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Newport Polly Newi, Friday. 21, Rap Brown As SNCC Chairman NEWARK (AP) Philip Hutchlngs, a soft spoken, young organlier iu Newark has been chosen to succeed Rap Brown is leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating- Com mlttcr. An informant In the Ncsro community here said of Iho change, "SXCC seems to want lo set away from Ihe cult of personality that Brown and Slokcly Carinlchael developed and go back to the unglamorous but necessary 1 Job of organizing firmed it. himself hli been unavailable for comment The post itself hss been changed to signal the new dlrec tion of the financially hard pressed Black Power.orjanlia tion. llutchlngs will bf "projram coordinator," rot "chairman, 1 a post which hij been abol Ished.

Brown, who served as chair man since May wportedlj did not seek re-election, llo was recently sentenced to five years iriss-rools people around spc- in prison on a federal firearm clfic charge. The sentence Is undei Mulchings. 26. is reliably ported lo have been etcclcd at That Hutching! name is unfj taeellng last weekend In AtliD-jmlllar is nol ia, the group's hc.idriuarters. 1 He has worked in No SN'CC has refused to confirm jwark on the sort of frassrool! the story for "Ihc white that was SNCO nri mary activity before Carml chael took over two years ajo.

Hulchinss came to Newark three years following I brief stint ss a NSCC field work in Georria und Tennessee Hi had previously drfipned out of Howard University where he wa a Carmlehae' tut those who have worked closely here with Hulchlngs for Ihe'pisl three years have con- George Smith Veteran, Dies George 11. Smith 49, of 27 mjj a Walnut a former mechaniCj a pn reglv rl a veteran of World War or a Democratic ltls ork in Newark fnui)(pr ind the Korean War, died Ihlsifounder, morning In Newport Hospilaljbccame after a long illness. He received the Purple Heart for being in Ihe European theater. was born in New Havdi" 1 Th en SNCC fMo wo ker in Newark: Hulchlngs apbears to denart from Brown'and Cann'chae! on Ihc nucsllon of vorkin? whiles. Sire Brown with Mrs.

17 191 a son of chnp Dorolhl' Hale' heM took over, no whiles hive -----the lale George H. Smith Sr Besides his mother, he leave; his wife, Mrs. Mary Ackroyc Smith; a daughter, Mrs. Caro A McAulUfe of Hyannis a son, Donald II. Smith Sn the Navy; a brother, Stewar Smith of Huntington, Long Is land; two sisters, Mrs.

Marg'are Corr and Mrs. Elizabeth Me Carthy of Newport; three grandchildren and nieces and neph ewsV The funeral will he private Burial will be in the Long Is land National Cemetery, Far jnlngdale, L.I., with full militarj honors. L. H. Barr Rites Tomorrow Jtrs.

Lillian Gray Barr, 76, of 61 Chadwick died at the Naval Hospital today after a short illness. Shi was the widow of Louis H. Barr. Mrs. Barr was a the Conover VFW.

member of Leary Auxiliary, She was born on Jan'. In-Brooklyn, N. of Charles A. and; Florence Gray. Mrs.

Barr leaves a son, Charles E. Barr, a sister, Mrs. Margaret Moquin of Hollywood, i brother, Charles A. of Knoxville, and four grand children. A service will be held in the O'Neill Funeral home at 5 p.m.

tomorrow. The Rev. Cannon lockelt Ballard, rector of Trinity Church, will officiate. Cremation will take place in Swan Point Crematory in Prov-. idence.

TARL KEATH RITES A I for Earl a Keath of 101 Renfrew Middletown, was held Ibis morning in the Hambly Funral Home. The Rev. Paul J. Bow i a with SNCC. org.nfal.f positions Viet, Wnr (Continued from Page 1) helicopters reported over or south of the demilitarized zone actually could have been flying north of the zone.

On the Saigon war front, meanwhile, the U.S. Command accused the Viet Con? of another indiscriminate rocket attack during the night oh the capital. Six civilians were killed and 23 wounded. Some rockets hit near two hospitals. was Ihe heaviest-bombardment ot Saigon In 10 days.

U.S. Command sent waves of Air Force B52s to pound' enbmy rocket sloratre areas and distribution points 35 miles norlh of Saigon. More than -20 the big bombers dropped 500 Ions of explosives. While U.S. headausrlers lermed 'the attack indiscriminate, the.

enemy gunners apparently aiming for Tan Son Nhut Base, which.Includes Gen. Crelphton Abrams' "Pentagon East" headquarters, and the adloining South Vietnamese military headquarters. Four'of (he-rockets overshot the 150 600 yards and ar.ded in civilian areas. U.S. flghlcr-bomhers flew 129 missions Thursday against North Vietnam's soulhern pan- iandle, on trucks and supply boats, Pilots reporl- damaging 'destroying 35 nicks and 12 letting of' 20 jions, Indicating hits on ammu iitioh and fuel.

The U.S. Command in its weekly report on American sir- SYhcn the camouflaged chop-; pers arrived wilh their jombers escorts, they supseclcd a trap at once. They had seen many before. Bui Iraps arc part of Ihc business and pilots of the lal of 856 American warplancs lave been downed In combat over Norlh Vietnam. CRASH KILLS.

WOMAN. DUXBURY. VI. AP) -Mrs. BearersTae band, Herbert, 60, collided.

In a Taber Be Arthur la on Route Fleur. Arthur -Pottt, Robert id Halliday, Theodore Dalton, and Zintcr was treated and re- John Sullivan, leased at a nearby hospital for Military'nival honors were bruises and abrasions. The observed at the grave. truck driver was uninjured. Announcement The Office Of t)r.

George J. Carrellas Gcueral Practice of Dentistry Has Returned To His Original Office 152 BROADWAY Phone 846-0846. WASHINGTON (AP) Vio- ence and crime arc, the 'oor People'i. Campaign, says a Vtshlngtori helper, and "If the eiders don't do something OF MliRCV American Marines palrol ug near Khe Sanh on the western end of the demllttarlted. South Viclnam, carry Ihelr dead and wounded to willing hellcopler.

The unit's night perimeter had been hit early this morning by North, Vietnamese forces. A OTIS AIR FORCE BASE, (AP) A hard nosed ilB vi 0 colonel called "Max the Ax" by a day's picketing to find thtlr Rescue Copters Pay A Heavy Price By JOHN T. WHEELER Associated I'ress Writer DA NAXG. Vietnam (AP) -A doomed Marine pilot, crumpled below his parachute deep In enemy territory, became un rospace Recovery ar.d Rescue Squadron has rescued more above the downed than 250 men from North and heavy fire raked squadron. Many -of.

the Saves there." willing bail huge i Viet ere called by tcrs. The Iricd, pulling his iioreil ihc flier, who lav broken leg and trying lo call in Air Force rescue helicop- on udtlufu lers. The Viet Cong were dig- could be said, nil Hm.i.trl thn I i I IL ging out of lljy ITLH, 5 I I I CO in all around the pilot, just a cr and earshot. wait-U, than men from Norm ana near) wc.min-cusan: nu iw ou.Hi.s^,,,..,.., South Vietnam, The cosl. three erafl.

One of the sootier plane Sgt: Robert Baldwin, helicopters and eight killed, of pilots called In, "Your left side bumett, Ihe flight engine 21 crews assigned to the Is on (Ire, Jolly Green. Get outla shouted: "Puli up! pull Baldwin and Sgt. Steve -JJortS- ern, 21, filvcrslile, pouring machine-gun (Ira Into Ihe. Viet Cong some of "the'cnemy and, forcing Ihe -rest to keep, their psruiscue medic. at helicopter's oftil lor nuge vicitwere caiieu miracles uia me JJHVI mj ambusli agabist me who were picked up and.

stricken craft up and away from i.i JLJ Iran anH Kmnlnff Hie east. jlho'o the job. the. trap and limping to the east! T5. unj uiv jwu.

i i i Enemy troops poinltdly This time there was no mlrt-The fire, diminished, alone the-ridge line over-bird's' rotors began turning looking the A Shau Valley hard more and more slowly and the looXing tne A anau vancy niru niuti u.vis aivnij uc on the Laotian frontier. Unless chopper fell. When- it hit the down. things weren't worse. as some did ground, a huge fireball con a wonder sumed the fragile craft.

The (our men aboard presumably copier dipped its nose and sliced in for rescue attempt. Withering 'groundflre greeted chopper as it ncared the Lcalh- 1 Ihc DUS ness ana puois ui olly Green Giant rescue ships emeek lh never questioned their. under the impact, of move--try and gel Ihelr bullets. The pilot pulled-up and fujh- In the past year, the 37th Ae-'ler-bombers went back lo work. Gulf Stream Throws Sailor Off His Course FORT LAUDEHDALE, Fla Hugo' Vihlen's sbt-foot coast, river in the sea off the Florida sv Fofll ha( ft sailboat was, spotted by a jachl norlheast 0 landfall target oday deep In the Gull Stream ta ower sca yne Bay.

ind the bearded adventurer who ilw tne Dearoea auvcmuici mm ne isja j-- conquered the mighty AUanlic (j miles oUshore from North be lowed ashore. Miami Beach, but during the Trapped in the swift current hh 3 the Gulf Stream, a mighty a i rst Edition local- cd' the lonesome traveler; 25 miles east of Delray Beach and summoned th'e Coast Guard cut- which had been engaged in a search launched this njorning at the request of his parents, Mr. and CAPE TOWN (AP) Kl- Mrs, Edward Vihlen. lance JIInlstcr.Nlcolnas Dieder- president of 'hs announced today that South Gore Newspaper and owner A'frica will resume gold ship-of Ihc First -Edition, pulled alongside Vihlen gave a press statement sun- blackened sailor milk, has to fresh fruit, old cuts and can Gold Exports Start Again $1U million in the International Mone- ary Fund for Franco, and $23 million to the fund for Britain, em lor some uiuc goes on me uuaru lu 1 iiav that South Gore Newspaper Co. and owner "MaJ.

Harvlc -L. Stringer, my is not capturing downed pi- an July. Airmen and officers EOld ship- of Ihc First -Edition, pulled Cookcvllle, who escorted lots immediately. He knows we sed to hitting Ihe beaches on .1 u. ihi- criggs to Khe Sanh, returned will launch a rescue operation a Cod.

themselves and "figured' niost of the big that will give him a chance to wotting 12 and 14-hour days. i. T(je ork- of Offered a tow to shore, Vlnlen replied: esulling in a fall in South. A an gold reserves held outside a Indicallon How or when his Bomnmcnt ou resume overseas selling its newly mined gold, about Miami and about 80 miles soulh- sou'hwest of his noon location, said anv decision on whether he "tier rrnt n' ih" non-Commu- list world's output. South Africa "reserved Ils Ighl" lo act after announce of Ihe two-llcr price sys for gold.

Diederichs and Prime Minister Bnllhazar J. 0r SlCr "vih'l'enTvaTin fteWth reaie In official pegged A i 1 Af rice, of an ounce as Ihe only 1 ealistic solution lo Internation- tn Ien 8' lnd ln tAu-n aHl JftTM Money and people who care are Homestead, 20 milej soulh of nrnrlMnv npu MSe on (e al monetary problems. Of Columbus 32nd ANNUAL DINNER of Public Speaking Class TUESDAY; JUNE 25, KnlghH Of Columbus Hall Mill Strut, Niwpert Owri HON. FRANCIS ChW 7ilO Danoilon $4,00 7i30 WYlNG TAXES on an Pot that spare room lo good use accounting for income rather thin oul-gol Offer it for rent In i lew cost classified id. Mtny re- spomiMe foTU wilch Ihe disslfKds hoping lo find fur- dished room like yoon.

Fftom today. tiny crai April He 'was seen Thursday just hullt to sal, lo.the vihlen ad 6 make al A second chopper slowed into the pickup rone, Despite al! man but the bombing'ind ilraliitf'ruhs, no too radioed news' of Ihe dlsa'ster first brought shock, and then a mass of volunteers to 'go a.fler their friends and the Marine Jet pilot. Capt. Jerry N.C., anl his crew were next at Ihe scene. He said: "Aflef the Skyraiders worked over the area, we went iri.

When we started to hover over the.Ma- rine, It seemed the'Vhola side of the country'slde with groundfife. 1 could'feel, the hits on the aircraft." Griggs' ship also caught fire, but the copilot, Hagen of Seatlle, 'reported we'got away. 1 Away from the riilgellne trap; but far from home 1 free. The severely damaged helicopter tried to land some distance away Ihe whole place blew up in our face, There were so many streams of res "that It looked red pencils drawing lines in front of us," Hagen said. With 1'Jck, a great deal of onc day.

crew limped into the Marine base at Khe Sanh. his radio transmission. 1 With odds a against them, the. rescue men Ihe' Jolly Green squadron com might was worth another try. Two skyraiders preceded t.

Wn Stringer's craft, lwo ils underlings has -gained the whip band ID shaping up an Air Force wing which up last year had and three Jlanei. Col. Max Rogers: arrived at Oils Air Force-Base a a ago, juit after an-Oils-based-ra; dar -picket-plane crashed. Into the the third.to go down In 22 months. When the third -EC121 Constellation crashed, Rogers was In Nebraska, serving as depuly to cable hoist 16 pick up the doomed- pilot Then on the covering uombers radioed, from the ridge, Jolly.

Get ridge. Charlie is, all over" the place." v. Ominously Die center the was only 20 yards from the downed pilot. Slrlneer reported that the Marine pled.up and r.ot i was decided to. try one lasl time.

The results about the same. Heavy chopper hit several times before he'ng forced to the ef The total cost of the ftperalipn was four Jolly Green raw pre sumed killed, one chopper de stroytd, one heavily ond two moderately It was a bad day--buttit a glorious and presumed dead. LI. Col; Kenneth D. have''assumed he was mandcr, said: been after' he arrived.

enl for some time'lhat eae Violence, Crime Rife In Poor People's City New Colonel Whips Chaos On Cape Cod this It going lo be knows blood city Instead of Resur- rccllon City," Alvin Jackson, quit chief securlly marshal for encampment, complaining that there li no discipline, lie uid has tried without success to meet with the Ralph DavM Abernathy, Uie campaign leader, and other officials.fo for change. "The reason the population of this city is going down Is' not mud, poor food, rain or lousy homes," he said. "The reason they leave Is thai men are getting tired of coming home from belongings stolen or their fflft raped," Grant Wright, acting chief of Park Police estimates about 100 assaults and other, violent Incidents have occurred Inside Resurrection City It was built in mid-May. j. A least 20 visitors have, been robbed, beaten or stabbed by residents outside' the'snoW surrounding the encampment, he saldi But he said Hie marshals and residents of the camp city gen jtraiuvmo ui erally refuse lo cooperate with officials when incidents Inspector, general of the Strata glc Air'Command.

Plucked from his job al uulua tutt Air Force Base near Oma-i 0) cur wfl (, in ule VOJJll ha, he was handed the rein re (jj sn ssc a "Internal mat the'demoralized and he irt 551st Airborne Early Warning rC rc h( el and Conlrol Wing. Ils 1,800 venUon "ted 1 a a 8lnE ffiC Cm5te lla" Ne- tions. guiding Ihe 3 .1 great campaign and a just one, and it has just goals," he said In an'Interview coast, as part of the Airj Defense Command's radar aircrafl. screen against was here on'a Sunday," Rogers recalled In an interview. "There was a morale "Please, if you put thb In your newspaper, don't was a wi problem, no doubt shout" it," he just put in the bad things, hj I i i "Piit In all ina offtn said.

"They 'had excessive loss es when they shouldn't have had any." Rogers spent his first 90 days on the flight line, where an aid said -they found "chaos or what apneared to be chaos." Shawriee, native said, here had long tours of nation, In some cases." The 551st had a grim safely record'-- planes down on July 11, 1965; 19M; and April'25, 1967. Congress ordered urged. "Put In all the good things, too." A 35-year-old Washington television repairman, Jackson a two weeks vacation, a' week'i leave of absence ar.d all bis evenings to help out. Park police vouched-for him as one of (he few tent city workers with whom they had proper liai- Jackson was disillusioned at he talked with 'newsmen yesterday. "I am ashamed.to say this," an' Investigation.The Air Force he sai( ut the only thing grounded Ihe surviving 'planes ee ps camp going is donator ndseMo-lail inspection, 'lions of gocds and work from relatives' of rt le peop i "If "11 were left to us'it just wouldn't, last.

I just can't under, stand my black, brothers. Many of them are able to cause troii" ble at night because they jleep around all day while, the white residents me to with rcporls of to fly In the planes. 30-year-old. Then -he -pointed loathe over time, for maintenance It goes off the board for last June gure ere silenced and 'thai it shoot down more of ourVplanes worth another try." and get more of our people. It's one of us knows Died: stringers craii, un TM- "No, I've made it this far and each side and Iwo followed him Iry everyllme.

That's Our, will wake it alone." But he obviously' was having WHL1S JOHNSON Associated Press Writer Maine (AP)- a new lease on life of Maine's senior clli- vi regional, slate and local efforts 'are combined lo iant than the surroundings. "Most of 'them never-- made The centers are anywhere room can be found a old drug slore, fraternal organization 'halif, YMCA's -ind (own halls. Irlps lo needy besm. 11 in, It Is equtooM with two itlls ripned so that vihlen can set the tails and, rudder, allowing the lost to maintain coune by II- The sails fixed lo a rot't- mast so Vihlen can lei Ihe doing just like I was stay In? home and getting on our wives' nerves," Dominique Cassvint, 68. director of the run Water Street Senior Citizens cbcc Valley.

dccl. in or out simply by lu'rn lng.lt. Rhode Island Fair conlln- ucd cool tonight, lowest from lie upper 40s lo the middle 50s. Saturday Increasing cloudiness and a Illtle warmer. Massachusetts Ftlr continued cool tonight.

Lowest from he upper 40s to the middle 56s. lalurdav, Increasing cloudiness ind llllle warmer wllh chance if occasions! rain west portion fn Ihe day. where. Ihc eldcrlv-clo everything from playing cards, to planning -knitting mittens for piaircj ana 7 to p.m. The company is more Import- to SAC', polleyotm.ktag wrk, iiin areas as comfortable as pos ant than the surroundings.

"Most of them never- made any preparations' for 1 retirement." said the' RevvrArlhur a retired minister from St, LouLsj Mo, A lot thought they 'would go belter lighting. Now 5 11 niiECinn ECQy cnuurcu. on I suppose They "A yesr or so ago Ihey were never thought' they njlynt be idded. The-Rev. Durhirt Is In charge of 10 senior MM cen- Center, said in an interview.

was awful," Casavanl ad The federal government socndlng $150,000 on Ihc project. The money comes In three-year matching cranls, with the fed era) contribution declining to 9 5WO In the final year. "In olher words. H's not a filvawav," said Robert A. Fra- ies, administrator of'communi- ly resources in the Health and Welfare, Department, "The federal government Is saying to these toed projects from Ihe start, 'Look, you'll council's executive director, but said his mechanics "(eel said retirement poses "one of they've got' a better operation" Ihc real problems of the men who work on sleek (or many of the 111,000 persons fighters In neighboring hangover 5 In Maine.

ers. At Ihe centers, they-can dis cuss their otoblems with, others, he "It plvej thin? lo look forward to. 1 The Rev. Mr. Durbln' have lo figure out how you're wn The ccnlCK are room can be found an old Boston ind vlcmlly tonijhl air arid continued 'cool.

cmepratuin In the iOs, Dim- nlshlng i i Saturday followed by Increasing cloudiness nd llltlt warmer, Probability ot 20 cent iaturdiy and 10. per cent to- light. Easlporl to Block Island imill cnft vfirnlngs In ram Esjtport Bloc'x Islind. Vorthveiterly wlndi 15 to '2J not! today. Diminishing northwesterly wlndi tonlgtt, SiOir- day, windi becoming i knoll or Itu' In the- morning slore, fraternal organization halls, YMCA'c and loivn halls; Tho company )s more Imperi- hen onshore rnmcdltle around 15 knots treti, Filr wMlhtr tonight, Stturdty fair ollowed by Inmiitof cloud I- EOYPT AIDS NIOERtA UGOS, Nigeria (AP) Crews flying Jets (or (lie Nigerian air force against lllatra have been reinforced by 40 Egyptian pHols mil technicians who Lagos alrnorl soured The Nlgcrisns are flying So- vlel Mlg7 Jel lighten ind Ilyus medium Jet bonvberi the itcesslonlst.t In tha region.

It li nol known iddllloiu If Iho or which hive JM7. for In crewi Council. Raymond Richard, -35, DIED- BARR, in this cily. June 21, 1963, Lillian (Gray)' Barr. wife of Ihe late Louis H.

Barr. Residence 61 Chadwlck Tbnomy. Services at the O'Neill Funeral Home, 4 6 5 Soring St, Saturday at 5 p.m. Visiting hours Sat. 2 to 4 and 1HJUI VUIUHICLIU i radios and intercoms (0 match'HOWELL in this city, Juni ers now" a re controlled by a 24- ho.ur command post, which uses men and computer guided pair schedules.

"Things In my shop have taken a ISO-degree lurn for the better since the Old Man arrived," said one mechanic in a well-lot, swabbed down engine shop. Enlisted men in far tlgues do repairs on Ihe'planes in assembly-line order. Another change came in planes themselves. Accuslomedj slblc, Rogers found Ihe planes "greasy and clullered." The'planes were refitted in. side with new painl, 12-hour mission Is not an exercise In living in.a can.

Spruced up planes mean spruccd-up people, said Col. Joseph Mentecki of Buffalo, N.Y., the man In charge of maintenance. He called the Conslcllatlon 'Ihe Pierce Arrow of the the chance for. fellowship Is the grcalest bene'it of the "You should see Ihe reunions Pconle who ihd, others were deed are flndlns'they're alive," lie said. "And, vou know, result to live seven or eight yeirj Ions- er because Ihey're Intcre.iled In thln's "11 we stop being Interested and stop caring, we'rf fir- shed," a wrliln TTiiniM SI- Tt Itchtr.f fMndeflr.r.

til HI-1W. Second R. 1. JUBWRIPTIDN 1M4' I by Comparing his charts (or'Jan uary 1967 and 19(3, Rogers said 123 sorties did what required 203 Ihe year before because of missions shortened by difflculllcs, There were only Iwo air cmeri gcncks last January, as opposed lo (or Ihe same month in 1967. And nlr aborts enter- jcncy relurns lo base went from 17 to three.

did he do II? Tight controls, modern management con- cepls, and motivation, he said. "You hurl 'people's feelings when you change Ihe old pro- cfcdure, bul you have lo gel oul of the flallc don't hsvt time lo explain," he said wllh half smile In his level gme. DA tutu. H. ttuxcKi or nrc iff 1 A YORK stnCK EXCHAM.t Kiddcr.

i tnlilttn iirliiutly I ruiiop tl tn ir. JKi Nl VM'OKl li I Mary A. (Sheehan) Howell, wife of the late Frank Howell. Formerly of 9 Loyola Terrace. Funeral from the Memorial a Home, Saturday, June 22.

al 7:30 a.m. Mass of requiem at Saint Joseph's Church at 8 a.m. Relatives friends are ia- vll'cd. Calling hours Friday 2 to i and 7 to 9 p.m. '21, 1968.

George H. Smith husband of Mary (Ackroyd) Smilh. Residence 27 Walnut Street. Funeral private. Turner wife of Wlliam Turner In her 91st year.

Residence 20 Chapel Terrace. Services al Ihe Hambly Funeral Home, Brick House, 30 Red Cross Ave. Salurday June 22 al 11 a.m. Relatives and are invited to attend. Friend mav call Friday 7-9 p.M IX' MEMOFUM In Loving Jtcmory My brother TOM 1JSI June 21 Vo-J.

(orfolltn. Brother, IN MKMOBIAM In levin Memory My Molhtr ANNA Aisho tleven MtmorKi ot p.MKd, will lail. Son, LORD BROS. MONUMENTS C.r WilflV M. Dill 0 Belly MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME fvr.tn! In Ttl.

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