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Friday, February 28, .1975

THE MICHIGAN DAILY

Page Three

Rice airlifts commence]
PHNOM PENH (.) - Three used to airlift rice were pre- settlement ,diplomats here say
DC8 cargo jets flew a total of viously used to supplement the no amount of American aid can
nine missions yesterday on the 12 C130s on loan to Bird Air, prevent the government's col
first day of a month-long emer- the private firm contracted to lapse. And Congress itself is
gency airlift of rice for be- fly the ammunition to Phnom resistant to administration
leaguered Phnom Penh's two Penh. warnings that the Cambodia
million residents. In Saigon a U . congres- government will fall "within
Each flight brought 50 tons sional fact-finding delegation weeks without the aid.
of rice - enough to feed 120,000 met with South Vietnamese "Even with ammunition and
people a day - from Saigon to President Nguyen Van Thieu to fuel being flowne n, there is
the Cambodian capital, whose discuss the Ford administration still no manpower, one diplo-i
supply lines have been strang- request for $300 million of addi- mat said. What can this side
led by Communist-led insur- tional military aid to South:d°? Nothing.
gents. Vietnam. HE SAID of the 250,000 troops
THE AIRLIFT will cst $5.5 THEEthe Cambodian army is suppos-
million, paid from U. S. aid THE EIGHT-MEMBER d ed to have, 70,000 or more are
funds previously appropriated, gation plans to fly to Phnom "ghost soldiers" who exist only!
and will provide about 18,000 Penh tomorrow to discuss a re- the ayroll so that their
tons of rice. quest for an extra $222 million m par
While most people in Phnom in military aid to Cambodia canders an po eir
j Pnh av enug toeat iter Iand return to Saigon to meet pay. The soldiers who do exist
Penh have enough to eat, inter.-n eunt Sio ome "are taking heavy casualties,"
<national relief agencies report with representatives of the "ae ting avd.
Sthousands of refugees, many of Viet Cong on Sunday. the diplomat said.
APPoo themuThednumbereofurocketmattack
4 Ph them children, are starving be- While Pentagon officials hope nThectmb e offester-
cause of inadequate rice sup- the additional U. S. aid would, on the capital fell off yester-
Williams, after she was re- pies since insurgents blp ghelp support the government ket near the airport killed sev-
Wednesday. Little is charged of President Lon Nol long en civilians and wounded 17,:
N.C.echaneltlast m nh. enough to achieve a negotiated sources said.
With the beginning of the food __________
airlift, the amount of ammuni-
tion being flown into the capi-
tal was decreased by about
Chalf. Military sources say the
LI Cambodian army has enough A career in low -
ammunition at the present level
of combat around the capital e
to last about a month.
SASINGT te Penta- ut lw school.
urposes gon announced the number of
daily ammunition flights from
security clearance report on Thailand to Phnom Penh would What can you do with only a bachelor's degree?
itm be increased from 27 to 30 be- Now there is a wav to bridge the qap between an
Li . ginning March 1, enough to underaraduate education and a challenginq, respon-
Levhis staff uncovered whatssmen haul more than 500 tons a day sibie career. The .Lawyer's Assistant is able to do work
of ammunition, medical sup- traditionally done by lowvers.
called the abuses and he was plies and other critical items
publicly confirming them as if they operate at full capacity. Three months of intensive troininq can give vou
"the beginning steps" to co- The total amount of ammuni- the skills - the courses are taught by lawyers. You
"hbithngeps in pr- tion would still be about half choose one of the six courses offered-choose the city3
operate with Congress in pre-the1,0 tons in which you want to work.-
venting from fore the rice operation began, Since 1970, The Institute of Paralegal Trainingi
again. because the three DC8s now has placed more than 700 aroduates in law firms, banks,
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AROUD'SAL

Free on bond
Joanne Little (with the sunglasses) embraces her mother, Jessei
leased on $115,000 bond from the North Carolina Women's Prison
with first degree murder in the slaying of a jailer in Washington,
CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY:
Atty. Gen. Levi say
used for politicalj
WASHINGTON (A) - Atty. congressmen.
Gen. Edward Levi confirmed And they said the FBI's coun-
yesterday that the late J. Ed- terintelligence unit did release
gar Hoover filed derogatory in- derogatory information to the
formation about presidents and press on what it considered ex-
congressmen in his FBI office. tremists in order to discredit
In an appearance before a them.
House Judiciary subcommittee, The FBI files include some
Levi also cited cases in which allegations on congressmen's
he said the FBI was used by1 "morals or drinking habits,"
presidents and White House Levi said. He said such alle-
aides for political purposes. gations are filed but not in-
LEVI SAID the FBI now has vestigated.
6% million files, including 1,605 BUT KELLEY said there has
involving congressmen. not been a single attempt to use
Deputy Atty. Gen. Lawrence the FBI politically in the 19
Silberman told newsmen that months he has been director,
the misuse of the agency includ- and Silberman said none of the
ed investigation of congression- past misuse appeared crimi-
al critics for former Presidents rnal
Richard Nixon and Lyndon The testimony was delivered
Johnson and political work for to the House civil rights sub-
Johnson. . committee, two members of
Levi said that Hoover kept in which said the FBI has files on
his office 48 files that included them.
derogatory information on of-
ficials, including presidents and One, Rep. Robert Drinan, (D-
17 congressmen, two of whom Mass.), who was once of the
are still in Congress. House's most vocal anti-Viet-
IN THE MOST detailed public nam war critics, said the FBI
airing yet, Levi, FBI Director investigated him before he was
Clarence M. Kelley and Silber- elected.
man also said that derogatory THE OTHER member, Rep.
material has been given to con- John Seiberling, (D-Ohio), said'
gressmen to use against other 1 the FBI still has a 20-year-old

A phone call. A simple,
ten-cent phone call for a cab
could save your friend's life.
If your friend has been
drinking too much, he shouldn't
be driving.
The automobile crash is
the number one cause of death
of people your age. And the
ironic thing is that the drunk
drivers responsible for killing
young people are most often
other young people.
Take a minute. Spend a
dime. Call a cab. That's all. if
you can't do that, drive him
yourself. Or let him sleep on
your couch.
We're not asking you to
be a doctor or a cop.Just a friend.

aria GarparaLlans rn aver CDV CJ1Ie3.

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