FRIDAY, APRIL $,-1966 TAF MICUTG A m nAL Y'T.V ;o FRDY Pi ,:96 rnG Da raua £'P.T wA uw'u PAGE THREV I Buddists Promised America 7 To -remain f}... Neutral, State Department Will Not Endorse Ky for Political Maneuvering WASHINGTON ()-The State> Department said yesterday the f United States "supports the gov- ernment of Viet Nam and its an- nounced intention to proceed to-f ward constitutional processes.". The account of the confused: political situation given to news- men here indicated no final agree- ment has been reached which would end the nearly month-old civil turbulence. A department spokesman said that his statement was not aimed at supporting Ky's case over that of the Buddhists in the current crisis. "Our feeling is that the solution: to political problems in Viet Nam is something for the Vietnamese themselves to work out.".O N T The spokesman said U.S. diplo- O I mats in Saigon have been con- Russian officers peer thro tinually in touch "with represen- military jet plane that cra tatives of all elements of Vietnam- ese society" in the current man- man crew perished in the ( euvering. He declined to specify: any particular U.S. contact with SECRET SESSI a Vietnamese politician, however. The powerful Buddhist monk, Thich Tri Quang, was said to have * F bid for national elections in three months. Informants said the Bud- dhist's proposition as conveyed to U.S. Embassy contacts paral- MOSCOW (AP) - The 23rd lelled his position as stated to gress of the Soviet Comm newsmen in Saigon. party met in secret session At present, the Vietnamese fac- about two hours yesterdayr tions are reported maneuvering in the Kremlin. over how to set up the constitu- Foreign Communist sources tion-drafting group, with the aim later they had no reason to of getting their own interests well- lieve the secret session meant moves from its present military dramatic surprise is in the of regime to a more democratic Nikita S. Khrushchev deli. system. his famous "secret speech"r Claim Early [E OUTSIDE LOOKI ugh binoculars to watch salvage operations for shed yesterday in the Haver River in West Berl craft and bodies were recovered yesterday aftern ON: arty Holding Premier Elections __--7-Buddhist .Leaders Call ,1 For Quiet In the Field, American Soldiers Kill 24 Viet Cong North of Saigon SAIGON () - Buddhist leaders said yesterday that Premier Nguy- en Cao Ky promised privately to turn over power to a popularly in five or six months and that they elected constituent assembly with- had called on him to make this pledge publicly. They asked all until K replied. There was no im- demonstrators to remain quiet mediate response from govern- ment quarters.{ Spurning the Buddhist hierar- chy's call for quiet, rioters burned two American vehicles, stoned an American civilian and battled Vietnamese security forces. There was an unconfirmed report they kidnaped the civilian, Larry De- Witt Urchins NG IN Street urchins as young as 8 or 9were among the mob of about r the wreckage of a Soviet 1,000 in this sixth night of violent in. Russians said the two- agitation within the capital loon. against Ky's military government. Banners included a fresh de- mand: "End the war immediately." Police, paratroopers and fire- men finally broke up the demon- . stration shortly before midnight. Election They used tear gas, high-pressure hose trucks spouting purple-dyed water, and warning shots in the efore they spoke with West- air to drive the demonstrators in- ewsmen. to the Buddhist Institute com- y said they understood the pound in he southwest section of Ssessioin covered only its an- the city. Splashes of the purple ed purpose, considering the water marked them for later iden- n of the Soviet party's rul- tification. A gray-robed monk entral Committee and an in- hurled a rock at the troops as the on committee. The brevity compound gates swung shut. session appeared to rule out Rampage mgthy discussion of the bit- The rampage started with a ud with Peking or a re-ex- march of about 500 demonstra- ation of Stalin's place in tors from the compound only a few history. hours after Buddhist leaders had foreign Communist sources instructed their militant support- aid the names of the Central ers to lay off for a while. ittee will be announced at The march of the 500 quickly ngress today. They said they drew in hundreds of recruits. A o hint of any major changes battalion of paratroopers waded top Soviet leadership. in and sent all scurrying down ---side streets, but there they re- formed and went on. The War Afield, operations included a fight between elements of the - U.S. 25th Infantry Division and a SVietCong company they surprised in the Ho Bo Woods about 25 miles northwest of Saigon. The Ameri- cans killed 24. Their own casual-: ties were unannounced, but two crewmen were injured in the crash of an armed helicopter. U.S. airmen struck again at Red targets both north and south of the border as details of a Viet Cog atrocity came out of the A -1 Mekong River Delta. Atrocity A Vietnamese spokesman an- nounced guerillas shot 25 shack- led prisoners at a detention camp u at Phu Tam, 70 miles southwest of I Saigon, minutes before Vietnam- ese troops overran the camp Wed- nesday. Most were civilians. Three were women. Of the group, four survived. They said the Viet Cong had picked them up for failure to pay taxes, in money or rice, to Red agents.1 LONDON (p) - Britain sought unprecedented powers yesterday from the United Nations to use force if necessary to stop ships delivering o i l f o r rebellious Rhodesia. Ambassador Moussa Leo Keita of Mali, April Security Council president, consulted urgently with the other 14 members of the coun- cil on Britain's call for a meeting. The urgent move by Prime Min- ister Harold Wilson"s government is aimed at making sanctions com- pulsory against the breakaway white minority-ruled central Afri- can colony. The British prepared a resolu- tion for the Security Council that would putteeth into the sanctions program. Right now the worldwide trade ban on Rhodesia recoi- mended by the Security Council last Nov. 20 is not binding on UN members. Informants disclosed three es- sential terms of Britain's resolu- tion would: 1) Prevent oil shipments for Rhodesia reaching Beria, the port in Portuguese-ruled Mozambique 2) Compel flag-states to divert ships of their nationality from Beira if they are carrying oil for Rhodesia. 3) Authorize Britain to use force is necessary on the high seas against any Beira-bound tanker with oil for the Rhodesians. By requesting only a limited application of compulsory sanc- tions, the British hope to achieve a double purpose: -To preserve for themselves sole control of the Rhodesia crisis. If a resolution were adopted or- dering all-embracing sanctions, enforcement action would be vest- ed in the United Nations. This in time could, in Britain's view, lead to "Red troops in blue UN Berets" establishing themselves in southern and central Africa. TO ENFORCE OIL EMBARGO: Britain Calls for Compulsory Sanctions Against Rhodesia ..-MMO..U..m Republicans Produce Tax Sharing System WASHINGTON (P)-Republican leaders said yesterday the federal government should turn over to the states 10 per cent of its in- come tax revenues. They said that would still leave enough money to permit periodic tax reductions. Grape Pickers Form con- ( ing Joseph Stalin at a similar unist n for night said o be- t any dfing. vered revil- secret congress session in 1956. Foreign Communists were barred from the secret session yesterday just as they were 10 years ago. The foreign Communist sources, however, had attended all earlier sessions of the congress and had time to be briefed by Soviet col- leagues on yesterday's secret meet- --To stave 'off African, Asian, Communist pressures* for ex- tending sanctions against those countries which refuse to join in boycotting Rhodesia. This, in time, could put South Africa and Por- tugal's African territories under international blockade. The Brit- ish do a billion dollars worth of trade with South Africa yearly. Their investments in the republic exceed $3 billion in value. This had led them to oppose the idea of boycotting or blockading South Africa apart from the military and economic difficulties that would be posed. ling b er n The secret nounc electio ing CE specti of the any le ter fe min Soviet The also so Comm the co had n in the 'Bargaining LODI, Calif. PP)-On the 21st day of their march north through California's Central Valley, vic- tory-partial but exhilarating - came to a ragged band of striking farm workers. Exuberant cheers echoed and some tears flowed Wednesday when it was announced in Spanish that a giant of the liquor indus- try had yielded to one of their basic demands. The marchers are Mexican- Americans, grape pickers when they work, who for seven months have struck for better pay and working conditions and the right to have a union bargain for them. News Conference In Los Angeles, 400 miles south, officials of Schenley Industries an- nounced at a news conference they have agreed to recognize the in- dependent National Farm Work- ers Association. The big liquor company agreed to accept the NF- WA as the sole bargaining agent of farm workers in Tulare and Kern counties and begin collective bargaining within 30 days. But O. W. Fillerup, executive vice-president of the Council of California Growers, said Schenley Industries' farming operations were only incidental to their bas- ic whisky-making business and Union not representative of California's agriculture, "where growers stead- fastly have refused to sell out their employes and force them in- to a union that does not repre- sent them." At the heart of the grape strike is the NFWA's demand for a $1.40 an hour wage plus 25 cents for each 'case of grapes picked. The workers now receive between $1.10 and $1.25 an hour and 10 cents a case. Until Wednesday, no major grape grower recognized the NFWA or admitted that a strike existed. Founder Mexican-born Cesar Chavez, a former farm worker, founded the NFWA four years ago as a coop- erative, then guided its evolu- tion into a labor group. Chavez said his group's next target was the huge Di Giorgio Corp., which he estimated employs between 1500 and 200 workers in the Delano area. Di Giorgio held a news conference late yesterday to reveal its plans concerning the strike. Chavez phoned word of the agreement to a panel truck, equip- ped with a mobile telephone, which has accompanied the marchers since their 300-mile trek began March 17 'in Delano. The Republican Coordinating Committee envisioned a tax- sharing plan reaching the 10 per cent level eight years after it be- came effective. The GOP panel said the state cut of income taxes should start at 2 per cent and increase every two years to the 10 per cent ceiling. "The Republican party has al- ways advocated the strengthening of our state and local govern- ments," the committee said in a paper approved 10 days ago and made public yesterday. "But clear- ly, these governments will be able to meet less and less of their re- sponsibilities if additional sources of revenues are not found." Federal aid earmarked for spe- cific state projects is no solution, the Republicans said, adding: "At the worst, the states will continue to sink into a morass of financial inadequacy and eventual .bank- ruptcy. At best, they will become mere administrative appendages of the national government." Each state's share of national income tax collections would be determined on two bases under the GOP plan. The Republicans said half of a state's rebate would ae dsigdd to return the income taxes its people had paid; the rest would be computed on the basis of popula- tion and income levels in a manner designed to help poorer states. In addition, the GOP panel safd, the ban on racial discrimination in federally aided programs should be part of the revenue-sharing system. At current rates, the Republi- cans said, income tax collections are expected' to go up by about $50 billion over the next 10 years. The GOP revenue-splitting plan would earmark $11.5 billion for the states in that period, they said. __ World News Roundup By The Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Army plans to bring about 15,000 highly trained enlisted men back from Europe to help with the buildup of combat strength in this coun- try, officials said yesterday. Officials who stipulated that they not be quoted by name said the Army's total strength in Eu- rope will be reduced to about 210,- 000 around midyear, but that it will be restored to approximately the current level of 225,000 by the end of the year. The men being returned several months before expiration of their normal tours of duty overseas will be used in units being formed and to furnish experienced men for training draftees and recruits. The officials who confirmed an earlier report of the planned with- drawal said there will be only slight effect on the combat readi- ness of the 7th Army in Europe. They reiterated that it should be possible to complete the Army buildup and reinforce U.S. forces in Viet Nam without removing any major unfts from Europe. HONG KONG-Police fired on 1500 rioting Chinese today as they swept through Kowloon burning, wrecking and looting. One rioter was killed and two were wounded. Gov. Sir David Trench imposed a curfew on..Kowloon, with its two million Chinese residents, for the second day in a row. The trouble began early yester- day after 2000 young Chinese pa- raded in protest of a proposed in- crease in harbor ferry rates. Most of the Chinese rioters were teen-agers or even children too young to know what the issues are. NEW DELHI, India-Two per- sons were killed and six injured when police opened fire on' 1000 brick-throwing demonstrators in Calcutta yesterday. The violence was a repeat of leftist-led disturbances of mid- March, in which 39 died and scores were hurt. Leftist leaders are still protest- ing food shortages and other griev- ances. LANSING-The Michigan Su- preme Court has issued an order attempting to dismiss a challenge to Michigan's present one man- one vote legislative apportionment. But legal sources said the order apparently has no effect because the court followed its usual 4-4 split. : :s; r ::? #:i r ::. { :: :: :;~.y; :}}; ".: iiL}}i:::: :: r."s:vv.": :o".v."vrr ."r: "".evr iti4 ." ." .:v. . r. S :'t "v.. '$r.. .:r: :.vr.. "rr ...............:":fi::.................................................................... n..........................+........................n..:t.. .{r. 4iAG D IAM O ND RINGS The International Affairs Committee of the University Activities Center announces PETITIONING for GENERAL CHAIRMAN of the 1967 WORLD'S FAIR I LYRIC. s ... FROM x100 I _-.:_ 1 WP I:IIMKAIIhI I HKrr by Richard Raldridffp .1 III 11