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"iiTi rx IT i it DAILY EDITION Vote Helicopters 4th State To Support Amendment i 'lis? mm Si I jpv I 5 if jMMmim Will 'llVili il flllWHMBWhvfaM 111 Wff Pulling Out OfKheSanh Viets Flee Laos In Hail of Fire SAIGON (AP) Some U.S. helicopters began pulling out of Khe Sanh Tuesday as enemy gunners zeroed in on that support base near the Laotian border. North Vietnamese pursued small South Vietnamese units still in Laos and drove an armored unit across the border in a storm of fire. Front line reports said U.S. helicopter units began leaving Khe Sanh for their headquarters at Chu Lai and Phu Bai to the east, and it was understood the base would be closed within three weeks.

A U.S. officer said Khe Sanh and nearby satellite bases were zeroed in by North Vietnamese gunners across the border in Laos. If so, they may be in the old emplacements on what the U.S. Marines called "Big Rock Can dy Mountain." when they with stood a 77-day siege at Khe Sanh in 1968. The gun emplace ments are dug into the mountain side and cannot be knocked out by air strikes.

Race Across Border From an abandoned fire base near the Laotian border, Associated Press correspondent Hol-ger Jensen watched about 85 tanks and armored personnel carriers race across the border with paratroopers clinging precariously to the overloaded ve hicles. Exposed paratroopers tried to find cover from the mortar, rocket grenade and small-arms fire that blasted' away at the retreating column. Officers said the remnants of two airborne battalions fought their way, out of Laos on foot and were flown out of the combat zone by helicopters. The cumulative casualty report issued by Saigon headquarters said 13,672 enemy had been killed in the Laos operation up UThant Honored at UofH Woodruff, at left, president of the University of Hartford and Homer D. Babbidge, president of the University of Connecticut and principal speaker.

Story on Page 7 (UPI). Thant, secretary-general of the United Nations received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree during a special convocation Tuesday at the University of Hartford. Preparing for the procession are Archibald M. McCarthy Meets Israeli Leader Farina Boxes for talks. McCarthy is in Israel for week-long talks with the country's leaders (AP).

Prime Minister Golda Meir of Israel meets with former U.S. Sen. Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota in Jerusalem Tuesday Glass Found in Jail Site Choice Twice As Costly said Tuesday the land sold to the federal government, for a post office) is more valuable because it requires less site preparation. The land selected by the state would cost about $4,000 an acre for fill, Belisle said. A check of recent land sales in the North Meadows shows the $56,000 an acre price mentioned by Meskill is double, and, in some cases, triple the price for ttr other land in the area State Commissioner of Correction John Manson said Tuesday the State Department of Public Works would do a site By THEODORE A The cost of the 10.75 acre; North Meadows site selected for the new state jail is more than double that of other land in the area that is more valuable, according to city land records.

Gov. Meskill confirmed the if 7' -ie mently opposed to the North Meadows site, were somewhat baffled at the price mentioned by the governor, The land is owned by Anthony C. Rlissn. and an invpsfnr trrnun which lists him, Harry A. DRISCOLLision, to 6 p.m.

Monday and that 166 choice of the North Meadows were taken prisoner. It listed site Tuesday, and said the government casualties for that: acreage was available to the period at 1,145 men killed, 4,199 state for $600,000, which is about wounded and 235 missing in ac- an acre. By CHARLES F. J. MORSE Connecticut became the fourth state in the nation Tuesday to ratify a U.S.

Constitutional amendment allowing 18 year olds to vote in all elections, which had cleared Congress hours earlier. Minnesota was the first, completing the required ratification by p.m. Tennessee completed action at 5:10 p.m. and Washington by 5:42 p.m. Connecticut's General Assembly cleared the amendment at 5:53 p.m.

Thirty four additional states must ratify the amendment before it becomes law. Ratification procedures began in the Senate shortly after 'word was received from U.S. Rep. Ella T. Grasso's office in Washington that the amendment had cleared the U.S.

House of Representatives by a 400 to 19 margin. The U.S. Senate passed the amendment last week. It was approved by the Connecticut Senate about 4:30 p.m. by a 27-6 margin.

Slight Snag The measure was immediately transmitted to the House, where it ran into part of the four-hour debate over court-supervised wire taps. It was approved 136 to 20 shortly before 6 p.m. Opposition to the lowering of the voting age was based not on personal conviction, according to opponents, but on the referendum defeated by Connecticut voters Nov. 3. Supporters claimed that if the referendum had been held after the U.S.

Supreme Court ruled that Congress' act in per mitting 18 year olds to vote in national elections was valid, it would have won the support of state voters. Several weeks ago, the Gener al Assembly-urged Congress to amend the U.S. Constitution to permit 18 year olds to vote in all elections, not just national elections. Dual Voting Secretary of the State Gloria Schaffer had urged the action to avert a possible requirement of dual voting facilities, one for 18 year olds casting ballots for only national offices, and another for those over 21 eligible to vote for all officials. Mrs.

Schaffer was on hand Tuesday as the amendment was ratified by both houses. Spokesmen for both political parties in both houses supported the amendment enthusiastically. House Majority Leader Carl R. Ajello, D-Ansonla, summed it up by saying the action would encourage young citizens "to drop in, not drop out." But State Sen. Lucy T.

Hammer, R-Branford, said, "I don't want to run over people like a bulldozer. I think we are ignoring what the people have told See STATE, Page 2, Col. 3 Still Active George Gibbs admits his "bones are aching some now," but the 110-year-old former bronco buster still saws his own wood and keeps up with other chores at his house in Walla Walla, Wash. But he says, "I'm still just a young man," and attributes his longevity to daily doses of cavenne pepper (AP). 1 1 .1 agencies nor the company had notified the public.

The company's notification to the press came by telegram Tuesday afternoon. It does not indicate how many packages of Farina had been sold before Pillsbury halted sales of "KOW 23" Farina packages. Contacted by The Courant, the company said it had recovered all but about 150 packages in its recall to stores. Gelfand was asked why Pillsbury waited 11 days to issue a public warning. He said the company receives many false complaints about contamination every year and did not want to act needlessly.

He said Pillsbury had hundreds of cases of "KOW 23" Farina in its warehouse and wanted to test them before making a public statement. Bulb Shield Breaks Pillsbury determined that on the day the "KOW 23" lot of Farina was made, a glass shielding a lightbulb on the pro duction line had broken but, according to plant records, all the glass was recovered and all the Farina in the area had been thrown away. Still, Gelfand said, "to be safe," Pillsbury ran tests on some of the lot "KOW 23" Farina and discovered "very small particles of glass" in some packages. As soon as this was determined, the public warning siudv before te land deal pel, Frank Beckeman, JohnloX iRnccn onH Frantic Rnccn gc He emphasized the state's In Saigon, the U.S. Command said today American fight-; er-bombers flying 200 sorties de-, stroyed three anti-aircraft mis- sile sites, touching off 100 explo- cinnc in tha roirlo nn Nnrth Vipt- nam Sunday and Monday.

sortie is one mission by one plane. At least five SAM missiles, 37-feet-long and radar controlled, were fired at the attackers and one of them downed an F4 Phantom jet. The crew was rescued. A North Vietnamese broadcast claimed were shot down. six planes trustees.

According to Town of Hart-ibuilt Cereal was issued, he said. Gelfand said the company feels there "is no health hazard," but issued the public warning on the remaining 150 packages "just to be sure." He said persons who purchased lot "KOW 23" Farina should call Pillsbury's Bostom office (area code 617-245-5810) collect. "We don't always issue a press release," said Arthur Beebe of the FDA in Boston. "If we did, they'd be so common no one would ever look at them." -Beebe said, "We didn't think it was serious." According to Eaton Smith, who heads the food and drug section at the state Consumer Protection Office, his staff checked stores when informed of the glass problem and found all the Farina had been removed from shelves. He said he was unaware any of the product had been sold, and commented that press releases warning the public of this kind of danger usually come from the federal government.

This will no longer be the department's policy, said Consum-e Protection Commissioner Barbara Dunn. Mrs. Dunn said she had not been aware of this method of operation, nor of the specific problem with Farina, but she indicated that in the future she will be alerted to similar situations and will issue immediate warnings. a meeting with the President but it could not be confirmed. Nixon also issued an appeal through Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott after a 2-Ihour meeting with GOP congressional leaders and other top administration officials at the White House.

The Pennsylvania senator "great emphasis and great determination" in stating his support for a continued federal role in SST development and for overturning a House vote against the project. Scott said the Senate vote scheduled for 4 p.m. EST today "will be close and we're doing our best to assure we have enough." Because of uncommitted senators, Scott said he could not pre- See NIXON, Page 5, Col. 1 The Hitchcock Chair Factory furniture and gift shop in River- jton is open Monday thru Satur-(day 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday evening till 9 p.m. Brirg a wa- MEWS 111 BSUE1F Defense Calls for Longer Work Day FT. BENNING, Ga. (AP, Defense attorneys sought in vain Tuesday to extend the work day of the court-martial jury deliberating the fate of Lt. William L.

Calley Jr. in the My Lai murder trial. On the seventh day of deliberations, chief defense attorney George Latimer arose in court in the absence of the jury and complained to the trial judge, Col. Reid W. Kennedy: "Your honor, at the start of this I protested tins 8:30 to 4:30 because a man's life is at stake and the jury should be serious and settle down and reach a verdict.

"If they're in there watching the Glen Campbell and Ed Sullivan shows and wining and din ing themselves, I think that's a disgrace." Once Warned PEEKSKILL, N.Y. (AP) -The City Council debated a proposal to purchase an emergency generator for City Hall in case of a power blackout During their talks Monday night the lights blew out. Newsmen Protector WASHINGTON (AP) Legislation designed to protect newsmen from being forced by the Federal government to reveal the identity of news sources or to disclose confidential information was introduced in the Senate Tuesday by Sen. James B. Pearson, R-Kan.

"I am convinced that newsmen have a constitutional right to keep confidential their sources of information," Pearson said as he introduced the Newsmens' Privilege Act. 5 Million Watched NEW YORK (AP) ABC estimated Tuesday that TV sets in five million homes were turned in on President Nixon's first live interview with a single correspondent, as compared with 17 million watching a movie or Doris Day and Carol Burnett on the other two networks. The viewer estimates for the period of the President's interview with ABC's Howard K. Smith Monday night were based on New York overnight Nielsen ratings. Today's Chuckle Cousin Clara is looking for one particular kind of a man one who'll go out with her.

By DAVE OFFER About 150 packages of Farina cereal which may contain pieces of ground glass have been sold in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts, the Pillsbury Co. warned Tuesday. The company said the contaminated cereal is markerj "KOW 23" on either the top or bottom of the 27Vi ounce packages. This lot marking was placed on packages of Farina manufactured in Springfield, 111. on Nov.

24, 1970 and shipped to this area, the company said. The glass in packages with this marking was first discovered March 12 by a customer who purchased Farina at the First National Store in Willi-mantic. The customer returned the package to the store, which im- I mediately notified its Hartford ottice. According to mcnara Goslee, a buyer for First National, Farina was removed from the shelves of all First National Stores within an hour of the original discovery. First National also notified Pillsbury, which makes Farina.

No Public Notice According to I. Gelfand, a spokesman for Pillsbury in Minneapolis, the company immediately determined where Farina with lotnumber "KOW 23" had been and notified its sales forcttf by. telegram to get it removed from shelves and grocery store warehouses. The company also notified the U.S. Food artd prug Administration FDA then notified the state Consumer Protection Department.

Until Tuesday, neither these Inside Story Weicker firm on SST. Page 2. Dentists oppose nonprofit clinics. Page 27. ij Foreign ft Roundup.

U.S. News Report. Page 8. Hepatitis control reported found. Page 3.

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Brady 35 Editorials 26 1 Financial 36-33 Bridgeport Lawyer Eyed for Judgeship Nixon Tries Saving SST by Persuasion I i concern with getting the jail as, as possible be- cause of mllationary construc tion costs. The State Legislature has au thorized bonds for $6.4 million for the jail and more bonds must be issued to cover the new estimated cost of $8.6 million. Manson said delay in building the jail increases its cost about $90,000 a month because of inflation. Meeting Scheduled Deputy Mayor George Athan- son has called a meeting of the City Council's Committee of the Whole at 9 a.m. today to which he has invited state correction officials, Hartford's state legislators and various city officials.

Tuesday afternoon State Sens. Wilber G. Smith, D-Hartford, and Joseph J. Fauliso, D-Hartford, issued a joint statement questioning the selection of the North Meadows site. The legislators- said they will call for a hearing on the site selection.

Belisle said he would request that the state use an alternate site if the jail must be in the North Meadows. The site currently considered by the state is on Weston Street south west of a drive-in theatre See JAIL, Page 2, Col. Abortion Hearing Friday at Bushnell The public hearing on proposed liberalization of Connecticut's abortion laws will be Friday at 10 a.m at the Bushnell Memorial. The hearing was shifted from the State Capitol to the Bushnell because of a conflict of hearings in the Hall of the House and because of the anticipated large ford records, this group sold 22.5 adjacent acres Sept. 4, 1970 to the federal government for This is $25,491 an acre.

Eugene Belisle, director of the Hartford Development Commis SADEN The Courant learned that Sad en was in Washington several weeks ago for conferences at the Justice Department and has reportedly been "cleared" recently in a security check by the FBI. The White House, how- ever, is also weighing the nomi- area 'See Bridgeport, Page 2. Col. 5 0 i. GEORGE A By ROBERT WATERS Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON U.S.

Commissioner George A. Saden of Bridgeport is one of two candidates to become chief judges of the U.S. Customs Court, The Courant has learned. If Saden is edged out for the New York-based federal court, it is believed that he will become a candidate for appointment to an expected vacancy on the U.S. District Court in Connecticut.

Both judgeships pay $40,000 a year. Chief U.S. District Judge William H. Timbers of Darien has been proposed to the White House as a candidate for the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Appeals Court vacancy is expected May 1 when U.S. Circuit Court Judge Robert P. Anderson retires to become senior judge. The position of chief judge of the Customs Court a nine-member panel which holds sessions at the federal plaza in New York City has been available for some time. 1 WASHINGTON (AP) -President Nixon turned to personal persuasion Tuesday in an effort to save the supersonic transport.

White House press secretary Ronald L. Ziegler told newsmen, in response to questions, he expects Nixon to make personal telephone calls to undecided senators in advance of the Senate" vote set for today. At least one of the less than one dozen undecided members who apparently hold the key-Sen. James Buckley, N.Y., had a late afternoon meeting with the President. Buckley for Funding Buckley, who had been considered as leaning toward the SST, later told a news conference he will vote for the fund ing.

He said Nixon "reiterated in the strongest terms" assurances the senator sought that commercial SSTs would not be permitted until all objections are met. Sen. Winston Prouty, who is expected to vote against iSST funding, also reportedly had UFfciN ahis nation of another candidate -New "Bedroom Boulevard rom the New York ana aprmg numc ruiwamug C. Porter Main Sf Npw Britain. AdvL.