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Mm wmmm Home Delivery uf Price I Lower 84th Year No. 187 Billings, Montana, Wednesday Morning, November 5, 1969 Copy 10c mom on's remarks; but at the same time, a sizable minority expressed disappointment that the President did not come up with new ideas to end the war. The predominant view at this point is that the President is pursuing the only course open to him. The idea of "Viet-namization" of the war has particular appeal to the public. About half the people interviewed, 49 per cent, think President Nixon's proposals are likely to bring about a settlement of the war, but 25 per cent think they are not likely to do so and another 26 per cent are undecided.

EIGHT IN EVERY ten (77 per cent) of those contacted express satisfaction with President Nixon's program for troop withdrawal, 13 per cent express dissatisfaction, while another 10 per cent are undecided. By a 6-to-l ratio, persons contacted agree with President Nixon that moratoriums and public demonstrations are harmful to the attainment of peace in Vietnam, but must also share the President's belief that people in this country have a right to make their voices heard. By GEORGE GALLUP Copyright, 1969, American Institute of Public Opinion. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part strictly prohibited, except with written consent of the copyright holders.

PRINCETON, N.J. President Nixon wins a vote of confidence from 77 per cent of Americans on his Vietnam policies among those persons who listened to his Vietnam speech Monday night. Only six per cent expressed outright opposition to the President's program for ending the Vietnam war, but another 17 per cent are undecided. In a test of the nation's first reactions to the speech, a series of questions was put to a total of 501 adults living in 286 localities in a nationwide telephone survey conducted Monday night immediately following the speech. APPROXIMATELY SEVEN persons in 10 contacted heard the speech.

Among this group, a large percentage of Americans were impressed and reassured by President Nix- 11 i I it 1 'i Will! Ml I I 1 Fizzle War Ou Just' flfkay many U.S. combat troops as-possible out of South Vietnam casualties and said he was basing decisions on those factors too, but if "the level of enemy before agreeing to anything re activity sufficiently increases, sembhng real negotiations. Ha noi must have noted that as its level of activity slowed, there were more American we might have to adjust our timetable accordingly." One North Vietnamese strategy aim, apparently, is to get as Support Reaches Chin Level U.S. Asks U.N. To Bar Red China chin.

The President said, "It's very important in our quest for peace to realize that the country is behind what we are trying to do." Photofax. President Nixon sits at his desk in the Oval Office of the White House Tuesday with the pile of messages in response to his Vietnam policy speech Monday night reaching up to his Lind Took Early Lead say A dramatic drop in North Vietnamese activity can hardly be expected. On the contrary, continuing strong probes and offensive thrusts are likely. But propaganda emanating from both Hanoi and the National Liberation Front repeatedly insists that the decisive corner in the war already was turned with the 1968 Tet offensive. This suggests a conviction that Tet delivered the psychological blow crystallizing antiwar feeling among Americans.

Now, apparently, the thing to do is hang on, fight when necessary, and wait. While the fighting continues, possibly with lesser intensity, the battle becomes more severe in political and diplomatic fields. Washington and Saigon are not alone in harvesting woe from years of conflict. North Vietnam seems to be facing a critical time and there would be reason for Hanoi to want to cut down on its effort. For one thing, Hanoi's press clearly illuminates the innumerable hardships and difficulties the war has brought to North Vietnam.

On top of these, North Vietnam has been having food production trouble, some of it due to weather conditions and flash floods. "Urgent measures" are announced frequently. The North Vietnamese have what appears to be a troublesome shortage of food production manpower because of the drain of the armed forces. NEW YORK (AP) Mayor John V. Lindsay, dumped in the primary by city Republicans but later adopted by many liberal Democrats, held a strong Lindsay said he had always been a Republican and had no plans to change, but that as mayor he won't campaign for GOP candidates or help raise money for the party.

after the polls closed. Marchi was leading only in his home borough of Staten Island, the smallest of New York's five boroughs. With 2,176 of the city's 5,293 Election Districts reporting. has isolated Peking or rather a still-hostile Peking that isolated itself. "Under such circumstances one must question whether the participation of Peking in the United Nations would contribute to the cause of peace or to the work of this organization." Nevertheless, Whalley added, despite persistent hostility and rebuff, the United States still shares the conviction of many others that the current state of tension in relations with Peking should not be allowed to continue.

He asserted that the efforts to improve relations by the United States and others would not be furthered by adopting the Albanian-led resolution calling for ousting the Chinese Nationalists and seating the Chinese munists in their place. He said this would amount to rewarding Peking's attitude of self-isolation and disrespect for the United Nations. UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (AP) The United States asked the General Assembly Tuesday to bar once again Red China from the United Nations, but pledged to continue efforts to ease tensions with Peking. In spelling out the policy of the Nixon administration on the China representation issue Rep.

J. Irving Whalley, described Peking as still hostile to the outside world. "President Nixon has called for an era of negotiation to replace confrontation, yet Peking has thus far spurned our efforts to negotiate," said Whalley, a member of the U.S. delegation to the current assembly. "This year it canceled the Warsaw meeting of American and Chinese Communist ambassadors previously scheduled for February.

"We are entitled under such circumstances to question whether it is a hostile world that By WILLIAM L. RYAN AP Special Correspondent President Nixon's Vietnam policy speech can strengthen a widely held impression that the Vietnam war, rather than ending formally, is more likely to fizzle out gradually over a long period. News Analysis There are some reasons why the statement could result in a reduced level of violence. Among these: rising Hanoi problems with war weariness, evidence of North Vietnamese public apathy toward the war effort following President Ho Chi Minn's death, and the apparent thrust of Hanoi strategy. President Nixon said he would base his decisions on "the level of enemy activity and the training programs of the South Vietnamese forces." He noted a reduced level of infiltration and the decreased number of U.S.

Cheyenne Has A New Mayor CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -Floyd Holland was elected mayor of Cheyenne Tuesday, sweeping to victory on a platform of economy in government. Irving Gysel was elected G-nance commissioner and incumbent Carl Orrison was elected commissioner of streets and alleys. Incumbent Holland defeated challenger Bill Nation 5,028 votes to 3,197. Holland said he was happy about the large margin of victory.

"I didn't expect to win by this much, and I believe it is an expression of trust on the part of the people of Cheyenne." The largest margin of victory went to Parks and Finance Commissioner H. Irving Gysel, who has never held public office. He defeated Walter Chris-tensen 5,447 to 2,590. Gysel said of the margin: "We had hoped for it, but weren't too sure." Orrison defeated Walter "Buzz" Bradley 4,847 to 3,316. Orrison was the incumbent, having been appointed after the death of Mayor George Cox last summer moved the other commissioners up one post.

lead over two rivals Tuesday in See Roundup P. 2 his drive for re-election as a Liberal-Independent. The tall, handsome, 47-year-old mayor was far ahead of the short, scrappy Democratic city comptroller, Mario A. Procacci-no. State Sen.

John Marchi, the Republican and Conservative party candidate, conceded to Lindsay two and a half hours Lindsay had 580,599 votes as an Independent and the Liberal party candidate. Democrat Mario A. Procaccino had 435,592 and Marchi had 257.852. Lindsay and Marchi were ning behind their showing in the pre-election Daily News poll, while Procaccino was doing better. It indicated a last-minute shift of the anti-Lindsay vote from Marchi to Procaccino.

Procaccino and Marchi said they were "law-and-order" candidates, but the issue had lost its zip since the primary, as the city remained generally calm. Lindsay said he was running for the "second toughest job in the nation," after the presidency. But a victory was sure to propel him back into national political speculation. His endorsement of the Oct. 15 Vietnam moratorium won him a large and enthusiastic following among young people of all Mhe War Hearings Urges PROCACCINO LINDSAY Cloudy Apologies End Witchcraft Trial whether it would be wise to have the hearings.

My own view is that it would be. My guess is that they will approve." Mansfield, saying he had hoped Nixon would offer the nation more definite word on getting out of Vietnam in Monday night's speech, told reporters hearings might change present policies. "I'm not at all sure the President's mind is so closed he wouldn't be open to constructive Eye Opener Romance is like a game of chess one false move and you're mated. By CARL P. LEUBSDORF WASHINGTON (AP) Sens.

J. W. Fulbright and Mike Mansfield called Tuesday for early hearings by the Foreign Relations Committee on President Nixon's Vietnam policies as Democratic doves and some Republicans criticized his unwillingness to announce new troop withdrawals. "He now has truthfully taken on himself the Johnson war, and I think it is a fundamental error," Fulbright told reporters. The Foreign Relations Committee which Fulbright heads had deferred plans for broad Vietnam hearings last week pending Nixon's speech.

He said it meets Wednesday "to discuss the Montana senator and Senate Democratic leader said. While most Republicans in the House and Senate hailed the speech, Sen. Mark O. Hatfield, a longtime war critic, said "I had hoped that there would have been a greater implementation of his plans for troop withdrawal so that he could have broadened his base of support." Sen. James B.

Pearson, said "I wish that the President would have been able to announce another substantial troop reduction" but added he anticipates one before Christmas and that most U.S. combat troops will be withdrawn next year. Mostly cloudy to variable cloudiness through Wednesday night with ht-Ue temperature change. High 60, low Wednesday night 35. More weather, vitals and obits on page 8.

In the House, Speaker John W. McCormack, called Nixon's speech "logically stated and in our best interests. I'm confident the American people will overwhelmingly support this effort to bring peace with justice." Nixon also received support from a group of 100 House members 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats. A much smaller group of war opponents laid plans to debate the war in the House Wednesday. Leaders of three antiwar groups called the speech a disappointment and said it will increase the size of protests planned for mid-November, "We are convinced that the President has misjudged the mood of this country, just as he has misjudged the realities of Vietnam," said Sam Brown, one of the coordinators of the Vietnam Moratorium Committee.

At the White House, Nixon displayed a desk piled high with thousands of telegrams and told newsmen it was a "demonstration of support" that could do more than anything else to speed an end to the war. Nixon indicated that, of the whole mass, only a four-inch stack came from supporters of an immediate withdrawal. NEW CUMBERLAND, W. Va. (LTD A switch by nine came in time Tuesday to bring down the curtain on a witchcraft trial involving a horse trainer and his former neighbors.

The nine neighbors of Frank Daminger, 33, a horse trainer at Waterford Park in AChester, W. had a change of heart during the second day of the trial and apologized to him. They said in a statement that they did not believe Daminger was a warlock who had "supernatural or evil powers." Daminger accepted the apology and the trial ended before Hancock County Judge Ralph E. Pryor. Daminger had filed a $50,000 damage suit against 10 of his former neighbors on grounds they had damaged his reputation and name by accusing him of being a "warlock and Devil's consort." The trial opened Monday after selection of a 12-man jury.

Mrs. Jennie Laneve, one of the original 10 defendants, was dismissed from the case when she said in a statement that she did not intend to imply that Daminger was a male witch. In a statement, the remaining nine defendants said, "We do not believe, irrespective of earlier suspicions, that the plaintiff has used any supernatural or evil powers for any ulterior purpose or profit." Daminger said he was "elated that we have finally reached a solution in this unbelievable affair." "I hope no one ever has to go through what I've been through in the past year," he said. Index Vitals, Weather, Obits 8 Landers, Women 6, 7 Horoscope Comics Dr. Thosteson Markets Classified 5 16 It.

12 IS 17,18,19 How MOT to Strike A 5r, Ji2-wk-v u.Cvu --r- ftv ter. Four men showed up to catch Sam and put him in Hoch-leutner's pickup truck and take him to a nearby zoo, where, hopefully, Sam could stay until things worked out. Four hours later they finally got Sam in the truck. But the zoo turned Sam down and on to the shelter he went, ramming the truck into a near-wreck along the way. "Imagine that," Hochleutner says.

"A hippo in a dog pound!" Sam is still there. He already has cost more than $1,500, his owner says not counting the $2,500 needed to build a hippo home. "I'm really in a hole." says Hochleutner, "one bigger than the one Sam needs." NORWALK. Calif. (AP) -Ronnie Hochleutner is a 24-year-old unemployed construction worker.

His wife is expecting their first child in a few months. Like many in such straits, Ronnie dreamed of a windfall. Then there was Sam, 1,780 pounds of Hippopotamus, on the auction block at Jungleland, a defunct animal compound in Thousand Oaks, northwest of this Los Angeles suburb. Hochleutner envisioned a beautiful pool surrounded by people glad to pay to watch Sam cavort in It. He envisaged delighted crowds viewing Sam at weekend fairs and exhibits.

And he bought his hippo for $400, That was two weeks ago, After putting down $75 more last week for a 10-day food bill, Hochleutner put Sam in a rented truck to bring him home and ran into legal roadblocks. The Los Angeles County Health Department barred the 7-year-old pet from several locales. So off they went to Yorba Linda in neighboring Orange County, to a horse ranch next door to the home of Ronnie's sister. A corral was available at $35 a month. "A hippo is known in Africa as a river horse." Hochleutner told owner Clyde Davidson.

"He waddles and the horses gallop but they get along wonderfully." Sam disagreed. He broke out of his corral and waddled the horses into a panic. Hochleutner called the county animal shel Ronnie Hochleutner holds down his troublesome Hippopotamus.