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PENS A 4 I EOUCA I I UlDG HARRISSIHS. PA. 17108 Weather Evening Thought I desire no other evidence of the truth to Christianity thai the Lord's Prayer. Mme. de StaeL Dial a Prayer-432-5615 THE NEWS-HERALD Occasional light snow flurries today.

Clearing and cold tonight with low IS to 22. Most ly sunny and warmer Sunday. (Sponsored by Jamesway) 90TH YEAR NO. 27,129 14 PAGES FRANKLIN AND OIL CITY, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1967 14 PAGES 10c a Copy. Sales Levy Raised $150 Million ff 01(5 ops Tax Package Passes House By LEE LEONARD HARRISBURG (UPI) The six-month legislative logjam on taxes was broken Friday night when the House Six Bodies Recovered Are From approved a revenue package designed to raise about $150 million, including a temporary hike in the state sales tax from 5 to 6 per cent.

The package, which cleared in one hour and 20 minutes after House Republicans spent the entire day lining up votes, has gone to the Senate, where it could be passed as early as next Tuesday. The lone failure was a proposed increase in the ex- Icise tax on beer, valued at Swollen Ohio POINT PLEASANT, W. Va. (UPI) Rescue boats patrolled the rain-swollen Ohio River today in a search for an estimated 80 additional victims of the thunderous collapse of a steel suspension bridge carrying rush hour traffic. The bodies of six persons were recovered from shallow waters along the banks in night rescue operations.

West Virginia State Police Sgt. J. H. Parsons said 33 other persons were known to be missing. The Commissioner of the West Virginia State Po -Y ill 'V- ix-t 'J about $5 million.

The vote on the sales tax bcost was 102-96, with six Democrats joining 96 Republicans to give the bill the exact needed majority. With the exception of the sales tax boost, which would be in effect for 18 months before reverting back to 5 per cent, the package was almost identical to one of the original plans revised by Republicans last summer. Congress Ends Long Session WASHINGTON (UPI) The 90th Congress, frustrated by Vietnam and dragging its feet on Great Society programs, began a month-long recess today after the longest session in four yars and the roughest vet for President Johnson. lice, T. A.

Welty, said he estimated about 80 bodies were trapped in vehicles in the icy waters of the river, most of them in the 60-foot- deep main channel. "This is Ray Shafer's tax Eighteen injured survivors program and always will be," w-ere in area hospitals. exclaimed House Democratic Leader Herbert Fineman of Mark Time The rescue workers marked Philadelphia after the sales tax measure cleared and it was evident that the other bills time this morning awaiting the arrival of three derrick boats, each equipped with a crew of would be approved in rapid or TV ThcHouse and Senate voted to call it quits for the year Friday night after giving final approval in the closing hours to an increase in social security benefits, a $9.1 billion school aid bill, and money bills for the foreign aid and anti-poverty programs. The lawmakers will return Jan. 15 for the scond session of the 90th Congress and election-year battles over taxes, domestic legislation and the war.

tsyMiiz A. nii. lilt. der. Shafer Blamed SILVER BRIDGE OVER OHIO RIVER COLLAPSES ONTO GROUND AND INTO WATER "Make no mistake about it," Fineman continued.

"This is side of the bridge, said of the known dead: "This is just a drop in the buekct. I'm afraid there are about 60 dead." Chief William Jones of the U.S. Coast Guard station at Huntington, W.Va., said "We may never know how ma of those poor people were actually killed." He said the fast-moving waters swollen by two days of rain may have swept away many victims. Point Pleasant, a community of 7,000 persons, is the bridge's eastern terminus, connecting with Kanauga, a hamlet of 350, on the Ohio side, Crabtree, executive assistant to West Virginia Gov. Hulett Smith, said locks would be closed on the Ohio River at Belleville and Gallipolis, Ohio, and the Kanawha River, which empties into th Ohio, at of Mail strictly a Republican tax program, a Shafer tax program, an unnecessary tax program." Fineman had turned the Dem lions divers and a crane capable of lifting 200 tons.

The 100-foot-high, 1.750-foot-long bridge connecting West Virginia and Ohio fell apart with a thunderous roar at dusk Friday under the weight of bumper to bumper commuter and Christmas shopper traffic. The 39-year-old bridge was struck 18 months ago by 20 empty barges which broke loose from moorings, but it was not known if this accident had any connection with the collapse. Snow Buries Southwest Agree on Fa GM Contract The year held few major legislative triumphs for John Lost son. With GOP House strength increased by 47 votes making Fire en a party division of 247 By DAVID W. CHUTE Democrats and 187 Republicans By United Press International The Southwest lay still and NEW YORK (UPI)-An 11 Twelve persons were injured DETROIT (UPI) The United stunned in a deadly world of consrvatives were able to restrict many domestic programs nacted by th 89th alarm fire, feeding on tons of Christmas parcels and other Auto Workers S3 billion battle ended successfully Friday when the union climaxed more than The swift-moving river fell three inches this morning after none seriously, in the blaze described as the worst single building fire in the city in the last two decades.

About 600 firemen using more than 120 ocrats loose from party position against the taxes, allowing Republicans to pick up stray votes to match their own holdouts. He reasoned that the struggle had gone on long enough and that state-aided institutions must receive their appropriations. Senate passage of the taxes would enable the state to restore cuts made from the allocations for colleges, universities and hospitals throughout Pennsylvania, including Pennsylvania State and Temple Universities and the University of Congress and hold back further mail, raced through a huge midtown Manhattan post office Great Society advances. work crews began damming it five months of negotiating the most expensive contracts in the Friday night and early today, and the Kanawha River, which Some 2,000 employes in the history of the auto industry. feeds into the ohio.

Pieces of The Senate seemed largely preoccupied with Vietnam, and in the last hour before Congress pieces of equipment, including a superpumper and aerial ladders, battled the blaze at its building managed to make their W.Va. He said the task, which would lower the normal 30-foot pool stage of the Ohio, would take at least 24 hours but hoped it could be completed sooner before cars, trucks and bodies were washed away. twisted steel appeared above white today, the victim of one of history's meanest and most cruel pre snowstorms. Snow, sleet, rain and cold, and wicked, cutting winds would not let up. The storm crept toward the East and showed signs of weakening, the U.S.

Weather Bureau said, but "it is still a major storm." The Air National Guard mapped an airlift of food to Friday's agreement with General Motors achieved at way to safety or were rescued the surface. adiournd, Sen. Wayne Morse, by firemen. height. the end of a 29-hour bargaining charged in a floor The weather was bitterly speech that the United States cold, in the low 20s, and windy, The fire started in a conveyor belt in the 10-story building's stint, gave the union a fat package from a company that was preparing for a new with snow flurries.

basement shortly after 8:30 Pittsburgh. escalation in th fighting that is bigger than the other two major auto companies put estimated 100 cars and trucks were on the steel span p.m. Friday. Postal employes would result in a war with Fineman contended the tax program will produce "a whopping surplus a surplus need together. stranded livestock on the Hopi Indian Reservation in Arizona.

when it broke up witn a roar tried to douse it with fire extinguishers, but failed and the Approve Hike In Blue Cross In terms of money, the pact The Papago Indians of Sells, first alarm was turned in at lessly bought at the expense of were driven from their that sounded "like a sonic boom" and tossed the vehicles "like childrens toys" into the swift, murky waters and frozen 9:07 p.m. followed the pattern set at Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Corp. Under the auto pacts, the per-hour pay and benefits of the New Battle Erupts At Bong Son homes by floodwaters from relentless rains. Pennsylvania citizens." He said, however, that he received a commitment from Shafer to use any surplus funds for As firemen raced to the scene the flames, fed by the tons of mail, spread rapidly through river banks.

HARRISBURG (UPI) Blue In Southern a 1 i nia, Th tragedy occurred just Cross of Western Pennsylvania shocked by three days of rain, educational purposes. mail chutes and conveyor belts average auto worker will rise about S1.02 during the next three days before a new bridge was to open up river to help Friday received approval from the state Insurance Department Alarm after alarm was sounded snow and cold, half the orange crop in th Yucaipa area of San Nays Recorded Two Republicans voted against all of the tax meas as the blaze raged uncontrolled to boost rates of 889,582 sub three years. This could mean pay increases of up to $1,700 relieve the traffic congestion Divers Help Bernardino County was killed. through the first four floors of scribers by $8,293,593 annually, Northern Arizona, the hardest SAIGON; (UPI) About 800 ures. They were Freshman the block square Morgan Annex beginning Feb.

1. over the entire period, depend ing on the cost of living. Divers with full gear and boatmen with dragging appara U.S. Army troops today battled of the General Post Office. hit.

lay under 47 inches of snow in Flagstaff; 32 in Payson; 32 in Reps. George W. Gekas of Har-risburg and Eugene V. Saloom An overall 15.6 per cent in The entire package will cost North Vietnamese who smashed an American squad and then The building, which occupies tus resumed at daybreak the rescue efforts which were Showlow; 25 in Prescott, and 18 in Winslow. In New Mexico, GM, Ford and Chrysler an of Mt.

Pleasant, Westmoreland County. Rep. George W. Alex crease amounting to $8 million will be made for about 857,000 subscribers to the plan's 21 90 curtailed Friday by darkness estimated $3 billion in additional ander of Clarion voted against trapped a rescue platoon on the blood-stained coastal plains 300 miles north of Saigon. Men with torches began to slice the block between 29th and 30th Streets and Ninth and 10th Avenues, was the same one in which a bomb exploded eight and standard agreements.

all but the transfer of $6.7 Communeist China. Johnson's request for a tax increase, though denied this year, will certainly be the focal point of a noisy election-year struggle when Congrss returns in January. The foreign aid appropriation of $2.29 billion is the lowest since the Marshall Plan was put in effect in 1948. The $1.77 billion War on Poverty appropriation compares to President Johnson's request of $2.06 billion. Say LBJ Should Thank Republicans WASHINGTON (UPI) Republican congressional leaders have ended round one of the 1968 political fight by declaring President Johnson should be thanking them for their Vietnam support, not calling them "wooden soldiers." Replying on prime evtcing television time Friday to earlier through the grotesquely twisted where 40-mile-an-hour winds lashed snow into six-foot drifts, Cimarron dug out of 21 inches of snow; Grants 20; Red River million from the Korean conflict A sergeant who took com steel beams which wrapped around the vehicles and carried days ago, injuring eight em The department also authorized a 16.6 per cent average rate increase for the non- mand of the ambushed platoon veterans' fund to the general fund.

wage and fringe benefits during the next three years. Only American Motors a comparative midget in the industry, has still to ink a pact with the UAW. The AMC dealings, which have been ployes. Fire officials were quick them on their 100-foot plunge. when his lieutenant was killed reported his men "getting it to emphasize, however, the group special program of 32, Sheriff Denver Walker of and Sandau 10 each.

Predawn temperatures ranged from 16 below zero at Butte, to 75 at Key West, Fla, The controversial sales tax measure, given life only Thurs blaze was not caused by an 582 subscribers at an additional Gallia County, who was direct from all directions, even behind us." explosion. cost of $293,598. ing operations from the Ohio day, was the first to be called to a vote. Initially, it appeared ready to fail, but six Demo But they refused to rule out Blue Cross said that in the First reports from the new the possibility of arson. first nine months of this year battle on Bong Son plain said 47 crats crossed over to replace Firemen led many of the 2,000 it used $2.5 million more than its total income on subscriber five Republican dissenters.

postal employes, choked and Communists and 16 Americans have been killed. The fight erupted near the spot where recessed until Jan. 3, involve only 25,000 auto workers compared to 406,000 for GM. College Closed MADRID (UPI) Strike-bound Madrid University today closed House Democrats who crossed claims. It said its reserve funds blinded by smoke, down stair wells and into the frigid night, were reduced to about $800,000 the equivalent of 2.8 days of over were Reps.

James F. Clarke, Andrew T. Fenrich and John T. Walsh, all of Allegheny County; Paul Lawson and allied troops killed 114 North Vietnamese Friday and olO in a six-day battle last week. Five employes wre rescued from upper floors by firemen on claims and operating expenses.

ladders whipped by 32-mile-an its college of philosophy and In other action, U.S. Marines hour winds. letters. It was the third college reported killing at least 46 to be padlocked since students Some 600 firemen nd more Susie Monroe, both Philadelphia, and Ronald G. Lench, Beaver County.

Neither Monroe nor Pleas Turn to Pag 14, Col. 6 remarks by Johnson, they urged 4 struck and clashed with police than 120 pieces of fire fighting "The critical financial position of Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania, coupled with the continued mounting costs of hospital care, were the major factors which could not be ignored. the continued solvency of the plan was to be beginning in early December. equipment battled the blaze at American voters to give the GOP enough power in Congrss rcxt year to rid the nation of a its height. It was more than eight hours after the first alarm "status quo" of steady in sounded before fire officials Communists in a savage battle in the mud just below the North Vietnam border Friday.

In the air, a Soviet news disDatch. from North Vietnam said U.S. jets for the third day in a row were striking Hanoi today. On the Bong Son plain, long a Communist stronghold threatening the allied supply route along the coast, the battle raged at the village of My An. A creases in the cost of living, indicated the blaze was under interest rates and crime.

control. Junta Fails To Lure King Back Post office officials declined "We're against this kind of status quo," House GOP leader Gerald Ford of Michigan 'I It i 1 preserved." a department spokesman said. Shafer fo Make Trip fo Vietnam said as his Senate counterpart, Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois, to give a damage estimate. Claims Revolt In Algeria Crushed ate with the present rulers of helicopter flying over the thatched roof village reported being fired at.

nodded approval. Greece. VT It was understood the king The two were given free equal time on the three networks to HARRISBURG (UPI) Gov, had not altogether ruled out Raymond P. Shafer today return. But he apparenty had laid down conditions unaccepta to Johnson's blast at in Congrss during a sprech Tuesday to an AFL-CIO planned to arrange his sched ule so that he could make a ble to the military government By JOHN RIGOS United Press International King Constantine of Greece stalled today on an offer by the military government in Athens allowing him to return to his throne.

The Greek military leaders, apparently hoping the king would return to give legality to their government, sent the nation's religious leader to Rome in an attempt to coax the king to Athens. convention at Miami Beach. trip to Vietnam early next year. ALGIERS (UPI) President Houari Boumedienne claimed the army crushed a military revolt against him but -eports reaching the capital said fighting had broken out again The plan was disclosed in a tffer letter to Theodore Foedisch In Athens, Deputy Premier Stylianos PaUakos told a news conference Constantine can return from Italy "of his own free will the throne belongs A 20-CENT PAECEU I DECEMBER 161 POST STAMP WAS commander of the Pennsylvania Department of the American today to the south. h-HE FIRST TO SHOW AW AICPIANE.

VOJ'VE GOT JUST 7 SHOPPING DAy slept NOW, USTEN CAREFUU.V.' Travelers from Blida ard El WORTH 3.00TOPAY UNCAMCEUED Legion. Affround reported seeing many soldiers wounded among the to him. He has not abdicated. He has not been persecuted." But he said "a spcial Foedisch had suggested that Shafer make the trip during the But informed sources said not forces loyal to Boumedienne Christmas and New Year hob There had been reports Friday even Archbishop Ieronymos a life-long personal teacher and day period. fa.

A j- of fighting around El Affround between rebel units of the adviser to the king could The governor pointed out he procedure should be followed" if the king returns. Pattakos gave no details. He said "investigations are being made 'or the discovery of those responsible forj Church 6 Comics 10 Editorial 4 Grove City 8 Hospital 14 Oil City 7 Shoppers Guide 12 Sports 9 Television 11 Women's News 5 persuade Constantine to return. was unable to make the Viet 45,000 -man Soviet equipped There was mounting specula nam trip at this time because army and loyalist troops. tion the king would choose exile The government was reported that stupid action," the Sting's attempt Wednesday to over probably in Denmark, his the General Assembly was still in session and he must remain in Harrisburg.

to have severed all communica AERLL VIEW OF BRIDGE SCENE wife's native land than cooper- throw the military Junta. tions with the outside world..