FRIDAY, MARCH 24,1967 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1967 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE ThREJ~ Casualties Increase In Vietnam War American Fatalities Climb Past 10,000 As Fighting Continues SAIGON (AP)-Casualty reports showed yesterday that 1967 is well on the way becoming the bloodiest year of the Vietnam war. Spokes- men announced allied forces killed a record 2,675 Communist troops last week while 573 of their own men perished. There was another weekly high in over-all U.S. combat casualties and American deaths from all causes in Vietnam since 1961 passed the 10,000 mark. The U.S. Command estimated that, despite battle losses, the Communist built up their troop strength through infiltration and recruiting during the week to 286,000 men, a net increase of 4,000. Terrorists Persist That would match a similar rise of 4,000 in the American rolls, which reached 427,000 as of last Saturday. The Viet Cong lost 160 of their men in a single sharp action Wed- nesday. Six U.S. Air Force jets bombed and strafed a guerilla de- tachment they caught in a valley 300 miles northeast of Saigon. The body count was made by a U.S. Special Forces team that moved in aftei the attack by jets led by Capt. James Kittinger, 32, Owens- boro, Ky. Communist terrorists pressed operations aimed at Vietnamese civilians and the Saigon govern- ment's program to pacify the countryside. Officials said they killed 83 civilians, wounded 128 and kInaped 75 last week. The dead i nluded 11 pacification workers.I Increase Mortar Attacks South Vietnam bore the brunt of allied fatalities March 12-18 with 357 dead, but over-all Amer- ican losses set a high of 2,092- 211 killed, 1,874 wounded and 7 missing or captured. Both this and the previous high -1,61T in the week ending March 4-developed from an unusual number of wounded, attributed in part to a. sharply increased use of mortars by the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese. Communist mortars shelled a small force of U.S. Marines moved into the demilitarized zone be- tween the two Vietnams yesterday in an effort to recover two, heli- copters shot down Wednesday. Six Marines were wounded, then American artillery silenced the mortars. Leathernecks Witidraw The Leatherneck detachment 0 withdrew without accomplishing its mission and South Vietnamese militiamen guarded the choppers until a further effort could be made to remove them. The hel- icopter crewmen had been picked up previously. 1 Two other mortar attacks had been aimed at U.S. Marines guard- ing the exposed artillery position at Gio Linh, a mile south of the demilitarized zone, and at U.S. in- fantrymen in Operation Junction Ctiy, near the Cambodian border northwest of Saigon. Spokesmen said mortar crews shooting from within the demili- tarized zone wounded 13 Marines with a barrage of 75 shells loosed over a 45-minute period Wednes- day. Two Americans were killed and 31 wounded in the other ac- tion. Previous Death Record Record American combat deaths were 240 In the week of Nov. 14-20, 1965. In that week, highlighted by the Ia Drang Valley battle, 470 GIs were wounded. Unofficial tabulations show U.S. deaths from war and other causes over the last five years totaled 10,094. Of these, 8,306 were killed in action and 1,788 died from ac- cidents and other nonhostile causes. The wounded numbered 48,602. Arms Race Negotiations Anticipated U.S. Hopes To Check Soviet Anti-ballistic Missile Construction MOSCOW (A) - The United States and the Soviet Union began yesterday to arrange for negotia- tions to limit the arms race in of- fensive and defensive nuclear mis- siles. 0 CONGRESSMEN WORRIED: Unrest about Farm Incomes Seen in Milk Strike Violence WASHINGTON .P')-Democrats and Republicans see milk dump- ings and violence as signalling an unrest among farmers that fore- bodes a crop of trouble for the administration in 1968. The drive by the National Farmers Organization in 25 states to push up milk prices is regarded by many farmers and their leaders and representatives in Congress as Assistant New Orleans District Attorney James Alocck (left) and F. Irvin Dymond (center), defense attorney for Clay Shaw, accused of conspiracy in the assassination of President Kennedy, watch as assistant Orleans Parish Clerk Henry Alexander draws the name of Shaw's judge. 10-MILE CHASE: U.S. Seizes Russian No enToIjr No eenTIjr WASHINGTON (VP) -For the second time this month, the U.S. Coast Guard has seized a Soviet trawler fishing off Alaska. But American officials discounted yes- terday the possibility that the in- cident would put any severe strain on Washington-Moscow relations. The 781-foot trawler SRTM 8- 457 was boarded by Coast Guards- men from the cutter Storis Wed- nesday 15 miles off the Shumagin Islands. Coast Guard officials said the boat was spotted by a Coast Guard plane while the trawler was fish- ing 5.5 miles offshore, in vio- lation of the 12-mile exclusive U.S. fisheries zone which was es- tablished officially March 17. Capt. Robert Emerson, com- mander of the Coast Guard sta- tion at Kodiak, said. the Soviet craft ignored a command from the airplane to heave-to and instead hauled in its gear and fled toward the open sea where it was over- taken by the Storis after 10 miles of "hot pursuit." Trawler Under Tow Emerson said the Russian skip- per refused to follow the cutter to port so the trawler was boarded and taken under tow for Kodiak. If it remains undertow, the trip could take two days but if the Russians cooperated and sailed in voluntarily, the vessel could have reached Kodiak last night, Coast Guard officials said. Yesterday's " incident occurred about 100 miles southwest of the spot where the trawler SRTM 8- 41 was seized March 2 on a charge of violating territorial waters by fishing within the three-mile limit. A U.S. District Court levied a '$5,000 fine against the Soviet skiper in this case and the penalty was paid without protest by the Soviet Embassy. Alaska's Gov. Walter J. Hickel described that penalty as "maes- ly. Of the latest incident, Hickel said: "I would hope that the fed- eral government 'will impose the maximum penalty allowable be-; cause obviously a fine of only $5,000 isn't going to deter the Rus- sians from future violations." The maximum penalty would be a $10,000 fine and one year in prison for each of the 25 to 30 crewmen such trawlers usually carry. In addition the ship itself W-orld - ew Crawler; could be seized along with its il- legally caught fish. In addition to urging strong action, Hickel told newsmen "I think a statement from the Rus- sian ambassador on whether the Soviets are going to observe the 12-mile exclusive fisheries zone would be apropos." There has been U.S.-Soviet fric- tion over Russian fishing opera- tions off Alaska before but this month brought the first seizures and criminal proceedings. s Roundup Washington is seeking to check headline demonstration of deep the Soviet construction of anti- dissatisfaction over declining farm ballistic mir'ile defenses, which prices and rising costs, threatens to force the United "Sure it means trouble for States into a massively expensive Johnson in 1968," said Chairman program of its own. W. R. Poage of the House Agricul- Kremlin leaders are not com- ture Committee, a Democrat mitted yet to slow down their from President Johnson's home ABM effort, but are interested in state of Texas. a deal to reduce the present Amer- "Any Democrat who runs is in ican advantage in offensive inter- trouble in the farm areas in 1968 continental ballistic missiles. with the farmers feeling the way Main Obstacles they do," he added. "But I don't Two main obstacles are ,visible know that the Republicans can to diplomats here. do much talking." One is that traditional Soviet Freeman in Middle military thinking places great em- Secretary of Agriculture Orville phasis on defense. The powerful L. Freeman-the man in the armed forces interests in the middle between disgruntled farm- Kremlin might refuse to be over- ers and administration anti-in- ruled if Soviet civilian economic flation efforts-insists the situ- reasoning favors arms limitations. ation will improve and that farm- SThe other is Soviet refusal to ers won't turn their back on Dem- allow foreign military inspectors ocratsI "tocom hee ad hec upon ny But at an Ithaca, N.Y., news to come here and check up on any conference Thursday he deplored disarmament agreement, low farm prices and cautioned Talks With Gromyko that the "production marvel" of After a delay while Washington American farming "could te sent instructions to the U.S. Em- wrecked by the continued under bassy here on what negotiation prosperity of the farmer." arrangements to propose, Ambas- Freeman, like Poage and many sador Llewellyn E. Thompson call- others, feels that "perhaps con- ed yesterday on Foreign Minister sumesrs should be prepared to Andrei A. Gromyko. pay a little more"-a solution al- The embassy announced that most sure to bring down the wrath for 30 minutes they "continued of housewives like those who boy- preliminary discussions." No de- cotted chain supermarkets prior to tails were given. - last November's elections. The Russians said nothing. The Farming Short-changed Soviet press has never reported With farm prices sliding for, Johnson's statement on agree- six straight months to 6.6 per cent below what they were a year ago, men.farmers contend they are being Johnson opened discussions withr short-changed in a prospering a letter Jan. 27 to Premier Alexei economy to the benefit of vote- N. Kosygin. It proposed talks on rich consumers. limiting ABM systems. There is no agreement on the Kosygin replied at the end of depth or scope of the farm problem February that the Soviet Union or the unrest. Some suspect the would talk about ABM systems farmers are grabbing for the cry- and offensive weapons, too. John- ing' towel. Some feel it is another son accepted Kosygin's linking of case of overproduction. the two subjects. And some feel it is a crisis fore- ord last year, taking almost three- But Republican congressman fourths of farmers' gross receipts Rep. Robert J. Do.le of Kansas and are expected to climb again finds nothing new in the price- this year. cost squeeze: "The farmers are 1 Although net farm income tired of the way Johnson and last year was the second highest Freeman have tinkered with the market using surpluses to keep on record, the average farmer's farm prices down and makekthe income was one-third less than the consumers and the housewives nonfarmer's. happy." Italian Is Key in Spy Ring; Soviet Leaves for MOSCOW TURIN, Italy (2)-An Italian Some of those names, both real held as the key man in a reported names and cover names, been Soviet espionage network concen- furnished by Rinaldi to his ques- trating on U.S. bases around West- tioners. sources said. ern Europe was said yesterday to: There was no confirmation of be in fear of his life. these reports from any govern- Informants said that Giorgio ment office. A Foreign Ministry Rinaldi, being held in tight cus- spokesman expressed doubt about tody here under continual obser- the figure of 300. vation by Italian counterintelli- In Paris, a NATO headquarters gence agents, was convinced he spokesman said he had no com- would be killed to seal his lips. ment. "Italian authorities are t Rinaldi, 59, his wife, Angela dealing with the case and are in Maria, 52, and his chauffeur, Ar- close touch with NATO," the mando Giard, 40, were seized spokesman said. March 15. They were charged The charges filed against the Wednesday with spying for the Rinaldi's and . Girard accused Soviet Union. them of gathering information on; Diplomat Leaves U.S. air and naval bases in Italy A Soviet diplomat allegedly in- and in Spain and selling it to volved in the case, Yuri Pavlenko, Soviet agents. left Rome for Moscow abruptly Italian newspapers said that Wednesday with his wife and Rinaldi, in the course of four trips young son. Unconfirmed reports to the Soviet Union between 1958 said the Italian government or- and last year, was rewarded by dered him to leave. being made a colonel in the Soviet Rinaldi, a stocky man who was intelligence service. a stunt parachutist and jumping One newspaper said Rinaldi was instructor, was said to have told involved in an operation so skilled his interrogators Wednesday that and well set up that it represented 300 persons with various jobs in at least seven years of organizing the North Atlanitic Treaty Organ- at a cost of $16 million. ization were involved in the es- Meanwhile, the Defense Min- pionage ring. istry of Italy denied last night that The NATO personnel were de- officials of NATO were involved scribed as both military and civil- in any other Soviet spy networks ian and of several nationalities, in- supposedly concentrating on U.S. cluding Americans. bases in Western Europe. By The Associated Press I LANSING-Gov. George Rom- ney yesterday announced the ap- pointment of Dr. John T. Demp- sey, 42, of Dearborn, to the Mich- igan Civil Rights Commission, suc- ceeding John Feikens, who re- signed. Dempsey is chairman of the literary college at the University's Dearborn campus. His term, if confirmed by the Senate, would expire Dec. 31, 1967. * * * SALEM, Ore.-The name of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY), may appear, on the Oregon presi- dential primary election ballot next year. Secretary of State Clay Meyers said yesterday-he will give strong consideration to putting Kennedy's name on the ballot next year if things stay as they now are. Under Oregon's all-comers law, the secretary of state is required to put on the primary election bal- lot the names of all generally recognized candidates. If Kennedy's name were put on the, ballot, it could be taken off only by an affidavit from Kennedy saying he was not a candidate and did not intend to become one. a' * * HOUSTON-Two Apollo astron- auts are continuing their training on an individual basis in class- rooms at the Manned Spacecraft Center and at various industry plants where space hardware is manufactured and designed. The question now is whether to make the next flight a carbon copy of ill-fated Apollo 1's flight plan, or to move directely into bold rendezvous activity. ATLANTA-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, said yesterday that he will assume an active role in opposition to the Vietnam war. He described the war as the major obstacle to the civil rights movement. U.S. Advantage Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara says the United States has a 3 to 1 advantage over the' Soviet Union in offensive missiles, 1.446to470 ICBMs. He has con- tended that no ABM system can be effective, that some attacking missiles will always be able to get through. Therefore, McNamara argues, it is a waste of money-up to 40 billion for the United States-to build ABM defenses.j shadowing trouble for the admin- istrration, a congressional battle and a fertile field for dispute in the 1968 election campaign. Cite Statistics These are some of the statistics the farmers cite in their argument: 9 Farm prices are 7.4 per cent below last summer's peak, reflect- ing only 74 per cent of the parity price goals of federal farm pro- grams, compared with 82 per cent a year ago. 9 Farm costs soared to a rec- U STARTS F RIDAY THE TRIUMPHANT FINALE OF THE 1966 NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL "A TRIUMPH, AN OUTSTANDING FILM OF OUR TIME. CERTAINLY THE OUTSTANDING OFFERING AT THE FESTIVAL." -Judith Crist, World-Journal Tribune "BEAUTIFULLY MADE AND ACTED ... strikingly realistic and emotionally taut."-Bosley Crowther, N.Y.,Times "A WORK OF ART ... a great statement for our times." -Archer Winsten, N.Y. Post PRESENTS TONIGHT! The University of Michigan Gilbert & Sullivan Societya presents PATIENCE. March 23, 24, 25 Wed., Thurs. Performances ....... ... $1.50 Fri., Sat. Performances .. ............$2.50a Sat. Matinee.... ................. ..$1.50 r Tickets on sale 9:00 to 5:00 Lydia Mendelssohn Box Office ea ea e es e THE REPERTORY COMPANY ELLIS RABB, Artistic Director IN A *th FALL FESTIVAL OD 3 NEW PRODUCTIONS fil I TOMORROW NIGHT! TOMORROW NIGHT! TOMORROW. NIGHT! ND u of m JAZZ IN COK BA CURT sM. 19-24, sf. 2OCT. 1 'Tye brilliant Belgian dramatist Michel de Ghelderode'a -x mace- a OCT. 10-15, 17-22 ThAMERICAN PREMIERE of EugeneIonesco's OCT. 24-29, OCT 31-NOV. s One of the classic Ameaicmn cedrhdes of the Twenties. by Pulitzer Prize-Playwright George Kelly Asuperb, harro*ing, nostalgic drama of the death of Everyman. Distinguished success of the 1967 Paris Season. Translated by Donald Watson AWARDS: Shown outside the Festival at Cannes (approved as the official French entry to the Cannes Festival last May, it was withdrawn under pressure from the Franco regime). At the end of the-Cannes Festival, a group of Spanish film critics awarded LGEF its newly-inaugu- rated Prix Luis Bunuel. It also received the International Film Critics' Prize (Federation Internationale de Ia Presse Cinematographic) at Cannes. The "French Oscars" of the French Academy (L'Academie du Cinema) were awarded to Resnais for "the best film of the.year" and to Yves Montand for "the best performance." Shown at the non-competitive 4th New York Film Festival, 1966. Directed by ALAIN RESNAIS Starring YVES MONTAND @ INGRID THULIN and introducing GENEVIEVE BUJOLD Produced by SOFRACIMA/PARIS-EUROPA FILM, STOCKHOLM/A BRANDON FILMS RELEASE FRIDAY: 7-9-11 SATURDAY: 5-7-9-11 BRUCE W. FISHER, Director TOMORROW NIGHT 1 2" ri . .. I aff mks I I