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70 For 100 Years the South' Standard Newspaper ATLANTA, 30302, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1968 54 PACES, 3 SECTIONS TEN CENTS VOL. 100, No. 294 P. 0. BOX 4689 Georgians Await Scorpion News By BOB HURT Mrs.

Joel C. Stephens left At lanta last week to "fix up the house" in Norfolk, for her husband when he returned from his cruise on the nuclear submarine Scorpion. She is expect ing her first child in August. Tuesday she was among those but left for Norfolk last week to "fix up the house" for her husband's return. The couple has been living in Norfolk, the Scorpion's home port.

Tallent said his daughter had been married three years and was expecting her first child in August. "She's still in shock. She was waiting for his boat to come in when she got the news," he said. Tallent planned to go to Norfolk Tuesday to wait with his daughter to hear news of the search. The other Georgia sailor, Max Franklin Lanier, lives with his wife in Toccoa.

Mrs! Lanier could not be reached for comment. his son has been in the Navy for five and a half years. He was looking forward to December when he would be discharged and could return to Atlanta. "He was going to go to Atlanta Baptist College. He wanted to go on to the seminary and become a minister," Stephens said.

His son graduated with honors from Fulton High School in 1961. He worked for a year as an auditor with the Fulton National Bank while going to night school at Georgia Tech, and then he joined the Navy. R. E. Tallent, Stephen's father-in-law, said his daughter had been visiting in Atlanta, Sonar Technician Harold R.

Snapp Jr. of Thunderbolt, Ga. A massive search has turned up no trace of the submarine and its 99 crewmen, listed as missing since Monday. Mrs. Harold Snapp, mother of the Thunderbolt crewman, said, "I just know what I heard on the news.

I haven't heard from anybody about it. Her 24-year-old son is a native of Riverside, but has lived in Georgia most of his life. He attended public schools in Sylvania and Savannah. "He's been on it (the sub) just this year. He was transferred up there the first part of this year," Mrs.

Snapp said. Atlantan John Stephens said who clung to fading hopes that her husband's missing submarine would be found safe. The families of two other Georgia crewmen shared those hopes. "All they've told us is that vx fife lii Joel's submarine is listed as overdue," the sailor's father, John Stephens of Atlanta, said. Other Georgians aboard the vessel are Machinist Mate Max ABOARD SCORPION Joel Stephens Franklin Lanier of Toccoa, and cCarthy Scores Upset Oil Slick Sighted on Sub Route ill? ri mMi, I III In Oregon's Primary WASHINGTON UB-The Navy said Tuesday an oil slick was spotted five days ago along the homeward course of the missing nuclear submarine Scorpion.

This would have been two First Kennedy Defeat; Nixon Is Easy Winner days after the 252-foot vessel sent a routine message to its home port of Norfolk, where it was headed with its PORTLAND, Ore. (UPI)-Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy upset Sen. Robert F.

Kennedy in Tuesday's Oregon Democratic primary, possibly derailing Kennedy's presidential bandwagon. crew of 99. The significance of the oil sighting, noted and logged by a Richard M. Nixon won the Elections at a Glance WASHINGTON (UPI)-Here are Tuesday's primary elections at a glance. OREGON Sen.

Eugene J. McCarthy scored a sweeping victory over Robert F. Kennedy in the Democratic primary. On the Republican side, former Vice President Richard Nixon won by a sizeable margin over Gov. Ronald Reagan of California.

FLORIDA A favorite son slate backing Sen. George Smathers, beat a slate backing Sen. Eugene McCarthy in the Democratic primary. Former Gov. Leroy Collins won a narrow victory over Attorney General Earl Faircloth as the Democratic party's pick for the U.S.

Senate. KENTUCKY-Jefferson County Judge Marlow W. Cook won a landslide victory for the Republican Senate nomination. In the Democratic race, former state commerce commissioner Katherine G. Peden scored an easy win for the Senate nomination over former Rep.

John Young Brown. Navy attack transport returning from the Mediterranean, was Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey may be the big gain er from the Oregon primary even though his vote trailed far behind. downgraded, but Capt. John F.

Davis told reporters: "With the passage of time we are more apprehensive of what the possibilities are." Davis, keeping up with the Navy's search effort from its Republican primary as expected. McCarthy's victory gave his campaign the biggest boost it has received since the March New Hampshire balloting. It also gave him 33 of Oregon's 35 national convention delegates. Nixon won 18 convention votes. Humphrey was not on the ballot.

But his write-in vote, Governor Lowers Capitol Flags combined with votes for Presi dent Johnson, who was on the flag plot command area in the ballot despite his decision not Gov. Lester Maddox lowered the Capitol's flags to half staff Tuesday in mourning for the U.S. Supreme Court decision knocking down freedom of choice school desegregation plans. Flag on building stayed up. Story on Page 12, (Associated Press Photo) 'y to seek reelection, totaled less than half of the McCarthy vote.

Pentagon, cautioned that "we attach at this time no importance whatsoever" to the slick. Kennedy said last week that Humphrey would be the ulti He said the oil slick report, which followed a request to all mate beneficiary of a McCarthy ships in the area for any possibly significant observations, doesn't lead the Navy to believe Senate Approves Johnson's $5 Billion Housing Package victory. The New York senator said he would no longer be "a very viable candidate" if he lost in Oregon. Maddox Suspends 2 Air Guard Aides the Scorpion has been located, McCarthy's losses to Kennedy Nevertheless, the nuclear submarine Simon Bolivar and the sub rescue vessel Preserver in the earlier Indiana and Nebraska primaries made the Minnesota senator a longshot RALPH MCGIIL They Keep Asking for It At a time when Georgia's governor, Lester Maddox, and Alabama's ex-governor, George WASHINGTON (UPI) The expand urban renewal, mass were ordered to the area some transit and model cities pro 1,400 miles almost due east of By PATRICK J. SLOYAN scope and the amount of money authorized by the bill.

Although the administration By DUANE RINER Two top-ranking Georgia Air National Guard officers, In Senate Tuesday approved a $5 billion housing package to focus federal efforts on the grams. Norfolk to look for any other for the nomination. But his Oregon victory a week before the California primary is a big boost for McCarthy. Relatively minor features of eluding the assistant adjutant general, have been suspended by Gov. Lester Maddox pending an investigation of charges that surface evidence.

The vessels are part of a 37- originally requested a $7.5 bil the bill would provide federal mortgage guarantees to help Russell loses jight on subsidy plan. Page 10. ship armada and some two doz were lion, five-year program, they gave the President superior officers "and a majority of the crew involved drunk while on a military mission in England. The vote, with 34 per cent of the 2,599 precincts reporting for the Democrats and the Repub middle-income Americans buy summer homes; crack down on virtually everything he asked en planes thrown into afar-ranging sea hunt for the Scorpion. Although the Scorpion is The governor said the flight plight of the American ghetto and help lower income families Wallace, con licans, was: Johnson 10,11513 out-of-state land rackets and was delayed 15 hours in depart for in the shorter period.

Besides its new programs, the measure would extend and atomic-powered it has oil-lubri- Continued on Page 11, Column 1 cated auxiliary diesel engines buy and rent better homes. Passed by a 67-4 vote and sent to the House was a three- which are used when the ship is tinue to saw away on their one string fiddle tune about the monster that keeps meddling in lo- year version of President John in port. Exactly how much oil it car ried is classified but a spokes son program with a goal of that idled air controllers and prevented overflying French territory. Maddox said the commanding fficer of the Military Airlift Command at Milden Hall had sent a telegram to state officials saying he had refused to allow a Georgia Air National Guard crew to take off May 23 "in the interest of air safety." Although Stone refused to Continued on Page 11, Column 3 providing the nation with six million new and rehabilitated man said it would be enough to cover a large area of water. Kelley Due to Be Named A Superior Court Judge The problem now is to locate sl cal affairs, a fact of life in- jL4t frnHoc TVinf the slick and search the area for any evidence of the Scorpion iaci serves whether debris or perhaps spe Gov.

Lester Maddox is expected to appoint State Corrections low-cost housing units by 1978. Sens. Spessard Holland, Richard B. Russell, John C. Stennis, and Strom Thurmond, voted against the bill.

Supporting the measure were 26 Republicans and 41 Democrats. With Sen. John Sparkman, leading administration cial signal-emitting buoys it might have sent up in case of Director Asa D. Kelley 46, as a superior court judge in the Dougherty Judicial Circuit. trouble.

Davis told a Pentagon news per cent, Kennedy 27,93737 per cent, McCarthy 33,27244 per cent, Humphrey 5,0117 per cent and Wallace 1250 per cent. Nixon 46,46972 per cent, Reagan 14,09222 per cent, Rockefeller per cent and Wallace 450 per cent. i UPI political analyst Raymond Lahr said Kennedy's loss was a setback to his presidential prospects but it did not finish him as a candidate. "I don't know why Kennedy said he had to win all of the primaries," Lahr said. "If he wins in California, he is still a contender.

Sen. Wayne Morse, one of the most outspoken critics of the Johnson administration's Vietnam war policy was in a fight for his political life with former congressman Robert B. Duncan. Morse held a narrow lead over Duncan but it was much too close to determine the winner. McCarthy's victory increased his total of firm delegate votes Continued on Page 15, Column 4 ing from Milden Hall, England, "until they could get in condition to carry on the flight." Maddox refused to identify the officers, but Brig.

Gen. Paul S. Stone, assistant adjutant general in charge of the Air National Guard, said Tuesday that he had been suspended. Stone said Lt. Col.

John E. Hayes of Atlanta also was aboard the flight. Hayes could not be reached for comment. Maddox said the two officers were being suspended "until they can clear themselves if they're not guilty. If they are, they're going to be removed." Stone declined to comment oh the charges beyond declaring that his aircraft was not detained.

"We requested an additional 15-hour crew rest because the weather was bad, it was night and required flying near the buffer zone (between East and West Germany)." He said another reason for the delay was the nationwide strike in France him director of the state prison system in January, 1967, a few days after Maddox took conference the oil slick may be difficult to find. With the pas forces, the Senate rejected all office as governor. sage of several days it may major efforts to reduce the The Albany law firm had been have broken up or drifted away from the sighting point. joined by former Lt. Gov.

Peter Zack Geer after he lost race for reelection in 1966. Inside Today Previously, Kelley, had Judge George L. Sabados of Albany died Monday from an apparent heart attack, leaving the vacancy. Maddox has not announced he will name Kelley to the judgeship, but a number of influential Albany and Dougherty County officials and individuals have asked the governor to make the appointment. The governor is expected to announce the appointment after funeral services are held Wednesday for Judge Sabados.

Kelley was practicing law in Albany when Maddox named The oil slick and Davis said these are common in mid-ocean came to light after the Navy asked Atlantic ships to check their records for any sighting or 2 Georgia GIs Killed in War Constitution Wanhlnftton Bureau WASHINGTON Two Georgians were listed Tuesday by the Defense department among 48 U.S. servicemen killed in Vietnam. They were Pfc. Ray Williams, son of Mrs. Lucille Williams of 209 Wesley Ave.

NE, Atlanta, and Pfc. Wayne H. McKinley, whose wife lives at 2616 Kim-meridge Drive, East Point. served as a state senator, may or of Albany and a member possible contacts with the Scor of the State Democratic Execu tive Committee. PRESIDENT advises Hanoi to make Paris talks meaningful.

Page 2 STOCK MARKET surges forward during day's brisk trades Page 17 pion the last few days. There was no word Tuesday The submarine started home from the Mediterranean May 17 about who Maddox might appoint to direct the penal Continued on Page 15, Column 1 reveal the unctuous deceit of what for generations has been common practice in Southern politics. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, after months of waiting and urging, while men, women and children went hungry, has informed seven Georgia counties that if they will not elect to have a food program, the federal government will be forced to move in with emergency food. (This week one of these, Montgomery County, accepted the federal food program.) One county will serve as' an illustration.

It is called Webster. It always has been a poor county. It was largely a "turpentine woods" county with vegetables, corn and cotton as general crops. The early population was small farmers, tenants, croppers, turpentine workers. Surplus People With the coming of modern farming and pulpwood operations, the surplus people of the county, black and white, were trapped.

(There were almost more Negro tenants than white.) Those who could leave did so. The county seat today has a population of less than 300. With the exception of the few who own and control the timbering and the large farms, Abby Aikman Astrology Baker Heloise Hopkins Jumble Kraft Outlar 23 4 13 4 20 26 9 20 47 5 Bridge Reds Strike in Many Places Bus Drivers Ask Protection As 31 Are Held Up in 1968 Business 16-19 Patterson Comics 20 Phillips Crossword 20 Rankin Deaths 30 Sibley To Strengthen Hand in Paris Dr. Messer 5 Sports 47-52 Editorials 4, 5 Star Gazer 13 Graham 5 TV 53 Harrell 5 Theaters 27-29 Health 8 WantAds 31-45 The rockets touched off many deal with City Hall and the Office of Economics Opportun fires in a shantytown area about half a mile square. Several parked oil trucks were also set blazing by the rockets, sending a column of black smoke over Saigon.

The Weather? -Fair, Mild By ALEX COFFIN firm had said these moves would be too expensive. "It's preposterous to have dedicated drivers out there with no communication. The bus company should do it voluntarily. If not, we might have to go to armed guards, maybe a joint venture between the city and the company," Allen said. Earlier this month, W.

P. Maynard, president of the Atlanta Transit System, said he The Viet Cong seized severa major buildings and turned them into strong points. Viet SAIGON (AP) Enemy forces struck Tuesday all the way from Saigon's outskirts to the far north with ground assaults and shellings. The U.S. mission said this was an attempt to win a battlefield victory in hope of insuring North Vietnam's success at the Paris peace talks.

Residents fled from their burning homes as fighting raged in Saigon's southwestern suburb of Cholon, where from 300 to 400 Viet Cong resisted attempts by South Vietnamese marines and rangers to dislodge them. Less than a mile away, the enemy lobbed two shells into the By LEWIS W. SIMONS compound of the U.S. Command's joint overseas switchboard, the largest communications facility in Southeast Asia. A U.S.

spokesman said damage was slight, there were light casualties among Vietnamese guards, and communications were uninterrupted. Early in the day, three enemy mortar rounds fell nearby but did not land inside the compound itself, the spokesman said. The fighting was from house to house in Cholon, with the Viet Cong holding off the rangers and marines with a barrage of rocket fire. 1 Bus robberies in Atlanta are up from 42 for all of 1967 to 31 for less than half of 1968 and Atlanta Transit bus drivers asked Mayor Ivan Allen and Police Chief Herbert Jenkins for more protection Tuesday. Allen asked Jenkins to step up surveillance of buses and the chief said he is assigning two detectives to work on the bus robbery problem.

In addition, Allen suggested that the transit company put cameras in front of all their buses, emergency red lights on top and two-way radios inside. The bus drivers said the transit namese rangers tried to knock ity. He also said the transit company would appeal directly to residents in areas where robberies are increasing to help stop teen-age "hoodlums" from "jeopardizing a very basic means of transportation for the people." Noting that the vast majority of the robberies were committed by Negro youths against white drivers, Jenkins said addition of Negco drivers in tr.ouble areas might help. The drivers, represented by leaders of the Amalgamated Continued on Page 10, Column 2 off the strong points and brought up two tanks. One tank was disabled by enemy fire and the other towed it away.

Fair and mild in Atlanta Wednesday and Thursday is the forecast by the U.S. Weather Bureau. Temperatures Wednesday are due to range from a low of 50 to a high of 79, and Thursday from a low of 53 to a high of 80. Georgia forecast by zones is on Page 30. -uic pupuicuiuu uicume is iuw.

The average per capita cash income is about $475. The hunger of many hundreds of people is desperate. In 1960 no Negro voters were registered. When local officials did nothing about it, federal Continued on Page 15, Column 1 didn't think police should get involved in the matter. "We didn't At one point, the Viet Cong seized an apartment house, think it was a police matter," Majnard said then.

trapping marines on the third Continued on Page 15, Column 3 Maynard said he preferred to.

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