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vance - News Publish\ Highlight Citizens Committee To Meet Customs Officials Tuesday — Story Page 11. ADVANCE LOCAL, COUNTY, STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS REPORTED IN DEPTH Mostl cloudy and a little colder. High in 20s. Winds variable under 15. VOL. 21, NO. 929 PUBLISHED IN OGDENSBURG, N. Y., SUNDAY. JAN. 28, 1968 PRICE 25C By CHARLES W. KELLY Today we lake pride in publishing our special year end edition. The reports of 1967 are good and the predictions tor 1968 are generally even better. According to the comments business was very good in St. Lawrence County in 1967. Everyone agrees that the location of two or three small industries would give St. Lawrence County a major shot in [lie arm. Corning Glass has been good tor our economy. We hope that our readers will take time to read both the stones and the advertising in this issue. Francis C. LaViiine resigned Wednes- day night as Chairman of the St. Lawrence County Democratic Committee. He sub- mitted his resignation at a special meeting , of the County Executive Committee. The resignation was no surprise. When Francis first ran for county chairman we didn't support him. but we must say that we have been impressed by the way he has handled himself and the pos-ition. He has done a good job, and we are sorry that he has found it necessary u> resign. Walter Bas- majian. First Via Chairman of the County Committee, has been appointed chairman until the organizational meeting which must he held within twenty days following the primary election. It would appear that the real losers in the dispute lor representation for city em- ployes, may be the employes thenisehes. Monday we sat tLough the ntire twelve- hour Public Employ es Relation,Board hear- ing at Massena and it is our humble opinion _ that if the Board =-*.* able to render a deci- , sion much before -March 1 they will be doing something. It could come down to the fact that Ihe city employes may not get a chance to negotiate for 1968 salaries and working conditions under the Taylor Act. Only time will tell the true story, but time is of the essence at this point. H: * if Mayor Byrnes' Charier Commission will meet tor the first time Monday night. The •Commission has a tough job ahead. Ground rules should he set promptly to get the job done the quickest, and in the most efficient manner possible. If the Commission mem- bers feel that outside expert advice is nec- essary, they should not hesitate to obtain it. Modernizing and streamlining Ogdens- burg's Charter will be no easy task. Mayor > Byrnes has appointed a commission of tal- ented men . . . men who should have the courage of their convictions. Not everyone is gomg to agree on every issue, but major- ity should rule. We hope that the Commis- sion does not get bogged down fighting over details. The organizing of an all girls Drum and Bugle Corps for Ogdensburg is a giant sized task, but one that is possible. A Drum and Bugle Corps would be a great morale booster for our community. One of the big complaints that the Recreation Commis- sion gels from the parents is that there is nothing in the community for girls. This is not a Recreation endeavor, but we do sup- port the idea, and we commend those who are responsible, More than 100 girls turned out at the first meeting. This is wonderful, but the work on the project is yet to start. If such an undertaking is to be successful, the promoters of it must have the support of the entire community. We think that an All Girls Drum and Bugle Corps would be just fine! Although Senator Kennedy's office in- formed us Friday night that Customs Com- missioner Lester D. Johnson had informed them that the Ogdensburg Headquarters would not be moved, we are still doubtful about the future. Congressman Robert C. ' McEwen is sending his assistant, Attorney John E. Mellon, here from Washington to attend the meeting with William J. Griffin, Regional Commissioner, Tuesday morning. Customs is now saying that no one will be moved against his or her wishes, nor will they be downgraded if they choose to stay here. There are certain duties that are des- ignated to be performed at the Customs headquarters and we see no reason why they should not be performed here. Cus- toms officials, moved out of Ogdensburg in the past two years, should be transferred back here, or lihey should be replaced by other persiMHib!, The Customs Service has been playing a game of secrecy and a game, we must say, that is inconsistent with President John- ' son's poverty program. It's time we quit playing in the dark and turned tine lights on. The people, both in and out of the Cus- toms Service should he informed. Tues- day's meeting should prove to be very in- «, teresting. Is Virtually ipe SEOUL (API — American and South Korean troops and police have all but wiped out the 31-man North Korean team sent south to assassinate President Chung Hee Park, with 25 of the intruders killed and one cap- tured. Two of the North Koreans were shot to death early 'his morning by South Korean troops pursuing the remnants of the team, and the hunt tor the last five continued in the rug- ged, snow-covered hills about 15 miles north ol Seoul The counterespionage center said that the pursuers have lo- cated the five intruders and that a successful completion of the sweep operation was \just a matter of time.\ Since the Connmunists infil- trated southward last Sunday, two American soldiers have been killed and 12 others -\iind- ed in sporadic clashes. The South Koreans have lost 24 sol- diers, two policemen and eight civilians killed Another 40 South Koreans, including 33 troopers, have been reported wounded. A U.S. military spokesman, meanwhile, said' there is evi- dence that the assassination team infiltrated into South Ko- rea through the barbed wire and chain link tence strung along the American sector ot the de- militarized zone. U.S. and South '•'ore an military officials took the lone captured member of the North Korean team, 2nd Lt. Kim Shin-chn, to the DMZ and he showed where the learn made an opening in the barbed wire with a wire cutter and patched the hole after crossing by tying the wire back. South Korean officials said a good kick made the mended barbed wire fall apart. The fence-barrier was de- signed to cut down on North Ko- rean infiltrations. U.S. officials had recently said not a single sign of infiltrations had been noted since the fence went up last September. ON THK KOREAN TRUCE LINE, an American patrol moves along a barbed- wire fence at the western end of the 125- mile front between Communist and Allied forces. The fence was erected recently to block infiltration of agents from North Korea. iNEA Radio-Telephotoi UNITED NATIONS. N.Y. IAPI — Ethiopia suggested Sat- urday that North Korea be invit- ed to take part in the L.N. Secu- rity Council's debate on a U.S. complaint against that country's seizure of the American intelli- gence ship Pueblo. Eth''-oj.an Amb.- i-iador Kndal- kachev. M-Jnmnen made the sugger-tu;. i it the 15-nat-ion coun- cil's second mee'; 7 on the com- plaint, which convened three- quarters of an hour late becau.se of private consultations on what to do next. Makonnen said the council's first business should be to inves- tigate the affair. He said an investigation could be carried out only with the co-operation of both parties. \It would be in the establ- ished tradition of the council.\ he declared, to invite North Ko- rea to participate in the debate and give its version in the case. Three Nations Aid Israeli Sub Search By HAL rvlCCLURE Associated Press Writer TEL AVIV i AP) - American, British and Greek ships and planes helped search today for an Israeli submarine with a crew of 69 which disappeared in a deep section of the Mediterra- nean Sea Thursday, an Israeli army spokesman said. The spokesman said contact with the submarine Dakar was lost Thursday afternoon when it, was 250 miles off the Israeli coast. There was no suggestion the submarine was lost to hos- tile action. In the area of the search, south and southwest of Cyprus, the sea is more than one mile deep, the British Royal Air Force air-sea rescue coordina- tion center on Cyprus said. Th Dakar—which means shark—was due to arrive in Is- rael Monday after being rebuilt at Portsmouth. England, last autumn. It was declared battle- ready in November after testing off the Scottish coast. Because of tine distance of line search area Gram Israel, the Is- raelis asked friendly nations to help. The RAF said one British de- stroyer and one American de- stroyer set out early Saturday, joined by nine planes—four Is- raeli, two British, two American and one Greek. It said more ships and aircraft were expect- ed. Low visibility and stormy seas hampered the search. Israel lost the destroyer Efeuth to Soviet-made rockets fired from Egypt last Oct,' 21, but that was within about 14 miles of the Egyptian coast. In retali- ation for tihe attack, which killed il Israeli sailors, the Is- raelis destroyed an Egyptian oil refinery with artillery fire in the Suez Canal area. The 283-foot, 1,280-lon Dakar is one of four submarines listed and dating from World War II. The Israelis bought it in 196-1. Before refitting, it was report- ed capable of a speed of 15 knots submerged and carried six torpedo tubes. Its armament after refitting has not been dis- closed, but military experts in Tel Aviv believe the sub can match Egypt's Soviet-made ves- sels. Egy.pl has nine subma- rines, all Soviet-built. Neither North Korea nor Smith Korea is a U.N. member. South Korea has a U.N. observ- er. Ambassador Yong Shik Kim. He told a reporter before the council meeting that he did not know yet whether South Kuiea would be asked to take part in the debate. ^ Lord i> ?.:<>u of E:\-ain th*? first speakei Saturday, said the council mu.-t deplore all viola- tions of the ' \\\>'\ Korean Armi- stice Agreemem and \act quick- ly to restore-Hie situation*\ He said that could be done by \let- ting the ship and her crew go free.\ Attention, meanwhile, cen- tered on a Canadian suggestion that intermediaries work on a deal for return of the Pueblo and her 83-man crew. U.S. Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg filed the complaint Thursday night. Canada's sug- gestion came at the council's first meeting late Friday when the council voted to debate the Pueblo case 12-3 over opposition from the Soviet Union, Hungary and Algeria. Canadian Ambassador George Ignatieff said the council should \find appropriate means\ of helping get \a speedy and equi- table solution.\ \One way ot doing this,\ he said, \might be to arrange for an intermediary or intermedi- aries to exercise good offices in this matter.\ He told reporters later, \I think that is the only way to get the boat back.\ He expressed hope mat the idea would be tak- en up in weekend talks among delegates on what kind of reso- lution the council might adopt. A Canadian source said that by intermediary Canada meant a country rather than an indi- vidual. He said the idea was to have one or more countries ac- ceptable to both North Koiea and the United States try to settle things. Sum? del-eg.M\. eiprefse*' be- lief that a resolution along t.aose lines, sponsored by some dele- gation other than Ihe United Stales, was probab.y the only kind that would sr-md =? . nance of passing. When the council met, Soviet Ambassador Platon D. Morozov and Hungarian Ambassador Ka- roly Csatorday fought in vain to keep the U.S. Hem oft the agen- da. Goldberg told the council dan- ger to international peace \will be removed only if action is tak- en forthwith to secure the re- lease of the USS Pueblo and its 83-man crew and to bnng to an end the pattern ot armed transgressions by North Korea against the Republic of Korea.\ \This course is far more preferable to other remedies which the charier reserves to member states,\ Goldberg said, referring to the right ot individ- ual or collective self-defense against armed attack. Goldberg said the Pueblo was well outside North Korea's 12- mile limit and no closer to land than 15.3 nautical miles until four North Korean patrol boats took her into Wonsan harbor, showed her position and course on two big maps and cited North Korean radio messages on her position. Morozov said the map show was a trick to delude the coun- cil. 1 ^imt* ;&-; in Israel's nap*, I British-built OUT OF JAIL in San Francisco after serving 31 days of a sentence resulting from an antiwar demonstration, folk- singer Joan Baez, right, predicted she will \end up going back to jail sometime, whenever it is politically relevant.\ The singer and her mother, left, were abruptly released in San Francisco before the end of their 45-day sentence. (NEA Telephoto) By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER AP Special-Correspondent \YYashingotn — iAPi—Offi- cial sources report President Johnson still seeks a diplo- matic solution to the Korean crisis but that if the USS Pueblo and her- crew aren't released in a matter of days he will urgently consider pro- posal for further military ac- tion. U.S. officials, in reporting this, pointed to the Presi- dent's surprise broadcast to the nation Friday afternoon as providing evidence his dip- lomatic activities at the Unit- ed Nations. Moscow and else- where are backed by the po- tential for military action if peaceful means fail. \We ha\ e taken and are taking certain precautionary measures,\ Johnson said, \to make sure that our military forces are prepared for any contingency that might arise in the area. \These actions do not m- \ oh P a reduction in any way or our forces in Vietnam.\ The President already has ordered the call-up of nearly 14.800 Air Force re- serves. At the Defense Depart- ment preparatory acti\ ••;.• was under \ >\ in the .National Guard Bureau and Reserve offices, Name lists and equip- ment inventories were being checked. Some authorities speculat- ed Johnson's next mobiliza- tion mtne could be to call up a National Guard division, but the President has not an- nounced any decision. Three Guard divisions have had stepped-up training in re- cent years and their equip- ment supply has been mi- proved. These are the 28th Infantry in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Ohio; the 38th in Indiana, Illinois and Michi- gan; and the 47th in Min- nesota, Oklahoma and Wis- consin. At fullstrength. a division normally numbers about 14,- 000 men. Johnson's brief televi- sion-radio address was among many developments related to the seizure of the U. S. intelligence ship and her crew of 81 sailors and two civilians: —The Lmited States told the U.N. Security Council it is essential to peace that steps be taken to assure the release of the ship and her crew. But the Soviet Union sided with \North Korea and rejected the L T .S. plea. The council re- sumed debate Saturday. —U.S. defense officials said a Soviet intelligence- gathering ship, the Gidrolog, is in the midst of a U S. task force, including the carrier Enterprise, off South Korea, but no U.S. action is being taken because the scene is in international waters. —The State Department siad the Soviet government had rebuffed a second U.S. request for help in getting re- lease of the ship and her ciew. Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson conferred with Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko in Moscow, his sec- ond meeting with a Soviet of- ficial since the seizure. But there were reports m the Washington Post and Bal- timore Sun from New Delhi saying Premier AlPxei Kosy- gin indicated Moscow is in- terested m freeing the ship and her crew. The Soviets hinted broad- ly to diplomats and corres- pondents that there was a gap between Soviet actions and Moscow *s initial re- sponse to U.S. requests for help, but wouldn't -say •whether there had heen di- rect Soviet contacts with \Nm-fb Korea, the reports >aid. The reports quoted the So- Met sources as -saying if the United States admitted a vio- lation of .North Korean terri- torial waters, it might sim- plify release of the vessel and crew. —A .North Korean broad- cast saw the Pueblo skipper, Cmdr, Lloyd B. Bucher, told a news conference his ship, while or spy missions, had entered coastal waters of the Soviet Union and Red China, as well as .North Korea. These remarks followed m general an alleged \confession ' Buch- er was supposed to have made previously. — Although apprehension was growing m Seoul, the South Korean capital. I. S. of- ficers there apparently ex- pected no mass land war. But all ground forces were on the alert along the 151-mile de- militarized zone separating North and South Korea. —State Department offic- ials gathered diplomatic representatives of the 16 countries which fought North Korea in the Ko- rean War and briefed them on the crisis. —The State Department said any move by North Korea to try the Pueblo crew would be considered \a deliberate aggravation of an already serious situation.' A broad- cast from Pyongyang, North Korea's capital, had called Continued On Page 16 When Rocky Needs Friend. He Turns To The Democrats By CHARLES DUMAS ALBANY. N.Y. (AP) - When a Rockefeller needs a friend in bhe Legislature's high com- mand, he's likely to find it's a Democrat. At least that's the pattern that developed this week, as Assembly Speaker .Anthony J. Travia identified himself with the Republican governor's posi- tion on several key issues, while Senate Majority Leader Earl \W Brydges pointed toward the other direction, In tihe normal course of things, Brydges. the Legisla- ture's ranking Republican, could be expected to align himself with Rockefeller. Travia. the leading Democrat, could be counted upon to lead the opposi- !ion. For example, that's wliat ha*p- pened when Rockefeller pre- sented bis $5.5-biilion budget with requests for major tax in- creases Brydges was generally sympathetic. Travia was hostile and critical. Sfaiteriy, Rrydgeg waraly welcomed Rockefeller's propos- al to out back the medicaid pro- gram. Travia was wary. But the script was rewritten in public discussion of three other, highly controversial sub- jects—the state lottery, gun-con- trol and abortion-law reform. Allowing for various shades of opinion, the general align- ment on all three came out as Rockefeller and Travia versus Brydges. The lineup by subject: Lottery—Rockefeller wants to try to pep up the lottery by vastly increasing ttie number of ticket outlets. Travia said it was worth trying. Brydges said he wasn't sure it would be a good idea and suggested feat the Legislature ought to consid- er Idling th« lottery. Gun-Control — Rockefeller seeks a law requiring owners of rifles and shotguns to regis- ter them. Travia said he agree Brydges said he was \in total disagreetnent\ wlith the gover- nor. Abortion — Rockefeller ap- pointed an 11-member commit- tee to recommend ways of lib- eralizing the abortion law. Travia said that, even though he does not favor changing the law, he would see to it that an abort : measure was brought to a vote in the Assembly. Brydges would make no such promise and indicated his con- tinued opposition by saying, \I have very strong feelings about this.\ None of these issues is bas- ically political, of course, and that explains largely why foe three government leaders feel free to express their personal philosophies in a way that dis- rupts normal affiances. At the same time, there's a good measure of discorrutort ail around when Travia finds him- self defending the governor's views against Brydges, instead of the usual vice versa. There'll be a lot of sheepish grinning when these issues are dbbaied. in tie Legislates,,
