WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1968 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE 'LINE ACROSS LAOS': V .S. Opens Formal Contact Electronic Devices '-. !Traffic on Ho Chiii To Detect Winh Trail "W ith Greek' Mlilitary Maintaineds Low Level Connections Relations Resumed ' Despite Constantine's Continuing Absence ATHENS, Greece (A) - The United States dropped its boy- cott of the Greek regime yester- day and resumed normal diplo- , matic contacts with the leaders who quashed King Constantine's countercoup in December. U.S. Ambassador Philips Tal- bot signified the end of Wash- ington's snub by calling on For- eign Minister Panayiotis Pipine- lis and telling newsmen after- 0 ward: "This is really the resump- tion of normal contacts." In Washington, State Depart- ment officials confirmed the; United States had decided to re- sume "normal diplomatic con- tacts" with the Greek junta. They said they used this termin- 0 olagy because diplomatic rela- tions, while in a state of suspen- sion for several weeks, had not actually been broken. Talbot and his staff had remained in Athens. Informal Contacts Since King Constantine's up- rising against the junta in mid- December, the United States had some informal and low level con- tacts with junta officials. But during those weeks the United States mainly waited to see whether Constantine would re- turn to Athens to replace the re- gent appointed by the military rulers. After the military coup last April, the U.S. government took the position that its maintenance of diplomatic relations with Greece did not constitute implied approval of the coup since its the chief of state - King Con- stantine - and not to the gov- ernment in power. After the failure of the king's. attempt to oust the junta in mid- December and his flight to Rome, the junta named Lt. Gen. Yeoruios Zoltakis regent for the king. This put the U.S. position in doubt. King's Return Unlikely The State Department hedged, withholding recognition of the junta and Zoitakis. A department spokesman said Talbot had been in touch with the regime inform- ally but this did not in any sense constitute recognition. Officials i Washington now say it seems highly unlikely that Constantine will return and that the United States finally decided that its own interests in conduct- ing business with an ally required it to end its partial diplomatic boycott. Turkey, a NATO member, and the Congo extended recognition earlier this month. Spain did the y same within an hour after Ta- bot's announcement. Junta Relieved Washington's action was an enormous relief for the ruling' junta. It almost certainly meant that other Western nations like Britain, West Germany and Italy would soon follow suit. The Western powers refused; open contacts with the regime after Constantine fled to Rome Dec. 14, the day after his effort to oust the junta collapsed. But the powers eventually re- sume'd low level working contacts and the regime became increas-; ~'ingly impatient for them to con- cede the prestige that goes with recognition. It was not clear what effect the resumption of normal ties be- tween Athens and other world capitals would ultimately have on the future of the king. - The regime insists that he is still chief of state. During the day retired Air Marshal Hara- lambos Potamianos flew from Athens to Rome for another round of talks with him. It was Potamianos' third trip to confer with the king. He re- fused to say whether he carried new terms for the king's eventual return to Greece or a date for it. Junta Reveal Thai Based Jets Bomb Laos. Embassy Maintain Officials Planes Used -Associated Press ANGLO-RUSSIAN TALKS British Prime Minister Harold Wilson (left) is shown with Soviet Communist Party General Secre- tary Leonid I. Brezhnev (center), and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko (right) at the Kremlin yesterday during talks termed, "frank, friendly, and constructive." HAMPERED BY COLD: H-Bomb Search Continues With Dog Sleds, Diving Gear Only For Surveillance BANGKOK, Thailand (MP - Prime Minister Thanom Kittika chorn broke a badly kept secret and officially revealed for the first time today that U.S. planes are bombing Laos from bases in Thailand. Until Thanom spoke in reply to a question at his weekly press conference, the Thai government had maintained silence on the ac- tivities of U.S. aircraft over Laos The United States has been equally discreet. It has maintain- ed that Thai based U.S. aircraft fly over Laos only on armed recon- naisance missions. An U.S. Embas- sy spokesman in Bangkok said this was still the American official position. Variety of Planes The six big bases in Thailand, Korat, Tahkli, Udorn. Ubol, Uta- pao and Nakorn Phanom are used by a wide variety of aircraft ranging from B52 strategic bomb- ers to F105.and F4C fighter bomb- ers to rescue helicopters and pro- peller driven Skyraiders. Until recently most of the F105 raids were directed at targets in VIENTIANE, Laos (')-A high government source said yesterday a line across Laos to block North Vietnamese movement will be electronic and will include neither ground barriers nor U.S. troops. He implied that devices drop- ped from airplanes as well as sophisticated airborne devices will be used to check on the movement of North Vietnamese down the Ho Chi Minh trail of eastern Laos to South Vietnami. Actually, the United States has! long used electronic systems, such as infrared cameras, to photo- graph truck convoys at night and U.S. bombers have been called in to destroy these movements. [ j Bombing Confirmed This was confirmed officially' f for the first time yesterday in Bangkok, Thailand's capital. .Prime Minister Thanom Kittika- chorn said U.S. planes were bomb- t ing the Ho Chi Minh trail from bases in Thailand. Thanom told reporters the trail was being "constantly bombed." Air Force sources said much of the bombing takes place at night when big Communist truck con- t voys are on the move. It was first believed the infil- tration line in Laos would be an extension of the fence and mine barrier across the northern bor- der of South Vietnam and Wash- - ington reports have said that it -already was being pushed into1 Laos. Reports Embarrassing The government of Laos, offi- cially neutral, has been embar- , rassed by these reports. The high government source said he was i unaware any such extension had been carried out. The U.S. Embassy declined to discuss any aspect of the barrier. Qualified U.S. sources said that despite official denials special American reconnaissancepatrols 1from South Vietnam have been prowling the jungles in Commun- ist controlled portions of Laos seeking out truck and troop con- centrations. Information picked up is ra- dioed to South Vietnam and then the bombers come in, these sources added. It was believed, however, that all such reconnais- sance patrols operate for only a short time in Laos. Recently, the war in Laos step- ped up when North Vietnamese Expansion of Vietnam War Brings Pressure for Peace By The Associated Press United States stepped up its activ Is there a connection between ities in Laos or Cambodia, the what is happening in these hot Americans would "bear the entire spots of Asia and the rising press- consequences of such actions." ure for Vietnam peace talks? With Now in Korea comes new press- the extension of the Vietnam war ure. North Koreans. infiltrated beginning to look more and more South Korea, their purported mis- like a reality, there could well be sion to assassinate its president a link. and thus spread confusion. North Both the United States and Koreans, the U n i t e d States Communist North Vietnam deny charged, seized a U.S. naval Intel- playing major military roles in ligence ship and produced a "very Laos, but the activities of both ob- serious situation." And North viously have been stepped up con- Korea claimed Americans in South sideabl'y. Korea fired "thousands of shells and bullets" across the demilitar- Thousands of North Vietnamese ized zone. regulars are reported operating in 'Anxiety and Pressure' Laos. On the American side, a All this builds up anxiety and major share of the air war is being pressure over the possibility of carried out 'against Communist widened Asian war, which all routes from North Vietnam sides profess to dread. through Laos along the Ho Chi While this is going on, elements Minh trail. of the important intellectual com- Penetrate Cambodia munity of South Vietnam, from Att he same time the United which leadership must spring, are States has conceded that "in the becoming more restive. The 17 heat of battle" its troops pene- Roman Catholic bishops of the trated 75 yards into Cambodia in country early this year issued an pursuit of Communist forces. impassioned appeal: "In the name Washington long has complained of God, stop!" They called for a of Viet Cong sanctuary in "Cam- halt in the U.S. bombing of North bodia. Vietnam and immediate peace Moscow has been issuing a series talks. This week 65 South Viet- of"rumbling warnings, typified by namese u n i v e r s i t y professors a statement last month: if the pleaded with belligerents to extend ------------- a coming lunar new year cease fire indefinitely as a prelude to peace Engilne Teststalks. Other intellectuals are cir- Eulating a plan for a coalition in the South to include the Commu- nists. ter D ifficulty nss PoltialVitory The United States faces a pres- However, the two burns totaled idential election campaign at a only 52 seconds, compared with time when criticism of U.S. policy is mounting. Soviet and British nearly 13 minutes of firing time leaders are talking about Vietnam. that had been planned originally. It should be no .surprise if the Thus, although engine was not Communists scent a political vic- tested thoroughly, a National tory. Aeronautics and Space Adminis- Experience in Indochina has tration spokesman said the flight shown that when the Communist would be considered successful, have bitten off a chunk of real despite the initial descent engine estate they are unlikely to give problem. it up. and Pathet Lao conquered Nam Bac, a military base 60 miles north of Luang Prabang, and sent 4,000 government troops fleeing to that royal capital. The entire enemy force had been estimated by military sources at about 1,200 men. Neutralist Premier Souvanna Phouma said yesterday this force now had re- turned to North Vietnam. From Wire Service Reports An Air Force B52 bomber car- rying perhaps four unarmed hy- drogen bombs crashed in flames off Greenland Sunday. Six of the seven crewmen para- chuted to safety. The seventh was killed. The Pentagon reported last night that some of the wreckage had been observed on the surface of the ice by helicopters. Other parts of the bomber were no longer visible, the Pentagon said, and "may have burned into or through the ice." The task at Thule is compli- cated by the thick layer of ice over the bay and the extreme subzero temperatures w h i c h would affect some of the gear. A Pentagon spokesman nini- mized the danger of radiation from the lost weapons. Deadly radiation would occur in event of a nuclear detonation, but this has been all but ruled out. If the bombs were broken up, their radioactive materials in- cluding plutonium 239 and uran- ium 235 might be exposed. But even in this event, the spokesman said it would be doubtful any siz- able dose would ever be consumed by human life. Plutonium 239 is insoluble in water but will oxidize slowly in the air. Scientists say a person would have to be near plutonium in a confined area before being seriously poisoned from breathing oxidized fumes. * If the bombs were intact it probably would be years before their casings eroded through. The Defense Department state- ment did not say how many nu- clear bombs were aboard nor whether they were lost, but it said none of the devices was' armed "so there is no danger of a nuclear explosion at the crash site." A later statement said search operations for the weapons, at first believed to have been carried to the bottom, were continuing Monday night by the light of flares and with the aid of dog sled teams. Temperatures in the area were well below zero. Greenland is in polar darkness except for a period of what the P e n t a g o n called subtwilight, which lasts from about 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. est. The Defense Department said the $10 million B52 crashed near Thule during an emergency land- ing approach. It said the pilot declared an' emergency after fire was discovered, possibly in the navigator's compartment. The Pentagon said thick smoke swept through the craft before it went down. The Pentagon would not say how many nuclear bombs were aboard the plane when it crashed. But sources said there were prob- ably four of the 1.1 megaton type, with a total explosive force equivalent to more than 4.4 mil- lion tons of dynamite. Two years ago, on Jan. 17, 1966, another U.S. Air Force B52 crashed near the Spanish village of Palomares and scattered four hydrogen bombs around the area. The fishermen and farmers in that area of southern Spain are still filing lawsuits and saying nasty things about the United States. The Air Force has paid $660,-1 000 on 520 ;of the claims and turned down 94. Two are pend- ing. Seventeen other claimants were offered a total of $10,580 and turned it down; they wanted $157,136. Threats of lawsuits still keep Claims Commission 21 in exist- ence. The Spaniards and their lawyers call Uncle Sam a Scrooge. Two of the four bombs spilled radioactive material. Residents were panicky, and though no cases of personal harm have been proved, some are still fearful. North Vietna However in am. n recent months heavy attacks have been launched against Communist supply routesL in Laos along the network of roads known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail, military sources said. Sources in Bangkok and Vien- Successful Aft tiane, the Laotian administrative u capital, say the trail is well de- fended with antiaircraft weapons CAPE KENNEDY, Fla.W) -' and some surface to air missiles. America's first Lunar Module4 The missiles and heavy anti- moon ferry rode a mighty Saturn aircraft guns are located mainly 1 rocket into earth orbit Friday around the big staging areas along and, after early trouble, fired the the trail. U.S. aircraft have been engines designed to carry astro- shot down in Laos but the number nauts to and from the lunar sur- has never been revealed, face. s Salvaging success from apparent Thais Benefit failure, flight controllers juggled Thanom's statement to Thai re- Lunar Module i's mission plan porters said the U.S. bombing of after its descent engine-the one Laos was benefitting Thai land. designed to land U.S. astronauts He said that when U.S. planes on the moon-cut off after burn- carry out air strikes against North ing only four of a planned 39 Vietnam and Laos "bombing and seconds. destroying routes used by the One orbit later, however, just North Vietnamese for transport of before midnight EST over the their forces," they helped protect United States, the descent engine Thailand. motor was triggered twice, first "Americans also help by flying at 10 per cent of its thrust level, reconnaissance flights along our then building up to 100 per cent, IEEE CLIP OUT THIS S CHEDULE AND SAVE! IN1 !1 I. border," he added. Mailing off slightly at the end. Thanom said one of the targets On the second burn, the de- "constantly bombed" was the Mu scent engine went through the Gia Pass in North Vietnam "and same sequence and maintained other targets on the Ho Chi Minh the maximum level when it was trail." reached. i_ World News Roundup s 'I FAST READINGIS NOT DIFFICULT TO LEARN By The Associated Press WASHINGTON - A Massachu- setts Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee says President Johnson will get his proposed tax hike at least two months late-if he gets it at all. And, Rep. James A. Burke told administration witnesses Monday, "You'd better put in a few sweet- eners to have any chance at all." Burke was theonly Democrat at the opening day of the com- mittee's sessions to predict trouble for the bill. But several Republi- cans were critical, contending the administration was not economiz- ing enough to insure that a tax increase would really cut the deficit. * * * DETROIT - Detroit was with- out any generally circulated daily newspaper today as the last sur- viving interim strike paper, the Detroit Daily Press, announced it would not publish yesterday, in the wake of picketing by the Teamsters Union. The Teamsters, who started the newspaper strike in mid-No- vember, closed another interim paper, the Daily Express, last week and a third, the Daily Dis- pitch, folded early this month after signing a contract with the Teamsters.j * * * PASADENA, Calif. - The sun set yesterday on the final un- manned U.S. moon lander, ending two weeks of spectacular photog- raphy, of rugged lunar highlands. As Surveyor Ts camera clicked away in the waning light, a larger spacecraft called Lunar Module 1 practiced in earth orbit the ma- neuvers Apollo astronauts will go through in landing and taking off from the moon. TONIGHT BiRTH OF A NATiON Dir. D. W. Griffith, 1915 A story of the Civil War, SEE HOW EASILY YOU CAN: -save hours, use your time more efficiently -learn to read 3 to 10 times faster than you do now -improve your comprehension and increase your enjoyment of reading material Bring a book to a live demonstration of the reading skills which will be taught in a GUARANTEED course offered this semester. i _ . at - a' b _ 1 - r j '_s 1 tt ; _ I ( I rILm IFESTII Jan. 24 thru Fe U (2 WEEKS ON Among the 14 famous films Eisenstein's monumental POTEM ANDER NEVSKY (music by Proko CHILDHOOD OF MAXIM GORKY * be st films of all time) and his ofLenin, SONS AND MOTHERS miere); the great Dovzhenko's seen here in 15 years); the orn * of DON QUIXOTE in color; F DANCES, a magnificent docume * the Bolshoi Ballet and the bi often called the greatest dancer and CHAPAYEV, possibly the popular Russian film ever mad I IAL~ NLY) scheduled are KIN and ALEX- fieff); Donskoi's (one of the 10 snew biography (Detroit pre-. s SHORS (not ginal version PLIS ETS KAYA ntary with allerina alive; most e. Wed & Thurs POTEMKIN (1925) Sergei Eisenstein - Jan 24& 25 at 7:15 & 10:15 ALEXANDER NEVSKY (1938) (music by Prokofieff) Sergei Eisenstein - at 8:25 only Last demonstrations this week, Tues. and Thurs., Jan. 23 & 25 7:30 P.M. at Bell Tower Inn, 300 S. Thayer St., across from Burton Tower. I U H U Fri & sat LADY WITH THE DOG (1960) Joseph Heinitz - Jan 26 & 27 at 7:00 & 10:00 BALLAD OF A SOLDIER (1959) Grigory Chukhrai * - at 8:30 only - I presents THE NATIONAL BALLET RESIDENT BALLET OF WASHINGTON, D.C. Company of 65, including Symphony Orchestra PERFORMING - Sunday SHADOWS OF OUR FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS U ® Jan 28 (Color) (1964) Sergei Paradjhanov - at 2:45, 5:30 & 8:25 PLISETSKAYA DANCES (1965) Vassili Katanyan - at 4:15, 7:10 & 9:55 Mon & Tues THE CHILDHOOD OF MAXIM GORKY (1938) Jan 29 & 30 Mark Donskoi - at 7:45 & 10:10 PUDOVKIN (a documentary about the great Russian director with excerpts from his films MOTHER, S.TORM OVER ASIA and -THE END OF ST. PETERSBURG) (1960) Andrei Kustov - at 7:00 & 9:30 Wed & Thurs SHORS (1939) Alexander Dovzhenko - at 8:35 only Jan 31, Feb 1 CHAPAYEV (1934) Sergei & Georgy Vassiliev - at 7:00 & 10:35 Fri & Sat DON QUIXOTE*(n Color) (1959) Grigory Kozintsev Feb 2 & 3 - at 8:35 only THE -CRANES ARE FLYING (1958) Mikhail Kala- U tozov - at 7:00 & 10:30 U Sunday SONS AND MOTHERS (Detroit Premiere) (967 Tonight at i "Coplpelia"-Music by (in Three Acts) al Leo Delibes TONIG~HT AT 8:30 11 AA uu k a III I I