al peace with himsell ahoul the automobile accident in which Mary Jo Kopechne, 28, scuclary to his late brother Robert, was killed. "I can live with myself," the Massachusetts Democrat said in an interview with Matthew V.

Storin of the Boston Globe's Washington staff. feel the tragedy of the girl's death. That's on my mind. That's what will always have 1a live with," Kennedy said. what 1 don't have to live with are the whispers and inneendaes and falsehoods, he.

valise these have 110 basis in fact." In ether developments involve ing the July Te arcident on the Chappaquiddick Island section of Martha's Vineyard: Manchester (N.H.) (inion Leader said (hat in the hours immediately after the accident, when Kennedy said he was in shock, 17 telephone calls were charged to his credit card. In Boston, a spokesnian for New England Telephone Co. sald 1c- gal restrictions prevented him from confirming or denying the report, but he said the use of the card did sol necessarily mean that the senator made the calls. -In Washington, Kennedy denied as "categorically untrue" a statement by columnist Jack Anderson that after the accident Kennedy did not swim the channel hetween Chappaquiddick island and Edgartown, as the senator said he did. Anderson said Kennedy intimates told him that Kennedy was taken across in a boat by two associates.

Bostna Globe story published today said Kennedy "particularly resents charges that he may have thought of his political 3 Cloudy Chnsiderable cloudiness and little change in temperatures tonight with occasional showers or thundershowers. Low 57-74. Somewhat warmer Friday. -More Weather dala on P.10A- NICW YORK (API ConsumiCIS accuss the country are Irying to got part of a $100 million fund set up by five drug firms for users of certain won. dor drugs between 1931 and 10,36.

The acfund program is an outgrowth of a price rigging case, pressed by the federal government invelving lien leading pharmarcutical companies. The mailing deadline for claims is Aug. 16. Several thousand claims have been picked up daily at a Bronx post office by the Jaw firm nf Dickstein, Shapira, Dennis and since July 1, when the drug companies' advertisement publicizing the refund prograni appcared in about 1,500 newspaaces. Along with legitinate claims, the mail also has included claims accompanied by elel certificates anil false teeth, and claims whose conditions make them abriously ineligible.

"One man is seeking a refund MT a certain drug he purchased in commented Arthur parluer. in the firm. "Nol only is he not within the specifed time period, but (hat particular drug was not produ duced until Other persons al'e listing drugs nought after 1906, which makes them ineligible. The $100 million fund is being provided by the drug firms al Chasm Pfizer de American Squibb, and Upjohn Co. can Cenarid, Bristol Myers aud Pfizer were convicled nf the charge Dec.

20, 1967. Upjohn and Squibh were not defendants, bud were named as co-conspirators in the Justice Department suit, State Tax Sharing Will Face Strong Obstacles WASHINGTON (AP) dent Nixon's proposal for the federal government to share some income tax revenues with the state faces formidable obslacles in Congress. But the President will 'have more than a scar to campaign for the proposal which he wants lo become effective in 1971, He will have the aid of some congressmen and the enthusiastic backing by a number of state and local officials. The obstacles they face include: -Outspoken opposition by Lira key House Chairmen, Wilbur D. Mills, of the Ways and Nicans Commillee to, which the proposal WAS referred, and 'George H.

Mahon, ot the Appropriations Committee. --The prospect that the tax irs daily, the windfall in refunds could he substantial, said Galligan. Imports Could Hurt Textile Future institutions that the administratian will push for speedy action on loan legislailon when gress goes back to work Sepl. 3. The Senate already bus passed and a House commitlee has approved legislation raising the interest rate ceiling un government-guaranteed student loans to 10 per cent.

Each specifies the new coiling woukl he retroactive to all loans made after Aug. 15. Officials in the Office of Educalion's insured toan division have estimated that upwards of 220,000 students may be denied loans this year it the ceiling isn't raised from the current 7 per cent. The interest rain for prime harrowers is a record per cent. 'The upshot is that thousands of kids may not ho able to gO to college this fall hecause they can't get loans." one tedcral loan nfficials said.

"These kids can't be put in the deep freeze like other sir. ernment projects," lie added. "We're gelling thousands of telters from students who can't set loans." Piedmont Ruling Set For Today GREENS BORO (AP) A federal judge says he will rule late loday on a request for an injunction by Piedmont Airlines to force striking pilots to fly propeller driven aircraft. Picdmont, a regional carrier serving 10 Soulheastern- states, has been grounded since the piInts struck July 21 in an effort to continue a crew of three on Rocing 737 jcts. fritsare and left the scene of tito accident shite there was still a Kennedy "admits in conversation that he may have made a mistake in not going beyond the televised but said the senator restraints and the current ruanor-filled almosphere" as sons tor declining to say, more about the accident than he did in his July 25 television appeararce.

In its story, from Edgartown, the Union Leader said tive calls charged In Kennedy's credit card were made before mid. night July In from a telephone on Chappaquiddick listed to Sid- tHey Lawrence, owner a collage rented to Kennedy associales time. It said 12 nthers were made after midnight, all from a pay al the Shirclown Inn in Edgartown, where Kennedy had reoms while alteuding the Edgarlown Yacht Chub regalla. In Honton, familiar with credit card operations said that when a call is made with such a card the operator dues nol ask the numher of the telephone from the party is calling. And when such calls are billed to the card holder, the counting shows only number that was called.

Cities Announce Plans For Billion Dollar Power Plant RALEIGH CAP) Plans for North Carolina cities which op. crate their own electrie power systems to join with rural cleetrie co-ops to build their own power generating system at a cost of $1 billion were announced Wednesday, The North Carolina Electrie Membership Corp. and the North Carolina Electricities group said they expect the generating sys(cm to be built by 1973, They added that they expect it to save customers between $250 million and $300 million in the next 15 Sears. The 70 cities with municipal power systons and 36 Rural Electrification Administration (REA) co-ops now serve about million of the slate's five million people. The electricily is bought mostly now from private.

power companies. The announcement ol a WASHINGTON A super secrel economic study forecasts a bleak and stagnant future for the u. S. textile in. dustry if ingrorts are not curbed.

it was reported today. The repost has not been released hecause iniustry leaders fear disclosure would depress the stocks of publicly owned textile corporations. The dispatch said: 'The repast said that if imports continue in climb at liteir present rales. foreign manufacturers would control 25 10 30 per cont of the U. S.

market by the mid-39705 compared with less than 10 per cent now. The study was conducted by Arthur Andersen and Ca. nl New York after being commissinned last year by the American Textile Manufacturers Instilnte. it projected a 25 per cent loss of new jobs, abnut 800,000 jobs, by mid-1975 al present policies continue. Industry sources said that the 600.000 jabs are posilions that would he created within the domestic testilc industry if United Stales producers were free to the growing market for textile gouds Ibemselves without sharing that growth with forcign manufacturers.

In other words, these sources said. the 600,000 jobs would be created it further growth in textile imports was shut off, and foreign producers were limited 10 their current volume and shipments In the United States. reform bill, it ultimately passed in the form approved by the House, will siphon off some cral revenues that otherwise would be available or sharing. -A crowded schedule for the Ways and Means Committee, which expects to be kept busy well into 1970 with remaining work on lax reform, lion of Social Security increases and Nixon's welfare proposals. -A Republican lag on the proposal, underlined in Nixon's message by a stress on the longtime party theme that the federal government has grown 100 powerful and inefficient, Mills was on record against the proposal even before it was announced officially.

He told newsmen he would be unalterably opposed to the disbursing of federal funds to states without any restrictions. Mahon said "our whole fem could be unhorseil by a massive, blanket system of revere sharing don't heleve Congress will embark willy-nilly upon any massive plan of revenue sharing." Both chairmen- -who are concerned with matching federal income with spending -argued it is had policy to allow thority to disburse money it does nil have the responsibility of raising. In contrast. flop. Gerald R.

Ford of Michigan, the House Republican leader, spoke of revenve sharing as part of the "New Federalism" that "will return government to the pew ple." cision to En ahead with the projcet canie after representaGives of the ra-ops approved. It got the approval of the Electri. cities last week. It still must he submitted to governing boards of the member cities. The announcement said the power generating and transmission systent would be financed thraugh the federal Rural Electrification Authorily and Ihe sale of bonds.

The system would be made up of three nuclear and al generating plants to be Jucatest in the east, west and tral portions of the slate, and a hydroelectric plant to be cated in the west. Exact sites were not listed. The plans still must have the approval of the North Carolina Utilitics Commissinn. lion is espected In begin in 1972 if the projcet is approved. 03.

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