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A-2 THE SUN Wednesday, Nov. 1, 1967 Soft Landing for Russ After Perfect Docking vl PSlS: ill!" i ShrSmt JSews The World and The first president of South Vietnam's Second Republic, Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Thicu, took office yesterday in Saigon ceremonies. The new president emphasized peace but took a militant, hawkish line and offered no concessions.

Viet Cong mortar shelling in the area of the presidential inauguration ceremonies in Saigon failed to stop the installation of President Nguyen Van Thieu or unduly disturb Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey or the 2,000 other guests. A North Vietnamese statement yesterday accused the United States of killing or wounding more than 200 civilians and setting fire to more than 200 homes in "furious attacks" on the Hanoi area. The statement called on governments around the world to "stay the hands" of the "American imperialist aggressors." Russia's unmanned Soyuz spacecraft soft landed on earth yesterday after rendezvousing and docking with a second Sputnik via remote control. The soft landing could pave the way for a Soviet space spectacular.

The State and Tired firefighters, cheered by improving weather conditions, yesterday moved toward containment of massive Southern California brushfires that killed three persons, destroyed 60 expensive homes and charred 140,000 acres since Sunday. Gov. Ronald Reagan yesterday branded a published report by columnist Drew Pearson that two of his former staff members were part of "a homosexual ring" as a ridiculous lie. The governor slashed into the columnist as an untrustworthy reporter proved wrong many times. Former Alabama Gov.

George C. Wallace said yesterday in a Sacramento speech that "Breakdown in law and or in in AP Wirephoto was widely regarded as the purpose of his mission. There was no immediate indication when the Soviets would attempt to duplicate the successful Cosmos 186 mission, this time with a cosmonaut abroad. They have yet to achieve a manned docking. Such a feat, possibly surpassing the ones U.S.

astronauts pioneered, could lead to the building in space of huge orbiting platforms. These platforms are expected to further space studies and provide bases for such long flights as a trip to the moon. A moon rocket, assembled on a space platform, would require less thrust to overcome Earth's gravity. The unmanned Cosmos craft, which was launched Friday, landed at an undisclosed location at 11:20 a.m. Moscow time 3:20 a.m EST on its 65th orbit upon command from a ground station.

The other Sputnik, Cosmos" 188 launched Monday, continued the new orbit it went into after the two separated some 20 hours earlier. They had flown for 32 hours linked together. Containment (Continued From A 1) fell 40 feet in steep rocky terrain about 8:30. Rios was a member of Papago Crew No. 1, Crow Hawk Village, Sells, Ariz.

The Forest Service and the California Division of Forestry had a 765 man combined force fighting the fire. On the lines with them were 27 fire trucks from the two agencies, 12 bulldozers and three helicopters used for reconnaissance, water drops and fire crew transport. Air drops of chemical fire retardants were employed throughout the day. California Division of Forestry firemen plus personnel from local fire departments in Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties controlled the Carbon Canyon fire by early evening yesterday. The Carbon Canyon blaze which broke out Monday morning burned into Orange and San Bernardino Counties before being ringed and forced back in Los Angeles County south of Pomona.

A fireman from Brea suffered serious burns while on the Carbon Canyon fire lines and was hospitalized. Fire officials said 72 men would remain on the lines last night to mop up with four trucks and four bulldozers. The Fontana fire broke out north of the Highland Avenue-Alder Avenue intersection at 11:32 a.m. and spread to Highland and Laurel before being stopped. The Fontana Fire Department sent six trucks to the fire, the Rialto Fire Department sent three and the Bloom-ington Fire District sent two.

The fire was declared controlled at 2 p.m. Unconfirmed reports indicated a family living on the south side of Highland Avenue was evacuated from its home for a time. Chino Airport in San Bernardino County played a large role during the fire plagued days acting as a base for fire bombing aircraft. On Monday 18 aircraft flying from the field flew 326 missions against Southern California fires. Yesterday three aircraft flew 50 additional missions from Chino.

The planes from Chino dropped 96.000 gallons of fire retardant Monday and 45,000 gallons yesterday. Yesterday, State Forester Francis Raymond ordered all blasting and burning suspended in San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles. Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties in Southern California and in parts of Northern California. Raymond said the suspension will remain in effect until further notice. County and Inland Empire" By ANTHONY C.

COLLLNGS MOSCOW (AP) In an apparent dry run of a Soyuz spaceship intended for cosmonauts, the Soviet Union brought down to a soft landing yesterday one of two unmanned Sputniks which had docked and separated in orbit under computer guidance. The successful landing could clear the way for a second attempt at a manned rendezvous and docking aboard a Soyuz union craft. Cosmonaut Vladimir M. Komarov was killed last April when his Soyuz 1 crashed during an attempted landing after orbiting for 24 hours. A twisted parachute was officially blamed for the tragedy.

Announcements at the time did not say Komarov was attempting a linkup in orbit with another Sputnik but this Parents Jailed In Insecticide Deaths of Seven ARCADIA, Fla. (UPI) Itinerant fruit picker James Richardson and his wife, Annie, were arrested last night in connection with the deaths of their seven children who were killed by an insecticide. The seven children became ill last Wednesday while their young parents worked in the fields. Six died soon after they became ill, and the seventh died the next morning. Desoto County Judge Gordon Hayes signed two warrants charging the couple with neglect.

He indicated that murder charges may be filed pending completion of an investigation of the case. "The polygraph tests taken this afternoon were positive," Hayes said. "I mean it shows he (Richardson) had guilty knowledge of the deaths." Richardson, 32, and his 29-year-old wife, were jailed, on misdemeanor charges. Authorities said polygraph (he detector) tests were also given to two neighbors who lived in the apartment building with the Richardsons. The seven Negro children, ranging in age from 2 to 8, became violently ill after a meal of hogshead, grits and beans their parents prepared last Wednesday.

Authorities said the food contained deadly parathion insecticide. Pathology reports showed the children had consumed a quantity of the insecticide used in agricultural fields to kill insects. But many farmers refused to use the chemical because they claimed it was dangerous to handle. Near Containment 165-acre brush fire near Newhall in northern Los Angeles County. In San Diego County, a fire near Ramona which devastated 32,000 acres was described as "pretty touchy" with control not expected for at least two days.

Another 10,000 acres were seared in the Pine Hills area, described as "some of the roughest and wildest area" in San Diego County, and authorities would give no estimate of when control might be expected. Meanwhile authorities said a 13 year -old boy had admitted starting a fire that ravaged 650 acres Sunday in the Topanga Canyon area of Los Angeles County by lighting tufts of grass and throwing them to the wind. The weatherman said the Santa Ana wind condition blamed for the rash of major fires was one of the driest ever to hit the area, and shoved humidity down to 1 per cent in some fire areas. However, he said the Santa Anas, hot dry winds off the desert that suck moisture from vegetation leaving it tinder dry, were weakening and would end entirely by tonight. However, a new Santa Ana invasion was predicted for early next week.

When the Santa Ana winds swept Southern California two weeks ago, a series of brush fires broke out then in Las Angeles and Ventura counties, consuming 50,000 acres, destroying 24 homes and claiming one life. Tribunal Duelling measures to cope with strikes. HOUSE Become el revolutionary we are able lo square feet with St ummary the Nation A desperately sought propaganda victory by North Vietnam failed again yesterday as outnumbered defenders of Loc Ninh foiled the sixth assault by a Viet Cong regiment on the outpost. The nation's economy today broke the record as the longest boom in history. There are indications that records will fall for many months to come.

The longest boom period before was the 80 months before and during World War II. President Johnson and Democratic leaders of the Congress held a strategy session last night trying to determine how long they can profitably keep Congress at work this year. One of the main problems was to determine the approximate date beyond which a restive Senate and hostile House would do administration programs more injury than good. The Justice Department conceded yesterday it conducted a lengthy investigation of the world's largest industrial corporation General Motors and has in its files a sample complaint asking the court to break up the corporation. the Southland- der" is the greatest domestic issue facing the United States today.

Wallace is California seeking 66,059 signatures which would entitle the party to a ballot next June's primary. A self-help program leader from Chile yesterday suggested that government officials and technicians be allowed to work in California. The suggestion came following a conference between Gov. Reagan and representatives of the South American country. The Senate is expected to approve a Redwood national park in California today.

Passage of the issue appeared certain yesterday, but a vote was deferred until today. sents a portion of the San Bernardino County's West End. The fatal shooting of Tatrick Murray IV, 15, of Barstow, was judged to be accidental yesterday and the boy's father, Patrick, 47, was released by Bar-stow police without charges. He had been arrested for investigation of murder on Saturday, after the shooting, which occurred in the Murray home. The San Bernardino City Council this week reluctantly approved conditional development permits for expanded facilities at five school sites.

Mayor Al C. Ballard said the school district should let property owners know of expansion plans when some owners complained they knew nothing of the expansion program. Dr. George L. Caldwell, assistant superintendent for business, however, said yesterday owners have been sent three letters telling of land acquisition 'plans for three school sites.

Rep. Jerry Pettis, R-San Bernardino county, emphatically declared yesterday that he has "never at any time made any deals with anybody" in connection with the proposed congressional redis-tricting of San Bernardino County. Pettis said he and Rep. John V. Tunney, D-Riverside and Imperiad counties, had not approved a plan which would give each of them a district with more favorable voter registration.

Testimony is expected to begin this afternoon in the first degree murder trial of James P. Barton accused of killing a Las Vegas man in the desert last July. Deputy Dist. Atty. John Kennedy and defense counsel Phillip Kas-sel spent all day yesterday attempting to select a jury to judge the 41-year-old transient.

The San Bernardino City School District Personnel Commission gave preliminary approval to a salary survey for classified district employees, despite the objections of a number of spokesmen for the California State Employees Association. The survey will be presented to the board of education tomorrow night for final approval CSEA spokesmen said that they would probably counter the survey by presenting their own proposal. Grouch Is Outnumbered MEADVILLE, Pa. (AP) "Employed here are 70 friendly people and one grouch" says a sign seen in a motel in this northwestern Pennsylvania community. Fourth and 0 Streets rr.one TU 1-9IM San Bernardinc, California 92401 Vol.

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The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to usa for republication all news dispatches credited to It er not oth' wise credited In this paper and also the local newt published herein. Takes Over retirement in the California city. Capt. John T. Jones showed the Queen's new skipper around.

City paid $3.5 million for former Cunard Line ship. Orange Fire Guts Home of Former Highland Principal One of the first homes gutted by the Orange County brush fire belonged to Raymond J. Larson, former principal of Highland Junior High School. Mrs. Katherine R.

Wagner, dean of girls at Highland, said she talked with Larson after his $75,000 home in the Villa Park area was destroyed. "He told us he and his wife, Frances, escaped the fire only with the clothes they were wearing," Mrs. Wagner said. Larson retired last August after serving as Highland principal for 22 years. He also taught at Arrow view Junior High in San Bernardino.

Mrs. Wagner said some of Highland teachers plan to journey to the Orange area Saturday to help Larson clean up his property. A 10-acre orange grove on the property apparently was undamaged. Mr. and Mrs.

Larson are staying with the Paul Knaak family, 1751 Southeast Skyland Drive, Santa Ana. Southland Fires (Continued From A 1) still reaching 30 to 35 miles an hour. Damage from the Orange fire was estimated at more than $2 million, and county officials said homeowners cooperating with firefighters saved at least 1,000 other homes from the flames. They said the estimate was based on the number of homes standing undamaged amid charred vegetation. Many residents spent hours spraying their homes with water to try to save them from the advancing flames.

The fire claimed the life of Mrs. Lucille Fegel, 67, who died of injuries suffered when her car rolled over on her while she was trying to escape the flames. The badly burned body of Frank L. Smith, 73, of Box 820, Star Route, Orange, was found in an automobile in a S.B. 3Iay (Continued From A 1) the city would receive if "we went it alone." He said the city is in a better fiscal condition because cigarette tax revenues were not increased substantially when budget estimates were prepared.

Budget estimates for 1967-68 were based on the city's former 2-cent tax on Jerman's recommendation. During 1966, San Bernardino collected $268,313 in cigarette taxes. The estimate for the new fiscal year is $289,000. Uruguay Honor Takes Sland On MONTEVIDEO, Urug-i ergency uay (UPI) It was two down crippling and one to go yesterday in Uruguay's confused duelling outlook. A tribunal of honor ruled there were no valid grounds 1,,.

for a duel between the same a duel Detween foreign Minister Hector Luisi and Sen. Amilcar Vasconcellos and called off the threatened tilt. Earlier, another tribunal also ruled there were no grounds for a scheduled duel between Finance Undersecretary Carlos Querealto and Deputy Angel Rath. Still up in the air was a prospective duel between President D. Gestido and Vasconcellos.

A third tribunal was being set up to decide whether the duel should go on. It was not generally believed the duel would be authorized. I Both sullied by lenged latter's position. Duelling but only- involved. issued, a selected for the The called into a petition leave of his duel The law step from office iSew Shipper Robert Crowe, right, Long Beach vice mayor, was shown controls of liner Queen Mary yesterday as the ship left England for her final voyage into Pope's Message Seeks Halt to African Racism New York Times ROME Pope Paul VI called yesterday for an end to violence and racism in Africa and for development there through a world fund instead of by individual "neo-colonialist" benefactors.

The Pontiff, who is preparing to face surgery to correct a urinary tract infection, issued a 7.000-word "Message to Africa," described as a new form of papal communication. It was neither an encyclical nor encyclical letter, a spokesman said, but a "direct and non-formal discourse" to a whole people Christian, Moslem and Pagan at all levels of society. In it the Roman Catholic leader traced Christianity's deep roots and interest in the continent and the post-World War II emergence of 36 newly independent African states, usually "in an orderly and peaceful manner." "But," he said, "this does not pre-ventus from seeing also the shadows in Africa today which cause us great grief and concern. We mean the disorders and the violence which have continued to trouble various African countries, causing sufferings and miseries especially to unarmed peoples. What are we to say, then, when violence assumes almost the proportions of genocide?" This violence had struck also, he said, missionaries whose only aim was the spiritual welfare of Africa.

He called upon leaders and peoples to "resist the temptation to violence and to avoid and check the abuse of power." The Pontiff made no mention of any country but his references were clear from recent history of violence in the Congo, Tanzania, Nigeria and elsewhere. He condemned racism in both its manifestations again without specific references that of the remaining white European masters towards native populations and by newly independent native governments toward "communities from other continents" long resident there and who had "created great wealth" from which Africa had benefited. Reagan Denial (Continued From A 1) he would welcome the support in the future of "each and every" former staff member. "I always felt confident of their loyalty at the time they were here." Another question asked the governor who at one point banged his fist in anger at a question was whether Pearson was right in reporting that Lyn Nofziger, Reagan's communications director, had told newsmen recently in the East "that the two aides had been dropped because of homosexual activities." "Nothing like that ever happened," Reagan responded, and then asked Nofziger to confirm it. "Confirmed," commented Nofziger.

Another point in the column Reagan was queried about involved allegations that eight persons, including two Reagan staffers, had been caught in an incident at Lake Tahoe tape recorded by Arthur Van Court, Reagan's bodyguard, travel secretary and former member of the Los Angeles Police Department vice squad. "I say there is absolutely no truth in it," Reagan declared and turned this time to Van Court, who said "Complete fiction." Reagan said such reports go along "with the game of politics." Pearson, the governor added, "has been sort of riding my back for a number of years In every experience that I've had with regard to stories involving me, there has been no truth and he's a liar." The homosexual report, he added, "is about the lowest, this is stooping to destroy human beings, innocent people He's vicious and dishonest." The Sheriff's Employe's Benefit Association charged County Administrator Robert A. Covington and Board of Supervisors member S. Wesley Break with making "erroneous" and "misleading" statements about the conduct of the Sheriff's office and about the overtime situation for county departments. SEBA is contemplating a suit against the county to 'provide overtime for deputies unless the matter can be resolved out of court.

Riverside County's massive blaze in the Banning-San Jacinto area remained static yesterday allowing fire fighters to achieve 75 per cent containment of the fire. Meanwhile, in Carbon Canyon firemen reduced an 800 acre fire to 235 acres and contained it yesterday afternoon. It was under control last night. Federal mediators in Los Angeles are trying to avert strikes that could affect most of the San Bernardino County's retail food stores, according to Associated Press. The strike is reportedly set for this Sunday.

San Bernardino may have to reinstate it local tax on cigarettes if distribution of the new statewide tax is based strictly on population. The City Council tonight is expected to adopt a resolution opposing per capita allocations. Mayor Al C. Ballard raised the prospect of a new city tax at Monday's session. The city's 2-cents-per-package tax was suspended in September.

Assemblyman John V. Briggs, R-Ful-lerton, is "proposing an extensive 'program to "clean up the welfare rolls" in California. Briggs serves on the Assembly's welfare committee and repre- New Vietnam (Continued From A 1) contribute to the relief of the suffering people" of Vietnam. The general said he would assign "a high priority to the eradication of corruption." Thieu said he wanted the North Vietnamese leaders "to understand that they cannot use military strength to destroy" South Vietnam "peace and freedom." "They will not win this war," he said of his enemies. Emphasizing the needs for a thoroughgoing reform of the South Vietnamese Army as well as an increase in its size, the president argued that "to find a solution to the war, the first condition is to be strong in every possible respect." Hanoi Asks (Continued From A 1) nam" are more determined than ever "to strike truly hard, truly accurate blows at the enemy in his most sensitive areas, so as to punish the crimes committed against Hanoi," the statement added.

The North Vietnamese were more determined than ever to "fight, win, endure in the long, hard but assuredly victorious struggle for their sacred national rights, their noble international duty vis a vis the world's peoples, thereby contribute actively to peace, national independence, democracy and social progess," it said. Presdent Johnson's recent talk of peace negotiations was described as "a maneuver to mask American efforts to intensify and expand the war." Soviet-Yemen Flights Set ADEN (UPI) The Soviet Union has agreed to begin direct commercial flights between Yemen and Moscow, Sanaa radio reported. Soviet civil aviation representatives are now in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital. PAINTING new type of equipment ond purchasing power, point the anterior of any house of approiimotely 1200 surface In satisfactory condition. Luisi and Gestido considered their personal honor Vasconcellos' re- 7 At time Querealto chal Rath because of the support of Vasconcellos' is legal in Uruguay if personal honor is This Includes OVERHANG, GARAGE DOOR, WALLS, FRONT DOOR BACK DOOR with two coats of best eiterior 100 acrylic house point.

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