FRIDAY, MAY G, 1966 THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, MAY 6,1966 THE MICHIGAN DAILY s * War Spilling Into Laos and Cambodia Fulbright Calls Saigon 'An American Brothel' WASHINGTON (IP) - The war in Viet Nam has been spilling over into Laos and Cambodia and the United States is encountering more 4 difficulty in obscuring the fact. Two unusual official disclosures in the last three days have thrown fresh light on the involvement in combat actions of territories in both Laos and Cambodia. In Washington, the Defense De- partment reported for the first time on casualties in air opera- tions over Laos. The reports show- ed that in the past two years 11 U.S. fliers have been killed there and somewhat fewer than 20 oth- ers have been listed as missing or captured by Communist forces. Incursion Confirmed In Saigon, a U.S. spokesman confirmed accounts from news correspondents on the scene that last Saturday American artillery fired across a boundary river in- to Cambodian jungles to silence enemy guns when U.S. troops ran into heavy fire from Viet Cong forces on the Cambodian side. Washington authorities asserted that in the prolonged operations over Laos and in the brief clash across the Cambodian border, the Communists were responsible for initial violations of territory out- side Viet Nam and that the U.S. fire was defensive. Officials in Washington denied that this week's unusual disclos- ures resulted from any policy de- cision to signal a new and broad- er phase of warfare in Southeast Asia. Basic U.S. policy, they said is still to keep the conflict con- fined to Viet Nam but Commu- nist actions sometimes force coun- teractions outside that country. Minimum Disclosure When such actions do occur the practice of the State and Defense Departments has been to say noth- ing about them if possible and otherwise to make minimum dis- A closure. The justification offered for this practice is that sensitive relations with other governments are involved. As the Viet Nam war grows in intensity, however, it is now rec- ognized here that the policy of silence may very well be more difficult to maintain. search and destroy operations in, the Vietnamese junbles that have long formed a Viet Cong strong- hold near the Cambodian border could fire back if they came under attack on the Cambodian side. Dispatches from Saigon said there had been earlier reports of such firing but that none had' drawn official confirmation until' the spokesman's statement earlier this week.- U.S. air operations over Laos began in May 1964. The State De- partment said at that time that the neutralist government of Laos had requested aerial reconnais- sance to get information on posi- tions of Communist troops. That information was made available here after Communist China broadcast that Communist forces in Laos had fired on U.S aircraft. In early June 1964, an unarm- ed reconnaissance plane was re- ported shot down by Communist fire. The next day a U.S. Navy jet fighter also was reported shot down. On June 8 Washington of- ficials said that fighter planes es- corting the unarmed reconnais- sance aircraft had received orders to fire on Communist military in- stallations when necessary to pro- tect the reconnaissance craft. WASHINGTON (M) - Sen. J W. Fulbright (D-Ark) asserted yesterday that "both literally and figuratively Saigon has become an American brothel." Fulbright continued his criti- cism of American foreign policy yesterday in the face of a broad- side from former Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater who argued that Fulbright should resign as Sen- ate Foreign Relations Committee chairman for "his carping criti- cism" of American policy. Both Goldwater and Republican Sen. Jacok K. Javits of New York hit at Fulbright's expressed con- cern that the United States is showing signs of an "arrogance of power." Reply Given But Fulbright said in a lecture prepared for a Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, "I do not think for a moment that America with its deeply rooted democratic tradition, is likely to embark upon a campaign to dominate the world in the manner of Hitler or Na- poleon." Fulbright said what he does fear is that the United States "may be drifting into commitments which though generous and benevolent in intent, are so universal as to ex- ceed even America's great capaci- ties." Fulbright noted the political tur- bulence in Saigon last month when some American jeeps were burned and there were other anti- American signs during political demonstrations Shock and Anger But the reason for it, Fulbright said, "is that 'fatal impact' of the rich and the strong on the poor and the weak." He said the Vietnamese resent "the disruptive effect of our strong culture upon their fragile one" and added "what they fear, I think rightly, is that traditional Vietnamese society cannot survive the American economic and cul- tural impact." U.S. Brothel In calling Saigon an American brothel, Fulbright cited reports of Vietnamese putting wives or daughters to work as bar girls "or to peddle them to American sol- diers as mistresses." U.S. MARINES LEAVE a burning village as the Viet Nam war continues. Fighting has intensified along the South Viet Nam-Laos-Cambodia border areas with some firing reported into neutral Cam- bodia. House Hikes Education, Health Appropriations by $489 Million WASHINGTON () - President Johnson's 1967 budget plans were kicked both up and down yester- day in Congress. In the current case of the re- The House sent to the Senate by' port of casualties suffered over roll-call vote of 354 to 27 a $10.55- Laos, officials said the Defense billion appropriations bill contain- Department had received queries ing $489.2 million the President about a week ago concerning no- did not want for health and edu- tification given to a family of a cation programs, but stripped off lost flyer. The family reportedly all the money he requested for the was informed that the loss had new national Teachers Corps. occurred over Laos. Casualty Report Then it received from its Ap- propriations Committee a $14.31- When matter, n it was said, they billion bill without any of the found that the identification of money the President sought for Laos as the scene of combati oer- rent subsidies and Project Mohole. ations had been given in notices . The $10.55-billion measure car- Ssent to a number of families and r ies funds to finance the Labor they therefore decided that since Department and the Department this information had been offi- of Health, Education and Welfare cially provided to next of kin they for the fiscal year starting July 1. should issue a casualty report in The money added by the House response to inquiries. to the sums requested by the Pres- In the case of the fight across ident included $232.8 million to the Cambodian border, officials help school districts in an esti- said, authorities in Saigon referred mated 350 congressional districts. the question of disclosure to Wash- These are schools with large en- ington - apparently after press rollments of children of federal dispatches from the scene had re- civilian and military personnel ported it. Washington authorities Several dispirited attempts to cut reportedly instructed headquarters the allotment back to the amount in Saigon not to volunteer infor- requested by the President failed. mation on the incident but to say-- -- what had happened if asked. The policy covering this opera- tion was made known by the Stat Department last Dec. 21-in as obscure a manner as officials , could devise. There had been many reports and complaints of Viet Cong forces taking refuge in the Cambodian jungles as well as com- S plaints by Cambodia of border % violations by American or South Vietnamese forces. 'Self Defense' Finally, when a State Depart- ment spokesman was pressed to re- veal what orders U.S. commanders had, he replied that "American military commanders throughout the world have authority to tak those actions essential in the ex- ervise of the inherent right of self- defense to protect their forces." This was understood to mean that American troops engaged in Not in the bill was $31.3 million more than a score of miscellan- } requested by the President to fi- eous federal agencies. nance a Teachers Corps created The committee knocked out all last year to help educate children the rent money, an action which of poor families. No one tried to if sustained, would terminate the restore it, although the Senate program on June 30. may put some of the money back. Also left out of the new bill was A pending emergency appropri- the entire $19.7 million the Presi- ation bill includes $10 million to dent wanted to keep in motion the keep the Teachers Corps program Mohole project designed to obtain operating through June 30. If scientific data by boring deeply Congress upholds the House ac- into the earth's surface In the tion, the program would run out of Pacific. money then. The same emergency money bill Unless Congress reverses the awaiting final congressional ac- committee, the projects for which tion includes $112 million for rent $55.4 million already has been pro- subsidies for the year ending June Vided would be stopped In Its 30. tracks. The President asked Congress to keep the program alive for next year by providing $35 million in new authority to make contracts ead and $3 million to pay on contracts already made. These contracts pro-U*a vide for payment to nonprofit landlords to supplement rent forD low-income families in nonpublic housing,Ciassin ec The extra rent-subsidy funds were to have been part of the $14.31-billion measure sent to the House Thursday for consideration next Tuesday. The bill finances__ Come in and go for a test walk. 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