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SECTION 4. DAYTON DAILY NEWS THE WEATHER Cloudy, cold tomorrow 25. Fair tonight, low 10. Partly cloudy today, high 22. Hrslkrr M.

I'M 22 PAGES Btcond Class Poita( Paid tt Dotes, Ohio JfJ 111 J'a'M' 20 Dayton, Ohio, Sunday, February 20, 14(( Vt), 89, No. 184 MHflHHfe Include Cong in Peace Talks, Bobby Kennedy Urges LB Not Good, But Better TlF0 RMy IJRSES KILLED Than Nothing. He Says jjy VIETNAM COPTER CRASH Knini llnlly Nrns Wire Si-rsiirn WASHINGTON. Feb. 10 Sen.

Robert F. Kennedy challenged the Johnson administration today to accept Communist Viet Cong participation in any peace negotiations and in a postwar government in South Vietnam. However imperfect the results, he said, "to admit them (the Viet Congt to a share of Srrrrtn rtj of Stair DeOM iris presented a fripht-etiitij) doctrine, that of artinr on treaty commitments wo matter teltnt the other sijina-toirtt do. Jiuncx RttUm, pag 12A. SAIGON.

Feb. 19 (UPI) Two anny nurses the first U. S. servicewomen to become victims of the Vietnamese war and five other persons were killed in the crash of an army helicopter near Saigon it was disrlosed today. Included among the victims was Capt.

Albert M. Smith, son of Pulitzer prize-winning White House correspondent Merriman Smith. THE CRASH occurred shortly after the helicopter left Saigon's Tan Son Nhut airport for a flight to Qui Nhon, 270 miles northeast of here on the central coast. The helicopter hit an electric power line about 10 minutes after take-off. Military authorities said the craft might have been hit by guerrilla ground fire and con power ana responsibilit.

is at the heart of the hope for a negotiated settlement." He described this as preferable to existing alternatives in Vietnam war. COURAGEOUS MEDIC OiV REC0FERY R0.4D displayed deep disagreement Friday with the views of Secretary of State Dean Rusk, who challenged congress to vote again on the administration's Vietnam posture. the wounded desnite his own head Kennedy SAIGON, South Vietnam, Feb. 19 On the left is the picture of U.S. Army medic Pfc.

Thomas Cole of Richmond, Va. several weeks ago as he aided an injured comrade at An Tin. Cole continued his efforts to help BI TODAY Fulbright said he onnnsod a threatened move KENNEDY'S remarks, at a wound. At the right is Cole pausing during a letter writing session in a Saigon hospital where his wound, caused bv a bullet, is on the mend. AP LT.

CAROL ANN DRAZBA CAPT. ALBERT M. SMITH press conference, drew Sen ane Morse m-Ore.) diate comment from the White to revoke the August, 1964, con-House on the ticklish diploma- grcssional resolution under tic question of what role the which President Johnson has Viet Cong would play in peace since broadened the U.S. war effort. talks.

Heavy Marine Contingent Flown Into New Operation Press Secretary Bill D. Movers stood on President Johnson's existing policy, saying: "Our position is that if Hanoi "I do not think that Is the way to go about it," Fulbright said. "If congress wishes to restate its position, I think it should be an affirmative approach" sion and the subjugation of I as a new resolution. vened a special board to investigate the incident. THE NURSES Li Carol Ann Drazba, 22, of Dunmore, and Lt.

Elizabeth Ann Jones, 22, of A 1 1 a 1 S.C.-had hitched a ride on the flight. They planned a two-day trip their first visit outside Saigon since arriving here Nov. "Both of these girls were such fine nurses," said Maj. Edith Nultall, chief of nurses at the 3rd Field hospital near here. "They were just about everything one would hope professional nurses to be.

"WE'RE all very upset about this." Memorial services were scheduled for Sunday for the victims. Also killed was the pilot, Lt. Col. Charles M. Honour of Norcross, commander of the 115th Aviation Battalion: Capt.

Thomas W. Stasko, of Aurora, an Army doctor; and two crewmen, SP4 Christopher J. Lantz, of East Cleveland. 0., and SP 4 Gary R. Art-man, of Oklahoma City, Okla.

SMITH, 27, who served as op erations offices for the Hath, was flying as co-pilot, lie had flown many combat missions since joining the outfit last autumn. Smith's father is dean of the White House press corps and was awarded the Pulitzer prize for his coverage of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1962. Capt. Smith is survived by his parents and his widow.

He was graduated from Woodstock county school in Vermont and from Knox college, Galesburg, 111., in 1962. Fulbright, reflecting the sentiments of many legislators concerned about U.S. policy, said he would not have supported the so-called Gulf of Tonkin resolu- South Vietnam by force and agrees to discussions and negotiations on the question of peace, the National Liberation Front or Viet Cong will have of terrorist activity in the Saigon area. A homemade bomb exploded in a restaurant in Hoc Mon. about 10 miles north of Saigon and police said 10 Vietnamese servicemen and four civilians were wounded.

no problem in having their tion in had he known it views represented at such a would have led to the present scale of warfare. conference." B-52s Carry War to Viet Cong 2 Miles From Cambodian Border SAIGON, Vietnam. Feb. 10 (JP) Helicopters poured thousands of U.S. marines into battle today against Viet Cong in the Phuoc valley, 860 miles northeast of Saigon.

Striking through light sniper fire, they hunted the enemy's hard-core 1st regiment. s. Navy lMr aircraft in other sectors, flow in support of the marines. TtW) streamed in from the car- TWO AMERICAN helicopters time Valley Forge in Uie South were fcued during fresh tea. I tions of the U.S.

1st Air Cavalry division around Bong Son, 300 I -8. jets carried the war mjles nortnoast OI Saigon, that to the Vie. Cong the fcthfc accounted for 37 Viet Cong dead, aide of Hie country. They at- Lacked points only two miles c.round fire downed south from the Cambrian frontier Vietnameae army 1,19 potter I I 1 ft llan unlllh I Till V'lMII THE RESOLI TION a adopted by a 504-2 vole in the House and Senate, with only Morse and Sen. Ernest Gruen-ing (D-Alaskai opposed.

The committee will meet privately Monday to consider, among other things, what it will do next on the Vietnam question. Fulbright said he person-Turn li. POLICY Page IRA, Col. 1 "THAT IS STILL the position of the government," Moy-ers added. Kennedy celled in newsmen to read a statement and answer questions after the apparent end of stormy public hearings on U.S.

policy in Vietnam, conducted by the Senate Foreign Relations committee. Sen. J. William Fulbright D-Ark.) the committee chairman, Boy Tried to Get Crowd To Attack, Police Claim Polite arrested a 15-year-old boy they said threatened to mug an officer and then tried to incite a crowd to attacked them yesterday afternoon. NSWM REEL Sign at Sul in Arc.

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J. Cox said the incident happened the U.S. marine headquarters and air base, and its mo Vietnamese crewmen were killed. The U.S. marines Phuoc Valley campaign was set off hy intelligence repOTti of the lighting there of three battalions of the Viet Cong's 1st regiment, which eluded the sweep launched by American and Allied forces on the central coast last month.

folk battalions of leather- necks, each far bigger than the Communist standard of 400 to 600 men to a battalion, were engaged. Two of the marine battalions had just spent three weeks in the field in operation Double Eagle, one phase of the coastal offensive that closed Thui-sday. The fresh strike is intended to cover a zone of about 90 square miles that includes both roastal plain and abmptly rising mountains. It centers 11 miles west of Tarn Ky, which lies between the marine bases at Da Nang and Chu Lai. NORTH VIETNAMESE and Pathet Lao forces have driven government troops from a strongpoint town in northern Laos in bloody fighting.

Park shopiing Forest eenU r. now fusing device intended to let bombs bore deep into enemy tunnels before they explode. Communist gunners shot down during a routine shoplifting investigation at Liberal Market, THERE WAS another spurt PREVIEWS 444 N. Western Ave at about 12:10 p.m. CASEY said Ihe youth came at him with a knife "I'm going to mug you." The patrolman said he pulled his gun on lh boy and the youngster then tried to get people on the parking lot to help him.

Police cited the boy in Juvenile court for disorderly conduct, Fire Destroys Barn Near Piqua gjgggl As Athletes Rest, Draft Boards Peer Draft hoards taking harder look at athletes; red-shirting (holding out of competition for a year) may put some college athletes in Army khaki. I'ag-e ID. CENSt bureau notes that movement to suburbs, strong in the 40s and 50a, is dwindling. Page 4A. AN ICE JAM so massive demolition experts say dynamite would be useless to break it blocks Mississippi river, threatens flood for Davenport, Iowa.

Page 2A. OTHER FEAI RES IN TODAY'S NEWS: I Alert Sidney I I Maps Future Without fanfare, Sidney, a city proud of Ml past, is map- Dull) Xpu Miami (nuni I' Hum -I I n. PIQI'A. Feh. 10 Fire tonight destroyed a large barn at Miami View Farms, three miles north of here on Hardin Rd.

Volunteer firefighters from still on the scene late tonight. ping broad plans Tor ine Tuiur. jth Kiysor presents the first of two articles on tha city's growth plans in tomorrow's Daily News. No immediate damage estimale was available. It Page Golden Years 11D Letters to the Editor 2C Live Within Your Income 12B Maggie Fitzgibhnns 2B Miami Valley Brides 16B Miami Valley News 4C Obituary Notices 7C SK.rts 1-7D Vidor Rieeel loi) Women's Pages 1-14B Page Amusements 10, 11D Ask and Answer 2B Betty IV, i 5B Business News 12-15D Classified 6-21C Crossword Puzzle 15B Dear Abby SB Deaths and Funerals 5C Editorial Pages 2.

9C Cold to Stay Another Day Cold temperatures will remain in die Dayton area at least for a day or two, according to the weatherman. Ile is predicting a high today of 23 as a strong high pressure cell moves through the Great Lakes region pushing cold air into this area. carrying a concealed weapon, attempting lo incite a riot and interfering with officers. The patrolmen said the incident occurred after they stopped a suspected shoplifter at about noon on tlx; parking lot. They arrested Kenneth James Stewart, 34, of 417 N.

Woodward Ave. THEY SAID Stewart jumped into his car after they slopped him and tried to start it. How-ever, they took him out and found two steaks under his shirt. They said Stewart became disorderly and jerked away and said he was not going to be taken to jail. The officers handcuffed him and put him in their c-iuiaer they said.

Stewart was jailed on invesri-gation of shoplifting, disorderly conduct and resisting arreat. Covington and Lockington fought the blaze. NEKilinoRS managed lo save most of the livestock in the barn. Firemen said, however, some animals died. Also deslroycd was a quantity of hay and corn.

A silo adjacent to the bam and damaged extensively. FIREMEN sprayed water on the nearby farm home to keep the blae from spreading. The A lot of Shoes takes a lot of shoe repairing to make up the $7,000 Irvin Keller has spent on madical bills in the past four years. But Keller, a multiple sclerosis patient keeps at it. Staff Writer Terry Kelley tells of him in tomorrow's editions.

Dreams Materialize decorator puts his thoughts into action in "dream house" at Dayton Home Show. Mary Lou Pointnar reports Monday in the women's section of The Daily News. Diphtheria Scrum Flown to Dominican WASHINGTON. Feb. 19JF The Red Cross reported lasi night it had airlifted 600.000 units nf diphleria antitoxin to the Dominican Republic to combat a threatened epidemic of the disease there.

A siiokcsman said the antitoxin was flown to San Juan, P. where a Dominican military plane was to fly it lo Santo Domingo. INSIDE DAYTOX LEISl RE THE LOW tonight will lie a Page Music and Art 14 Outdoors 20 Records 30 Ski Tracka Television 18 Travel Teens IS Page Amusements 21 Book Reviews 29 Dayton Dates 35 Do-it-Yourself Evening Out 10 (tardea House the Week 22 Voti Get MOKK Now in The Daily News home is occupied by the Herbert S. Harmon family, tenants on ihe farm. Firemen received the alarm around 6:: p.m.

They were chilly 10 degrees under mostly fair akiea. There will be increasing cloudiness tomorrow aa the mercury rises to a high of 25. ANATOMY OI NICHT OI VIOLENCE Brutal Beatings Scar Neighborliood, Families "THEY'VE NEVER caused any trouble In here." said a nearby grocer. A child came in with a coin purse and a scribbled note: "Get corn flakes." The groc er in his traditional white apron rem lied for a high shelf and aald, "All the trouble in this area is over on Brown St." "Maybe they go over there, I don't know, hut eerliody around here uses good manners, they don't steal things, they don't make any ruckus." HE HANDED the child Ihe eicil and sent bun on Ml way. "People read the paper and think we have a neighborhood of hoods well, we don't!" Mrs.

Boyce doesn't think of her son as a hood, and she said he's never been a thief. "Something Is 'radically wrong with my boy. extremely wrong," she aald. "And I don't think he's right. 1 don think he should get out of It.

"BI I WISH the so-called decent ntiens wh haw- been calling me and the other mothers would have the gumption to read our side of It. "We were hurt much more, we were much more hornlied lo lead of these brutal beatings in Ihe parer. Maybe it Is our fault. We're not the best people in the world, but we're not the worst ellher. "When Ihrwe boys were in our home, they always behaved Turn lo BE VriNdS, Page ISA, CM.

4 I NEC MAN. Oailv Ne Stall Writer It doesn't look like a hoodlum neighhorhood. mis neat, porches swept. And in nn alley a man is ehanirllll a tire on hit Jacked-up 1947 candy apple red Plymouth. The neiubltorhood for block around Wayne Ave.

and Ander-s st is a chapter out of the 1940s. It's Ihe home qf atrlct, friendly Mks who still shop at comer groceries, ait In bars that lik like iXiffy's Tavern, and go to church on Sunday. JT IH MM THE home of six young men who were sen-l. i i lurk sis months in the workhouse lot the brutal healings ol a 2.T-year old Dayton View man. his 20-yeer old wife, and a University of Day ton student.

Some nf Ihe same young men have previously hern con-p i.d with the lieatings of University studenu in the nearby Brmvn St. area. Charles Edward Boyce. Jr. la case In rrinL HE guilty Wednesday lo beating Kenneth Gel-bach, a sophomore In business administration at the University of Dayton.

Boyce had been out of the workhouse lets than two wrelsB after completing a 30-day sentence for beating another t'D atudent. Hour is 20 years old He lives with hi parents. Cherles, Sr. end Boyce at 1110 Highland Ave. Neighbors, the postman on the route, a nearby grocer all My that Charles has never caused much trouble In the neighborhood, iliey tay the tame about tha other youths.

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