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J.rg 13, I- Gang Wars Replace Tong Battles In San Francisco GANG BATTLING reminiscent of the Tong Wars of old has returned to San Francisco's Chinatown where, in recent years, at least 21-murders have been linked to the picturesque community that has long been a major tourist attraction. Here, po- lice guard roped off section of sidewalk where Gene Fong, 26, was shot and killed while walking with his wife in Chinatown. The oriental who shot Fong six times fled on foot and was not captured. (UPI) SAN.FRANCISCO (UPD-Gang battles reminiscent of the long wars of old have returned to Sin Franciaco'i Chinatown. In recent years, least 21 murders have been linked to the picturesque community that has long been a major tourist attraction and until the recent outbreak was considered one of the most peaceful areas of San Francisco.

attribute the violence to a power struggle between gaiigi of young Chinese, One of the Involved In the running battle hai been Identified ai the "Wah Ching 1 gang. It originated with the arrival during the past 10 years of thousands of new immigrants from Hong Kong: According to Chinatown experts, many of the newly arrived young Chinese rebelled against following the traditional pattern in Chinatown-washing dishes for very low pay and starting the climb upward. At the same time, the native Chinese-American population of Chinatown had produced its own crop of rebellious youths, who are believed to make up the gang contending with the Wah Ching in the sometimes bloody battle for power. Early in May a slender, baby-faced 16-year-old Chinese youth was sent to prison for life as the youngest convict in the state's adult prison system. ChiKo Won was described as a "trained killer, a hit man." Police in Santa Monica, where he was convicted, said he was an assassin by profession.

"Hewas specifically trained by older gang members as an assassin," prosecutor David Wells said. The Chinese- American gangs have a small cadre of teen-age professional killers who ire moved around the country to carry out "contract" killings, the prosecutor said. In San Francisco, the most recent gang victim was Lincoln Louie, IS, whose body, trussed and shell twice in the head, was found on a hillside. Eight Chinese youths, the oldest 18, were rounded up the next day in connection with the killing. "We are Investigating the possibility that those arrested are members of the Wah Chlng gang," a police spokesman said.

The slaying was believed to be in retaliation for the slaying a week earlier of Fong, 26, a brother of Joe Fong, 19, a who is serving a prison term for conspiracy in a previous laying. in one of the boldest murders, a year ago, Anton Wong, 24, was ambushed on a busy corner in Chinatown at high noon. A 15-year-old boy was accused of executing Wong on the spot before a crowd of people with a .25 caliber automatic pistol. The Chinese Six Companies, a coalition of family leaders which used to run Chinatown, has largely lost its influence over the young, who either regard the generation of restaurant and curio-shop owners as "fat cats" or people to be exploited. Police inspector John McKenna says the 1960s saw the gradual "surging into power" of youth gangs who preyed on Chinatown merchants.

"They began falling out among themselves. There was a lot of jealousy and power the member of one group then the group has to have revenged. It sort of snowballed." Washington Window Budget Reform Value Stressed change them and shift them, as economic developments and as testimony warranted. Budget Impoundments Then it would firm up the priorities. If at that time, Sen.

Sam J. Ervin, there is money coming in to spending totaled more than the ments, which demonstrated the because of the congressional labels it one of the most cover all the spending. money coming in, Congress weakness of Congress in a field concentration on Watergate. would decide what to do about where its power was supposed But the proposal, bandied it-- more taxes or more bor- lo be supreme. The reform bill around in Congress for most of rowing.

The idea is that if also includes restrictions on this century, was resurrected. WASHINGTON (UPI) --This brother has been accepted at a Congress may go down in swanky, expensive college and history as the reform Congress, Jane's sister has been lold she thanks to President Nixon. But can tour Europe for a year. no thanks to Watergate. At no point does the family This reform is on the budget, check up to find out whether Congress had to do all that in one package, it might vote for less spending.

The reform is a direct response by Congress lo President Nixon's budget impound- future use by presidents of power to impound money authorized by Congress lo be spent. At one point, it looked as if the budget reform would be lost important measures ever to No family could operate like come out of any Congress, that; bankruptcy would be the There are few who would inevitable result. But Congress disagree with that assessment, has in the past, if the reform is made to work -Under the reform, it would be as intended. quite different: The result would be: Set Own Goals --Congress would reclaim its Congress would still get a constitutional power over the proposed budget from the budget, a power which has administration. But before Con- withered from disuse in recent gress authorized a dollar to be generations.

spent, it would set its own goals --Congress would say not and fix its own priorities for all 'only where the money goes but government departments, also where it comes from and It would do so through two would take the responsibility new budget committees in the for deficits. House and Senate and through --Congress would fix priori- a congressional Office of the ties for spending twice a year Budget matching the White between conflicting demands on House Office of Management the people's taxes. and Budget. In the past. Congress has Congress then would consider operated as follows, if you think separately the various requests of it as a family: for government spending.

gets tne'OK for a'riew" 'LaterTbut still.before money racket, 1 Jane a new has been authorized lo be dress, mother a new car and spent, Congress would review father a golf cart. Junior's the spending goals, refine them, Vietnam Bullhorns Continue Fighting Part-Time Preacher Makes Million Bucks QUANG TRI, Vietnam (UPI) The talk along the cease-fire line between North and South Vietnamese forces here in the northern sector of South Vietnam ajppears to be more about food, smokes and girls than war or peace. Except for a few desultory ground probes and occasional shellings, the war reverberates through the hills and over valleys and across rivers in the form of what Marine Corps commander Brig. Gen. Bui The Lan described at a recent military briefing as "lhe war of words, of mouths." "They (the North Vietnamese) don't seem to understand that when our troops look through their telescope 200 meters (yards) away from Camp Barbara, that we see the female morale builders they're bringing in," one Marine officer noted.

"Those must be the same women my Iroops spotted sporting in a river a few days later," commented Brig. Gen. Nguyen Van Diem, who commands this 1st Infantry Division area. "Nothing like our girls," Diem said. "Theirs are all worn out already from their, long trip down the Ho Chi Minh Trail from Hanoi.

Imagine. They even brag about those girls on their bullhorns." It is the bullhorns on both sides of the line that trumpet the war in these pine-covered hills. "They bragged a couple of weeks ago about having canned meat for a change--even Vietnamese gel tired of rice, salt and fish sauce diet. They taunted our 1st Regiment soldiers about their canned meat. We couldn't see them through the elephant grass, but we could hear the bullhorns," Diem said.

"Our soldiers told the Norlh Vietnamese to look up at a nearby rise in about 20 minutes. The troops showed up with a two-meter-long bamboo pole thick with live ducks dangling from it. Our bullhorn man pointed to the evening's dinner for a company of ioWters and just said, 'we rather have fresh meat'. "Their bullhorns got busy again a few days later. This time our men were taunted for being slaves of American imperialists.

"Let's Play A Game" "Our bullhorn man suggested to them: "Let's play a game; we'll shout all together on our side, 'down with the American and then you answer back, 'down with lhe Chinese and Russian The general laughed and continued lhe story. "A radioman got me on to listen to the proceedings. I must say the South Vietnamese soldier has lusty lungs and that 'down with the American' shout --for several minutes, over and over--was very convincing. 'Now it's your called our bullhorn. 'We're waiting for your Silence." The northern sector, from the Annamile chain of mountains to the flatland coast along the South China Sea, is a preserve shared by the Marines, the airborne, the 1st Infantry Division, and some government rangers facing the Communists.

One of their arguments with the 'olher side is over "imperialist cigarettes." Apparently serious, the North Vietnamese bullhorn one day shouted their incredulity that their southern brothers had sunk so deeply into the slough of imperialism that even the' cigarettes manufactured in Saigon had English language a names such a "President," "Ruby 'Baslos," and "Capstan." "We have proper Vietnamese names for the smokes we make in Hanoi," the Communists broadcast, and they nipped a few packs across the river to their enemies. Indeed the packets bore (he Vietnamese language names for the capital, Hanoi, and hislorical sites. No foreign language used. The South Vietnamese have an answer. "Well, of course you're right," the 'bullhorn reply conceded.

"But how else could we sell our cigarettes abroad if we didn't have names the foreign buyers could recog nize?" Norlh Vietnam has no export market for its cigarettes. General Lan gives the war words credit for the compara live quiet in Ihis northern sector. MACON, Ga. (UPI) Bobby a part-lime Baptist who doubles as a millionaire businessman, says he has no trouble keeping one foot in the pulpit and the other in lhe marketplace. Dollar, vice president for franchise sales for a fast- growing budget motel chain, also serves as part-time pastor of Oakwood Baptist Church in Gainesville.

"Christian principles can'and should be applied to business. feel as much responsibility for the way I handle a contract as a sermon," said the 42-year-old former missionary. In 1965, Dollar set a goal of $1 million in net worth in 10 years. He passed that goal last year, saying he "claimed by faith lhe numerous opportunities that arose." Dollar's big opportunity came in 1969 when Cecil Day, founder of lhe Atlanta-based Days Inn program for Baptist-supported of America motel chain, invited Mercer University, him to join his real eslate "1 will earmark $1,000 each business. Then Day founded the year for Mercer.andwill plunge budget motel chain, charging $8 it as aggressively as I do my for a single and $10 for double, and named Dollar vice president for.franchise sales.

Dollar's wife, Jo, serves as Day's executive assistant. The 4-year-old motel chain has grown lo 162 inns wilh 79 more under construction. The chain operates motels or has construction in 33" states. Dollar says he doesn't agree with those who equate spirituality wilh poverty or who think it is wrong lo mix religion with business. "After all, the Christian principle of service to your fellow man is the best approach lo business," he said.

One way in which Dollar is trying to use his wealth lo help others is through an investment own investments. The endowment trustees of a university can't take the 'risks that an individual can," said Dollar, who began lhe inveslment plan in January. Dollar, who specializes in land investments, said he would add $1,000 each year to the program and also'reinvest all earnings. Dollar says combining the ministry with a business career is nothing new, since the early Christians combined the two for years before ministers were set apart. "I go hard all week and speed up on weekends," Dollar said.

"But I am not a We have a refreshing balance between family and church activities." DORIS AND.DUANE BOURDREAX of Houston, Texas, remained Irplocked along with three other couples after 60 hours in the Great Kissoff contest in Chicago. The kissing twosomes competing on scattered sofas in the Woodficld Mall, a shopping center in suburban Schaumburg, are the survivors of 10 couples who entered the nxarathon in hopes of winning a trip to Acapulco, Mexico. (UPI) FORMULA FOR EFFICIENCY: This formula is very important when you replace your air conditioning. It lells you how efficient your new unit will be. If, after you divide the BTU's by the WATTS, the Energy Efficiency Ratio is 7 or more, the unit is an excellent one.

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