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Embargo Gunboats Headed For Israel Create Hassle Wi)t Bnrabo 1 nf.er. Inc Established As Daih By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Foreign Minister Maurice Schumann of France has demanded an explanation from Israel of how five gunboats slipped out of Cherbourg despite an arms embargo, official French sources said today. The gunboats, built for Israel before the French embargoed all arms to Israel Jan. 1, were reported moving through the eastern Mediterranean toward Israel, almost within range of Egyptian planes. They slipped out of Cherbourg in the early morning darkness Christmas Day.

The sources said Schumann made his demand Sunday at a 15-minute meeting with Eytan Ron. the Israeli charge The sources added that Ron told Schumann he had no instructions and would consult his government immediately Reports from Sicily said a Hurry of Israeli radio messages indicated an Israeli flotilla had parted the island Maritime sources said the intercepted messages gave no positive continuation that the Israeli vessels were escorting the gun- ooats, but they indicated something unusual was going on. Officials in the French port of Cherbourg, where the gunboats were built, esUmated that with one refueling at sea, the 40-knot boats could reach the Israeli port of Haifa sometime today. The 270-ton gunboats are 147 feet long. British navy sources said three ships of the Soviet Mediterranean fleet were lying off Malta, close enough to sea lanes between Sicily and Israel to monitor any Israeli ship movements.

Another 15 Russian warships were reported in Egyptian waters. The Israeli government maintained silence on the gunboat incident, and a Defense Ministry spokesman said: never talk about this subject." The U.S 6th Fleet and spokesmen in Naples for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization also refused to answer any questions about the gunboats, but it was assumed that the 6th Fleet was tracking them. European diplomats had varying opinions on the likely impact of the vessels' arrival in Israel. French relations with Israel could hardly be worse so they are not likely to be much affected. Some diplomats thought there might be damage to France's campaign to woo the Arabs; others thought that because of the secret way the gunboats squeezed through the French embargo on arms sales to Israel, the Arabs would not make a fuss.

The French ambassador to Cairo notified Egyptian officials Sunday that France was launching a full inquiry into the gunboat affair. The French Embassy and Egyptian sources denied that President Gama I Abdel Nasser had protested to France. The French Defense Ministry insisted over the weekend that the gunboats had been sold to a Norwegian company as armed transport boats for offshore oil rigs. A film of the boats taken in Cherbourg, how-' ever, showed a cannon mounted on at least one. Norwegian shipping executive Ole Martin Siem said he represented the company, Starboat Oil Co.

of Panama, and that it had taken over fast-going motorboats" in Cherbourg some time ago But he refused to say whether the firm had Israeli connections or who its owners were. A spokesman for the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said the French announcement that the boats had been sold to Norwegians was apparently made to cover up the real buyers. It said no license had been granted for import of the boats into Norway. The Foreign Ministry said it was highly unlikely that the boats left Cherbourg flying Norwegian flags or with Norwegian ofhcers aboard. Along the battle lines in the Middle East, Israeli jets raided a Jordanian radar station Sunday night after daylight strikes against targets in Egypt and Jordan, the Israeli command said.

A spokesman said the three hour raid against the radar station was in reprisal for 120 of aggression" launched from Jordanian soil in the past week. A Jordanian military spokesman said five Jordanians were killed and eight were wounded in the raid Four of the dead and seven of the wounded were military men, the spokesman said. The rest were civilians. Weekly Founded 1889 Vol. Pages icrofV'Jft Center, 0.

Bnx 'S, ECEMBER 29. 1969 istoblisHad At Doily 1915 WM Cl 10CINTS Police Clash With Leftists Agnew Arrives In Manila As Eight Yanks Reds Increase Activity Before VC Cease-fire By GEORGE ESPER Associated Press Writer SAIGON (AP) Three fights north or east of Saigon, an attack on a U.S. patrol boat and the largest number of enemy Rescue Hopes Dim By BRUCE DI NFORD Associated Press Writer HONOLULU Mounting waves and rising winds dimmed rescue hope today for 20 crewmen who abandoned the munitions ship Badger State before an explosion tore a hole in her right side some 1,500 miles northwest of Hawaii doubt that at this point anyone is going to speculate whether be found alive or a Navy spokesman said But the search was continuing, he added The 39-man crew left the bomb-laden vessel, bound for Vietnam, Friday after the skipper, Charles Wilson, radioed that the cargo had broken loose in the holds The blast came 70 minutes later Cause of the explosion was not known Fourteen men, including the skipper, were rescued by the Greek freighter Khian Star Friday and were en route to Yokohama, Japan The Khian Star ended its search for other surv i- vors Saturday because of a fuel shortage Five bodies were sighted near an overturned lifeboat Saturday by the merchant ship Flying Dragon Because of 20-foot waves only one body was recovered, the Navy said Weather ARKANSAS Heavy snow warning northwest portion through tonight Freezing rain and snow mixed northwest changing to moderate to heavy snow and ram and scattered thunderstorms elsewhere tonight Ram changing to snow most of north portion Tuesday Rain continuing elsew here Tues day. Snow accumulations north west four inches or more through tonight and chance of snow accumulations extreme northeast near two inches by Tuesday morning Low tonight 20s extreme northwest and mainly in 30s and low 40s else where High Tuesday mostly in 30i and mid 40s LOUISIANA Mostly cloudy through Tuesday Showers and thundershowers tonight becoming occasional rain by late tonight and ending Tuesday. Much colder tonight over northwest portion and turning much colder elsewhere late today and tonight Low tonight 30-40 west and north and 40s elsewhere.

High Tuesday 40-54 shellings in 10 days were reported today as the start of a Viet Cong cease-fire for New approached. Eight A men cans, 11 South Vietnamese and 49 of the enemy were reported killed The 72-hour cease-fire declared by the enemy was sched uled to begin at 1 a Tuesday, noon EST today. As they did at Christmas, the U.S. and South Vietnamese commands planned a 24-hour cease-fire beginning at 6 p.m. New Eve 5 a m.

EST but normal opera tions otherwise In the Mekong Delta 128 miles southwest of Saigon, Viet Cong troops opened fire with rocket grenades on a U.S. Navy patrol boat on a canal a mile trom the Cambodian border Headquarters said one American was killed and eight wounded. The boat crew returned the fire, but enemy losses were not known The U.S. Command reported 24 enemy rocket anu mortar attacks between 8 am Sunday and a a today Three Americans and 16 South Vietnamese were reported wounded The allied commands said all three fights north or east of Saigon were triggered by enemy troops Field reports said Viet Cong troops attacked Suoi Ca, a hamlet 22 miles east of Saigon, just after midnight with machine guns and rifles Nine of the 60 government defenders were reported killed, two were wounded and one was missing. Two civilians also were reported killed Enemy losses were unknow Near the Cambodian border miles northeast of Saigon, U.S bombers, helicopter gun- ships and artillery killed 46 North Vietnamese without a single American casualty, U.S.

headquarters said The lighung was triggered when en emy gunners fired on American reconnaissance helicopters Later, some 35 American B52 bombers pounded the region, dropping more than 1,000 tons of bombs on the enemy base camps. North Vietnamese troops surprised U.S. infantrymen in a night bivouac early Sunday 14 miles northwest of Saigon, and in to minutes seven Americans were killed it was the worst American toll in a single action in six weeks, the U.S. Command said. Five other U.S.

troops were wounded, and only three enemy were known dead Verbal Johnson Is Target Of APA Chairman LITTLE ROCK (AP) The chairman of the American Party ot Arkansas said Sunday he did not know if Jim Johnson wanted to be chairman of the APA but that Johnson wants be where there is glory or probably would accept the chairmanship of all three parties," Walter Carruth of Lexa said in an interview. The APA's Executive Com uuttee defeated Carruth attempt Saturday to oust John son as the party's national committeeman. It also rejected Carruth tempt to resign, an attempt that he coupled with a motion that Johnson assume the chairmanship of the party. This, in fact, is Jim John son's American Party," Carruth said after the Executive Committee voted IV-35 on Johnson's ouster I vi work for a po litical philosophy, but I will not vote for an individual." Carruth said Sunday that his move to resign was only a gesture to make a point-that the Johnson faction on the com uuttee "couldn't vote and have the knowledge and ability to tvote) uninstructed." He said Johnson supporters were in the majority but they have the ability or knowledge to think out" the vots Johnson, a former state Supreme Court justice, was the Democratic 1966 gubernatorial nominee He helped organize George third-party presidential bid in Arkansas He was in California Saturday and did not attend the meeUng Saturday, Carruth charged that Johnson was using the APA for personal gain. He also said Johnson had given support to Gov Winthrop Rockefeller's tax program and tned to persuade Wallace electors to vote for Richard Nixon instead of Wallace last January.

Carruth said Sunday that as chairman he would take action to try to heal a split within the APA, but he said he intended to make overtures only to those who would support not those who supported just one man He said he hoped the APA could become a party of issues, not personalities. He said several Democrats and Republi cans were looking for a nonpo liUcal candidate to support and he hoped the APA could provide one Johnson, Carruth said, needs to remove himself from a post Uon of power within the APA in order for it to be effective In other action by the com mittee Saturday, the appoint ment of IB people by county committeemen was chattered under party rules Carruth said he had approved the appoint menu and Mrs. me Alber, a Johnson ally and the secretary of the party, contended that the appointments were legal only if approved by the committee 16 Die On Ark. Roads By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Arkansas recorded 16 traffic deaths for the Christmas holiday period that ended at midnight Sunday. The deaths increased to 593 the number of persons who have died on Arkansas highways this year.

A year ago, 703 persons died in traffic accidents. The count for the Christmas holiday began at p.m. Wednesday Thomas Sickel, 57, of Manila and Erma Boatman, 25, also of Manila, were killed Sunday afternoon on Arkansas 18 about two miles west of Manila. State Police said the accident occurred when a car driven by Charles Boatman, 23, of Manila struck an auto driven by Sickel. Troopers said Sicker car was parked in the eastbound traffic lane.

Boatman and two children, ages 1 and 2, were injured. Bradley Ponder, 75, of near Arkadelphia died Sunday of juria he suffered in a two-vehicle crash on Arkansas 24 near Bluff City (Nevada County) in which his wife was killed. The driver of the other vehicle, Lewis Steed, 40, of Prescott. was hospitalized at Camden. Larry Reyhyea, 18, of near Almyra, the driver, and Mary Ellen Glenn, 17, of Stuttgart, a passenger were killed Saturday night when their pickup truck was hit by a southbound train 24 miles north of Stuttgart on an Arkansas County road crossing Don K.

Johnson. 26, of Texarkana died Saturday of injuries he suffered Wednesday night in a two-car collision about eight miles east of De Queen at the juncUon ot S. 70 and 71. Jimmy Dwatn Chitwood. 2U.

of near Perryville died in a one- car accident Saturday a mile north of Perry ville on Arkansas 9 State Police said Chitwood's lett the highway and hit a utility pole. Mary Brady, 57, of near North Little Rock was killed night in a collision between her car and a pickup truck driven by Gerald Holt, 40, of Jacksonville Troopers said she applied the brakes when another truck pulled onto the highway in front of her and her auto slid sideways into the path ot Holt's vehicle. Injured were Holt, a passenger in his truck, Darrell Fuller, 29, of Alexander, and a passenger in the car, Rita Brady, 50, ot near North Little Rock SEEK NEWS OF HUSBAND Richard Nolson, left, and Thomas Stegman, both of Virginia Beach, and wives of American airmen missing in oction over Vietnam, talk to newsmen upon arrival at Orly Airport in Paris Saturday night. The women hope to get information from North Vietnamese representatives to the Paris peoce talks about their husbands' fates. (AP Wirephoto).

30-fool Wintry Blast Buries Much Of New England Draft Call Hiked WASHINGTON (AP) The Pentagon announced today a draft call ot 19,000 men February, a sharp increase over January A Pentagon spokesman noted that the higher draft call lor February follows lour months of low quotas The February induction quota fits roughly into Secretary of Defense Melvin pre diction that draft calls for 1970 will total about £5,000 men, a decrease ot about 65.000 from 1969 The February quota, which will men into the Army and 800 in the Marine's, compares with 12,500 in Janu ary. Monthly draft calls last year ranged trom 22,000 a month to more than 33,000 a month until tall when President Nixon sharply cut them back, reflect mg the growimomentum of the withdrawal from Viet nam The Pentagon stretched out thr quota fa October over the entire October-November December period By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Northeast struggled Monday to clean up from one of its worst winter storms on record. Vermont declared a state of emergency, and accumulations of snow and ice brought flooding in some areas and food and fuel shortages in others Meanwhile, forecasters watched a new storm building over the Midwest and one Boston weatherman said: things follow the usual pattern, that system could clobber us about God, 1 don't know what we're going to do with it if we get any more said a tired Mayor James Cleary in North Adams, Mass have any place to put it Cleary's worries were typical of almost every mayor in New England today as the region continued to struggle from beneath one of its worst winter stonns. The holiday storm buried parts of northern New England beneath as much as four feet of new snow, and gale-force winds quickly whipped up drifts 20 and 30 feet high Vermont was worst hit. Gov Deane Davis declared a state of emergency Sunday and or dered out the National Guard to help with snow removal.

Bitter cold spilled over the region today, making digging out more difficult. Snow removal began bogging down in some areas because of equipment failures In parts ot upstate New York, hundreds were snowbound with out fuel, and running low on food Helicopters, airplanes and ground vehicles, including snowmobiles, were pressed into serv ice locate stricken areas and deliver relief supplies, Word was broadcast to outlying families in several counties to fashion distress signals that could be seen from the air. Heavy rain followed the snow in most of New England and the runoff was more than some ice- choked rivers could handle Flooding forced hundreds of families from their homes in Massachusetts. New Hampshire and Maine, where tee jams plugged a number of major rivers All were reported receding today however. The England's fourth in just over two dumped 48 inches of fresh snow on the small southern Vermont community of East Wallingford.

That was on top of a mantle that already was two feet deep in some places. Power and telephone failures were widespread through the weekend, but utility officials said most had been rectified Four inches of ram followed several inches of snow in the Greater Boston area, closing several main roads Parts of western Massachusetts received up to two feet of snow before the rains began, and snowmobiles were pressed into service for emergencies Twelve deaths in the six-state region were attributed to the storm. Snow In Big Winter Storm Tromps Into State By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A large winter storm tromped into Arkansas Sunday causing snow and freezing ram and before it's through up to six inches of snow was expected to be dumped on northern portions of the state Eureka Springs reported nearly five inches of snow on the ground this morning. Harrison reported two inches Hazardous driving conditions will exist tonight and Tuesday in northern portions of the state, especially Northwest Arkan sas. Light to moderate rain and thundershowers were sweeping across southern areas of the state this morning and freezing rain and snow was reported over northern sections late this morning The heavy rams that set in Sunday were expected to cause some local flooding on smaller streams The Weather Bu reau said flooding Rock and Fourche Creeks in Southwest Little Rock appeared likely be fore noon today The Little Rock area received more than four inches of rain in the past 24 to 36 hours that ended at 7 a today.

Other rainfall amounts included 3 32 inches at Morrilton. 2 75 at Pine Blufl, 2 76 at Clarendon, 2 58 at Camden, 2 31 at Memphis, 2 03 at Jonesboro, 1.35 at Fayetteville, 1 06 at Hamion, I 73 at Blythevdle, 2.21 at Texarkana 2 02 at Fort Smith and 1 91 at El Dorado Whether or not the freezing ram and snow that was occurring this morning will spread over the state depends on the low pressure system in Southeast Texas If the system moves northeasterly, temperatures will remain warm enough for ram and thundershower activity, but if the system moves more eastward. colder air moving in from the northwest could cause snow and freezing rain to move more southward into the state Highway crews were working this morning to clear Arkansas 23 about 12 miles south ot Huntsville The highway was closed due to boulders that fell in the roadway Overnight lows around the slate included 42 at Little Rock and Memphis 31 at Fayetteville. 32 at Harrison, 36 at Jonesboro, 39 at Pine Bluff and Biytheville, 44 at Texarkana, 36 at El Do rado and 38 at Fort Smith Vnt'iii'Papt By T. JEFF WILLIAMS Associated Press Writer MANILA (AP) Anti-American demonstrators attacked a limousine carrying U.S.

Ambassador Henry By road and his wife tonight, but not police kept them away when Vice President Spiro Agnew and his wife arrived a short while later for a reception at the U.S. Embassy. Several hundred riot police drove the crowd of more than loo young leftists across the road from the embassy compound. The demonstrators chanted Go and marched up and down as the Agnews car drove into the compound with some 20 Secret Service agents running alongside. Booing and shouting, the demonstrators surrounded Byroade car and banged on it with their signs and fists.

Several demonstrators jumped in front ot the car, bringing it to a halt. More than 200 helmeted police forced the demonstrators back and at least two tear gas grenades were thrown. The car drove into the embassy compound The demonstrators handed out a leaflet saying they were members ot the Free Philippine Youth Union and the Bertrand us sell Peace Foundation, which is one ot the more vocal opponents ot U.S. policy in Vietnam. Agnew arrived in Manila during the afternoon and told wel- comers at the airport that the United States and the Philippines together on the threshold ot a new decade which holds challenge as well as bring promise tor both of our na Uons Agnew brought greetings from President Nixon and a prediction that the lf70s see us reach a new mutual friendship which does honor to two great sovereign He stressed partnership between the two longtime friends in bnef remarks at Manila International Airport The Philippines is the first of 10 Asian countries Agnew is scheduled to visit dunng the next three weeks Along with his wife, Judy, Agnew party of 40 included Apollo 10 astronaut Eugene A.

Cer nan. who will present President Ferdinand Marcos with pieces of moon rock and pictures of the Philippines taken from space. Agnew said that since this is his first trip to Asia, am not in a position to make ments on this part of the world But he praised the Philippines for its development of representative government, free speech, free press and public education The vice president arrived amid a revival of the furor over American aid to Philippine troops in Vietnam. Filipino Sen Salvador Lau rel. just back from a trip to Washington said Sen.

William Fulbright, Ark was correct in implying that the 2,300 Philippine noncombat troops sent to Vietnam were virtually "mercenaries because the United States allegedly paid $45 million lor their services Amme meats Cumies Classified Editorial Markets Obituaries Society Sports Programs 2 11 4 5 2 Defense Secretary Ernesto Mata accused Laurel of in suit of the highest caliber on his own people The last of the Philippine troops came home last month Man Is Sentenced Andrew McDaniel, 58. 1114 Firat was sentenced to seven years in a state department ci corrections for voluntary nwnslaighter in Circiat Court Monday. Judge Harry rum pier handed down (he sentence McDaniel was charpd with the A29 subbing death of Na wife, Thelma The sentence waa according to the decision to nduce tte charge to voluntary man slaughter McDaniel origiwlly was charted with 6mm murder Judge Crumpler ovoi ruled McDaniels right to new trud McDaniel waa found pifty voluntary manslaughter by a jury on Dec.