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) light Public Hearing On Kitch- in's Salary Ineraese Monday Night. — Story Page 17. VOL. 21, NO. 983 LOCAL, COUNTY, STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS REPORTED IN DEPTH Weather Some increase in cloudi- ness today, but mostly sunny and not so cold, with highs in the upper teens and 20s. PUBLISHED IN OGDENSBURG, N.Y., 13669, SUNDAY, FEB. 16, 1969 PRICE 25c •By CHAKUSS VV KELLY It is almost time that Supervisor Don- ald Livingston and members of the Oswe- gatchie Town Board realised the people will not respond when being dictated to. The fire contract issue in that township is simply caused by a breakdown in com- munications between the town board and the two village boards involved in an at- tempt by Mr. Livingston to dictate the terms of the new fire contracts. ft is an unfortunate situation. A serious attempt should be made in the next few days to maintain the fine fire fighting protection the town now en- joys. See editorial on Page 4. * * * Hearing on the $2,000 raise for Wel- fare Commissioner Donald E. Kitchin will be held at the Court House in Canton Mon- day night. , Without a doubt the majority of those who oppose the raise at the hearing will come from the Town of Canton. Supervisor Smith, who received a $1,- 200 raise himself this year, has been lead- ing an active campaign against the salary increase. . Supervisor Livingston of Oswegatchie has also spent considerable time opposing the raise. In view of the present fire con- tract crisis in the Town of Oswegatchie, it would seem that Mr. Livingston might well have spent a greater share of his valuable time negotiating on behalf of his people with the Village of Heuvelton and the Village of Morristown for fire protec- tion. We know that many people support the raise for Commissioner Kitchin. We hope that some of those who do will come to the hearing tomorrow night. Congressman McEwen will keep up his district meetings. It's a great idea and one that is very beneficial to his constituents. The Congressman should make two visits a year to each section of the district; and possibly John E. Mellon, his adminis- trative assistant u .uid represent trie • ,i- gressman on one additional visit, giving the voters an opportunity to meet person- ally with the Congressman or his represen- tative three times in one year. Coach Hollenibaek's Blue Devils have two big games left. Tuesday they play Saranac Lake, and on Friday they close out their most successful season in years against Gouverneur at Gouverneur. Two final wins will give the Devils a 16-0 league record. Good Luck! Assemblyman Keenan told me Thurs- day at the Ferrox reception held at the Elk's Club that he recommended Clarence W. Skelly for reappointment to the Bridge and Port Authority. Mr. Skelly's term expired Dec. 31, 1968, but there has been no public announce- ment of his reappointment, It has been reported that Mr. Skelly might decline the reappointment if he thought that it was influenced by Mr. Keenan. The Skelly-Keenan feud goes back nearlv 10 years. * * t As manager of the Washington Sena- tors, Ted Williams would give the sports writers plenty of copy even if the Sena- tors weren't pennant contenders. Williams had a running feud with sports writers all the years he played in the majors. His bat managed to keep the upper hand for him. Nearly 50O hoys every Spring and Sum- mer participate in the Kiwanis Baseball Program. The cost of the program runs over $2,000 annually and to raise funds for this worthwhile program the Kiwanis Club holds its annual Pancake Day. On Monday at the First Presbyterian Church members of the Kiwanis Club will be serv- ing all of us those mouth-watering pan- cakes. The doors will open at 10:30 a.m. and they will serve the pancakes until 2 ' p.m. Then at 4:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. another group of Kiwanians will be serving pan- cakes at the church. The service club do- nates their time to sell tickets, cook, wait on tables and clean up when the day ends. We should all be able to take a few min- utes off to go down to the First Presbyter- ian Church to enjoy some pancakes. We'll be not only getting Mom out of the kitchen but we will be showing our support for the fine Kiwanis Baseball Program that we have here. Tickets are available at the door. * * *> From the number of calls I've received during the past week it seems that once again we have dog problems. Besidents are complaining that the dog ordinance that was enacted is again not being en- , forced. » > •< i > By HARRY F. ROSENTHAL Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - In the traumatic moment after Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot, a young busboy cradled the senator's bloody head in his arms, whispered encourage- ment and placed a rosary in his hands. \I said the first thing that came to my mind,\ Juan Rome- ro said Friday to the jury that is trying Sirhan Bishara Sirhan for Kennedy's death. \I said, 'Come on Senator, you can make it.' Then his head dropped back.\ Emile Zola Berman, one of Sirhan's three defenders, said in his opening statement that \there is no doubt ... that he, (Sirhan) did, in fact, fire the shot thai killed Sen. Kennedy.\ But, Berman said, the defense will present psychiatric testimo- ny that \at the actual moment of the shooting he was out of contact with reality, in a trance.\ The state is trying to prove Sirhan killed Kennedy, June 5, 1968 with malice and premedita- tion—the elements of first de- gree murder. The defense hopes to show the killing was impul- sive, without premeditation or malice. As Berman put it: \to- tally a product of a sick, ob- sessed mind and personality.\ The pale, 24-year-old Jorda- nian rose from his chair in pro- test as Berman described him thus. He was obviously agitat- ed, murmuring \No no.\ A court inspector leaned over the chiar of defense investigator Mich.w.l McCowan and 'aid,. \Tall to him, Mike.\ '< McCowan pushed Sirhan back into his chair and whispered to him for several minutes. There were no further incidents and Sirhan smiled broadly a number of times during the day. The first day's testimony also revealed that a last minute change in plans brought Kenne- dy to his deadly encounter with Sirhan—in a pantry off the Am- bassador Hotel ballroom where the senator had just claimed victory in California's presiden- tial primary. Romero had gone to the ball- room to hear Kennedy speak and preceded him to the pantry area. Shortly after midnight Romero saw someone coming toward Kennedy. \I thought it was a person who couldn't wait to shake his hand,\ Romero said with his heavy Spanish accent. \I seen the guy put a hand at the sena* tor's head. And then I saw a gun. \Then I saw Sen. Kennedy stretched out in front of me. I leaned down and picked up his head.\ On cross-examination, defense attorney Russell E. Parsons asked if Kennedy—who died 25 hours later—said anything. \He said, 'Is everybody all right? Is everybody okay'?\ Romero answered. Romero was asked if the man who did the shooting was in the room. He shook his head. Sirhan was asked to stand. \I don't believe that's him,\ Romero said. Even Sirhan smiled. Karl Ueoker, assistant maitre d' at the hotel, said he had been told to escort Kennedy to a sec- ond ballroom, a floor below, to address party faithful who . couldn't get into the crowded embassy ballroom. PASSENGERS BEING FLOWN BACK HOME CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Passengers aboard the Aeropos- tal jet liner hijacked Tuesday to Santiago de Cuba are being re- turned to Venezeula aboard a DC9 chartered from the Nether- lands Antilles airline ALM, a spokesman for Aeropostal an- nounced today. He said the 'three stewardess- es of the hijacked plane were expected to accompany the pas- sengers. Plans called for the ALM craft to touch down first at Ma- racaibo, 340 miles west of Cara- cas, and then proceed to this city. &t 1 A * J* J. - •\ HA r t ;4 .&-*&&,&*.. S4»8 U»><^' *w» *x -•««,<• A W CAR TOSSED ACROSS FREEWAY BY LANDSLIDE — A huge earthslide covers one side of the Pomona Freeway just east of Los Angeles. A car, center, rode the crest broadside as the huge mass smashed through the chain link center divider. The driver, trapped temporarily, was pulled out by other motorists. The hillside was loosened by the winter's heavy rains. (AP Wirephoto) .Nixon Put On Notice To LBJPs Consumer Legislation By CARL P, LEUBSDORF Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Dem- ocrats in Congress are putting President ^Nixon on notice they will ifeist'on vigorous enforce- ment of consumer legislation enacted during the Johnson ad- ministration, This point is being hammered home by committees which have sponsored recent consum- er legislation and by individual lawmakers, especially iii criti- cizing the short-lived appoint- ment of Miss Willie Mae Rogers as presidential consultant on consumer affairs. When she was named to the post Tuesday, she said she in- tendde to retain her position and salary o£ director of Good Housekeeping's Seal of Approv- al Institute. When some mem- bers of Congress complained that she would face a conflict of interest, Nixon asked her to take a leave of absence from the magazine. prevent deceptive sales prac- magizine. Miss Roger declined, the While House announced Satur- day, and told Nixon she had de- cided not to accept the White House post. Meanwhile, the Senate Com- merce Committee, which has taken the lead in recent years in pushing consumer bills, laid an ambitious program and made clear it would watch closely the administration of legislation already on the books. \As each legislative form is given substance,'' Chairman Warren G. Magnuson, D-Wash., said in a letter backing a re- quest for $550,000 from the Sen- Finch Says Courts Never Outlawed Segregation, Cites Their Decisions By JAMES R. POLK And KEN HARTNETT Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court's school de- cisions outlaw deliberate racial discrimination, but not segrega- tion as such, says the Nixon ad- ministration's key official for domestic affairs. Robert H. Pinch, secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, drew the distinction in an inter- view with The Associated Press. \If you look at the Supreme Court decision, segregation, in fact,,is not prohibited by law,\ said Finch. \What is prohibited is deliber- ate discrimination,\ he said. \And so, you hjve to find hard evidence that someone, the peo- ple in a community, are deliber- ately creating situations which lead to discrimination. \If segregation in fact were prohibited by law, what are you going to do with all the solid Ne- gro schools in solid Negro areas in northern cities?\ Finch made the comment in discussing federal desegrega- tion guidelines which, he point- ed out, the new Republican ad- ministration inherited from its Democratic predecessor. \And so far as I'm concerned as secretary, until I'm satisfied that these guidelines are either inaccurate or not fully relevant, I have to respond to the clear intent of Congress and the Su- preme Court,\ Finch, who has cut off federal funds from eight Southern school districts for failing to meet the guidelines, said \this doesn't mean the guidelines shouldn't be examined. We are re-examining them.\ Ho suggested there are other approaches that haven't been fully explored, including wheth- er a given district is making a genuine effort to make certain that every child, regardless of race, is getting an equal share of the district's educational re- sources. \That's a test that we really haven't applied in many of these cases,\ he said. Finch added that he was not arguing for a dual school sys- tem, which he described as \prima facie an indication o£ deliberate discrimination.\ Asked if he was consulted by the Justice Department before it filed lawsuits against school discrimination in Houston and Louisiana, Finch replied, \As a matter of fact, I was not.\ He said the timing and nature of the action were entirely un- der Atty. Gen. John N. Mitch- ell's control, but added that \I think down the road, we're going to have to have a greater inter- face between the two—Justice and HEW—in this whole com- pliance area and across the na- tion.\ The secretary expressed his views on several subjects, in- cluding federal responsibility in welfare, block grants to cities and states, and the future of the Office of Economic Opportunity. ate Rules Committee, \we will want to know how faithfully the congressional intent is being im- plemented.\ Magnuson said the committee will make sine that \the agen- cies maintain a fierce independ- ence from industrial or political pressure, and that the carry; jig out of regulatory responsibilities is not marred by conflicting pro- grams within a single agency.\ Finally, he concluded, \we will monitor the approach of a new administration—an admin- istration with its own philosophy of enforcement and its own in- terpretation of congressional mandates.\ Looking ahead, Magnuson not- ed that former President Lyn- don B. Johnson's final economic report called for legislation to prevent deceptive sales prac- tices by giving more power to the Federal Trade Commission, to reduce the likelihood of mas- sive electric power failures and to strengthen federal fish in- spection laws. Eye Witnesses To Killin Testify In Shaw Trial By Bill Odder Associated Press Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Texan testified at Clay Shaw's conspiracy trial today he saw a puff of smoke from a fence along Dealey Plaza's grassy knoll when President John F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas. \There is a row of trees along this fence,\ said J. L. Simmons, a tall, graying postal worker from Mesquite, Tex. \Toward the end of the fence there is a small building. Just this side of it i s where I saw the smoke,\ he sale. Simmons was the 34th witness called in the trial of Shaw, 55, the retired New Orleans busi- nessman charged with conspir- ing to murder Kennedy, Most recent testimony has centered on the state's claim that more than one gunner shot the President as his motorcade moved through the plaza. The official government report said Lee Harvey Oswald, firing from a sixth floor window of a build- ing overlooking the plaza, was the lone assassin. Simmons testified he was standing on the triple underpass overlooking the plaza when the shots were fired. He said he rushed to the knoll and looked behind the fence. \No one was there, but it had rained that morning and there were several footprints along the back of the fence. On the fence there was a braoing or rail. There were many muddy footprints on it.\ On cross-examination, defense attorney F, Irvin Dymond asked: \There could have been people at the fence to watch the parade?\ \There could have been,\ Simmons said, The state also called Mrs. W. E. Newman of Dallas, a pretty brunette housewife who testified she Was about 10 feet from the presidential limousine when a bullet hit Kennedy in the head, ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - Anti-Amerioan demonstrations flared into violence in three Turkish cities Saturday. More than 130 students were reported injured. Right and left-wing youths fought each other with clubs and stones at Trabzon on the Black Sea coast and with make- shift firebombs at the egean port city of Izmir. The lighting interrupted rallies protesting a visit to Istanbul bv a unit of the U.S. 6th Fleet. In Ankara about 6,000 march- ing teachers protested foreign influence on Turkish education. Later, a group of students at- tempting to demonstrate at American installations clashed with police, Several students were injured, In Trabzon about 100 students were reported injured in a wild twc4iour fight in a main square. Military troops were called in when riot police were unable to slop the melee, It was the worst of several in- cidents in Turkey since four warships of the 6th Fleet, the carrier Porrestal and three de- stroyers ai'i'ived in Istanbul last Monday, The ships are on a week-long visit to this North At- lantic Treaty Organization part- ner. By JOHN LENGEL Associated Press Writer SAIGON (AP) - South Viet- nam, with the consent of its al- lies, announced Saturday a 24- hour truce covering Tet, the lu- nar new year Monday, and warned it is ready to strike back if the enemy attacks. The Viet Cong's seven-day cease-fire opened at 7 a.m. but the allies ignored it, pressing 60 large offensive sweeos looking for the enemy and raining more air blows along Saigon's ap- proaches. Several minor enemy inci- dents marked the opening of the Viet' Cong's truce, and mor e were expected. But allied sweeps failed to flush any siz- able enemy forces. Wary lest the enemy loose an onslaught as it did during a Tet truce last year, the South Viet- namese government had de- layed announcement of its own cease-fire. \Prompted by the love of peace and the respect for the sacred traditions of -its people, the government of the Republic of Vietnam declares a 24-hour truce on the occasion of the Ky Dau lunar new year, effective from 6 p.m. Feb. 16, 1969, to 6 p.m. Feb. 17, 1969,\ a Foreign Ministry statement said. \No offensive operations will be con- ducted during this period. \The allied governments have been consulted in this matter and have endorsed th e above decision. .\Experh/ices in >. .-evious truces have shown that Commu- nist North Vietnam never com- plied with the truces. On the contrary, they took advantage of these occasions to attack our armed forces and population, as was the case during the Tet Mau Than (1968). \In case of violations of the truce by North Vietnam and its auxiliary forces, the govern- ment of the Republic of Viet- nam will take appropriate measures to assure security for the state and the population.\ U.S. officials quickly con- curred in the truce, a spokes- man saying: \United States troops will observe the period of the suspension.\ As the Viet Cong cease-fire began at 7 a.m., two guerrillas fired machine gun bursts at U.S. positions guarding the Y bridge on the southern edge of Saigon. There were no casual- ties. Terrorists set off a bomb near a police guard post in Cholon, Saigon's Chinese quarter. A po- liceman was wounded. Two terrorists killed a hamlet chief and a militiaman near Bong Son, a town 280 miles northwest of Saigon. Previous holiday cease-fires have been marred by enemy violations. The worst was at Tet last vear. Taking advantage of the fact that half of the South Vietnamese army was on holi- day leave, the enemy launched the biggest offensive of the war against Saigon, the old imperial capital of Hue in the north and more than 120 other cities and towns. VATICAN DENOUNCES NEW FERTILIZATION EXPERIMENTS VATICAN CITY (AP) - A spokesman for the Vatican to- day denounced as \immoral acts and absolutely illicit\ ex- periments 'in Britain in fertiliz- ng human eggs removed from women volunteers. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Fausto Vallainc issued the condemna- tion in response to a query by a reporter. A British research team claimed Friday that seven of 56 eggs taken from women volun- teers were successfully ferti- lized in the laboratory and had begun to produce living tissue. The experiment, described in the scientific journal Nature was performed by two Cam- bridge University physiologists, Barry Bavister and Dr. Robert Edwards, and a gynecologist, Patrick Steptoe. 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