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BATON, N.M;A'scenic diaMift ride apparently jumped its cableS a t u r d a y on 7,800-foot-high E a t o n Pas s andplunged to a rocky hillsidebelow*

One person was killed andseveral others injured.

More than a scdre of otherswere stranded on the lift butfiremen using long laddersrescued all but a group of teen-age girls stuck about 80 feet offthe ground.

A helicopter was reported enroute to pick up the strandedgirlsj who were not believed inany danger.

Names of the victims arid theinjured were not immediatelyknown, pending notification ofnext of kin. However, the,injured were believed to haveincluded at least one child.(Continued on Back Page, Col. 4)

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SALANAN AUTHORIZED PUBLICATION OF THEU.S. ARMED FORCES IN THE PAR EAST

Vol. 24, No. 167 Monday, June 17, 1968

Thank Nation

AP RadiophotoSEN. EDWARD KENNEDY EXPRESSES FAMILY'S THANKS TO NATION AS HIS MOTHER ROSE AND FATHER JOSEPH LISTEN.

HYANNIS PORT, Mass.(AP) — Sen. Edward M.Kennedy said S a t u r d a ythat Americans will decidethis summer how best tofulfill the goals of his latebrother, Sen. Robert Ken-nedy.

"And eaeh of us will have todecide in a private way, in ourown hearts, and in our own con-sciences, what we shall do inthe course of this summer, andin fu ture summers," the Massa-chusetts Democrat said.

He spoke along wi th his moth-er at a television taping sessionin which he thanked the nat ionfor the "strength and hope" re-(Continued on Back Page, Col. 1)

New Red Force Nears Saigon;Communist Shelling Goes On

Compiled From AP and S&SVietnam Bureau

SAIGON— Fresh elements ofa Communist regiment werereported moving on the northernedge of Saigon Saturday night ,and South Vietnamese troopsbacked by ar t i l lery swept intothe area to give battle.

Vietnamese mil i tary sourcessaid there had been "some con-tact," but they had no otherdetails.

The heavy thunder of explod-ing artil lery shells could beheard clearly in the downtowncenter e.i the capital.

The area of the Communistmovement was pinpointed as theGo Vap District, where severalclashes occurred earlier thisweek, it is about four milesf rom central S a i g o n. Tilt-sources said the enemy forcehad been identif ied as elementsof the Dong Nai Regt., now a

mixed Viet Cong-North Viet-namese uni t .

Some enemy sniper f i re alsowas reported Saturday night inthe Phu Tho Race Track region.

Knemy gunners shelled a dockarea on the Saigon River frontearly Sunday.

The U.S. command said fourrounds of 107mm rocket fire hadhi t in t i n - r iver f ron t port faci l i -t y . I t s report l isted one Vie t -(Continued on Back Page, Col. 3)

PARIS (AW —^ Presi-dent Charles de Gaullemoved Saturday toheal s o m e of thew o u n d s that haveweakened French unityby releasing formerGen. Raoul Solan andformer Col. AntoineArgoud from prison.

Salan and Argoud wereonce among the brightestnames in the French Army.Then they turned againstDe Gaulle by opposingA l g e r i a n independence.They were leaders of thesecret army organizationwhich sowed terror in Al-geria and France to back-their, dreams of keepingAlgeria under French con-trol. Both were serving lifesentences.

The Elysee Palace announcedthat no one now remains inprison for events concerned withthe Algerian war.

De Gaulle ordered the releaseof the last 11 prisoners just 8days before the elections for anew National Assembly.

Officially, the presidential par-dons were taken to commemo-rate De Gaulle's radio appealof June 18, 1940, for Frenchmen(Continued on Back Page, Col. 2)

LightningKills AFCadet, 18

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,(UPI)—An Air Force Academycadet was struck and killed bylightning and two others wereinjured Friday night while ona training exercise in the moun-tains above the academy.

Killed was William McCoyGoss, 18, of Newport, Ark. Gosswas a sophomore.

Injured by the lightning wereMark W, Steinbruch, 18, ofScotch Plains, N.J. and Gre-gory L. Harper, 19, of RoundLake, 111. They were taken tothe Air Force Academy Hospitalwhere they were listed in goodcondition Saturday.

All three cadets were partici-pating in night exercises aspart of the regular summertra in ing program. They were hitby lightning in Savior Park, fivemiles northwest of the academy.

Does Bang-Up JobCATTKIUCK CAMP, England

( U P I ) — A r m y bandsman DavidMurgatroyd, aware that, six gen-erals were watching the parade..put extra gusto in his swingsand banged a hole in his bigbass drum.

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Firelights in the Suburbs lightup the sky like blocks of mar-quees advertizing the Onlyaction left in the capital. Para^chute flares burst i n t o flamelike fireworks, and helicoptersdraw broken red lines to earthwith' their tracers. Only thethunderous explosions and therising debris ruin the carnivalatmosphere,

Air Force jets scream over-head, returning to Tan Son Nhtitafter bombing or strafing runsat nearby enemy positions.Theirs is one of the friendlysounds— a signal to the peoplethat something is being done to

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The taxis and ,pedi£abs arefilled. Shop3 and businesses areempty and locked, And in the;bars the hostesses make hastyplays for one more Saigon tea,It's closing time for the capital.

The two faces of Saigon areas different as * . , well, nightand day. At ftight it's a ghosttown. But it*s far from dead,despite jts many would-be as*sas'sins*

At dawn, as if a starter's gunwas fired to signal the start ofa new day, Saigon springs tolife.

And the newsboys hawk pa-pers that usually tell aboutanother mortar barrage orrocket attack on the city, theair base or a suburb. Construc-tion crews go to work to repairthe damage. Hospitals care forwounded, and sometimes fami*lies set about making funeralarrangements*

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Oil Storage Areas in N. VietBlasted by AF and Navy Jets

North Viet GunnersMiss Allied Ships

S&S Vietnam BureauSAIGON — Air Force fighter-

bombers touched off nine sec-ondary explosions and four sus-tained fires Friday at a petrole-um, oil and lubricant storagearea 25 miles northeast of MuGia pass in North Vietnam.

Crews of the F105 Thunder-chiefs and F4 Phantoms also re-p o r t e d destroying 315 POLdrums, each containing 55 gal-lons of the flammable liquids.

missions flown over the panhan-dle by U.S. pilots. The total wasabout 50 missions below the re-cent average, with 7th Fleetpilots flying only 12 times.

The Navy said the reason forthe sharp decline was a regularmaintenance stand-down on itscarriers in the Gulf of Tonkin.A spokesman said normal opera-tions probably would resumewithin 24 hours.

Aircraft c a r r i e r America-based A7 Corsairs caused a bigexplosion at a supply storage

Indian Riot DamageBOMBAY (UPI) — Hindu-

Moslem riots in the city of Nag-put since Monday have causedone million rupees ($200,000)worth of damage, the FinanceMinistry of Maharashtra Statesaid Saturday.

area 21 miles south of Vinh.Pilots said t h e i r 500-poundbombs set off a blast that sentup a 3,000-foot pillar of smoke.

Air Force Phantom crews re-ported similar results at anoth-er POL storage area 38 milesnorthwest of Dong Hoi. Theysaid smoke from one large firerose to more than 2,400 feet.

Antiaircraft fire was describedas moderate, with no surface-to-air missiles fired. Air ForceThunderchief pilots destroyed anSA2 missile and transporter 25

miles southeast of Dong Hoi.The pilots used air-to-groundmissiles to blast the site.

B52 bombers flew five strikesFriday night and S a t u r d a ymorning against enemy basecamps and supply areas in BinhDuong province northwest ofSaigon. They also hit threetimes at North Vietnamese con-centrations near Dak To andKontum City,

Army helicopter crews killed40 enemy Friday in scatteredaction in the republic.

S&S Vietnam BureauSAIGON — North Vietnamese

shore batteries Friday firedmore than 20 rounds of artilleryat two destroyers in the Gulfof Tonkin, U.S. spokesmen saidSaturday. Neither ship was hit.

The report said the destroy-ers Chandler and Hobart, anAustralian ship, were shelling ahighway bridge 11 miles south-east of Dong Hoi in North Viet-nam's panhandle when six gunsalong the coast southeast of thecity opened fire. The enemyrounds were identified as 85mmartillery shells.

The U.S. Navy said somerounds landed within 20 yardsof the Australian destroyer. TheHobart returned the fire withits five-inch guns and silencedthe shore sites within minutes.

In South Vietnam, gun crewson board the cutter Minonablasted 60 structures and 15sampans as Navy and CoastGuard units reported blastingthe highest single-day total ofdestruction in more than sixweeks. The total for all unitswas 75 fortifications and 15 sam-pans.

Casualties in VietnamWASHINGTON (S&S) — The

Defense Department has an-nounced the following casualtiesin connection with the conflictin Vietnam.

KILLED IN ACTIONArmy

SP4 Andrew J. Thomas, Birmingham, Ala.Pfc, Coney Ellis, Willisville, Ark.SSg. Albert Ishman Jr., San Pedro, Calif,Sgt. James O. Ellsworth, Sacramento,

Calif.Sgt. Rudy M. Ollveras, Colton, Calif.SP5 Harry L. Theurkauf, Grass Valley,

Calif,Pfc, James May Jr., Oakland, Calif.Pfc. Robert N. Moore, Anaheim, Calif.Pfc. Loy N. Whaley, Sacramento, Calif.Cpl. Peter C. Ferguson, Portland, Conn.Sgt. Jacob R. Weldin, Wilmington, Del.Sgt. Ernest G. Winston, Miami, Flo.Pfc. Edward H. Higglns, Tarpon Springs,

Vief Assembly PassesBill to BeefJJp Forces

SAIGON (UPI) — South Viet-nam's National Assembly Satur-day passed amendments to thegeneral mobilization bill sub-mitted by President NguyenVan Thieu. The bill automatical-ly became law.

The Assembly's action clearedthe final hurdle in passage ofthe bill, which is supposed toput 200,000 more men in theVietnamese Army by ihe end ofthe year.

This will raise the size of thearmed forces to 870.000.

In a joint session, members of

£ Pacific Stars & StripesMonday, June 17,

both the Vietnamese Senate andLower House debated each offive amendments proposed byThieu, They ejected none of theamendments. No final vote wasrequired to make the bill law.

The bill will make all males18 to 38 years old eligible forthe draft .

Males aged l(i to 17 and 39 to50 will be required to serve incivil self-defense uni ts exceptfor those who volunteer for theArmy.

Thieu had asked the NationalA s s e m b 1 y more than twomonths ago to empower him todeclare general mobilization ofthe country's manpower and re-sources.

Flo.Pfc, Franklin W. Hoops Jr., Ft. Lauder-

dale, Fla,ILt. Richard A. Holt, Atlanta, Ga.ILt. Richard J. Rudolph, Atlanta, Ga.2Lt. Harris A, Folmar, Albany, Ga.Sfc. Frank A. Condon, Augusta, Ga.SP4 David W. Brantley, Brunswick, Ga.SP4 Dennis C. Melton, Rossvllle, Ga.Sgt. Michael J. Donovan, Berwyn, III.SP4 Dennis Archibald, Chicago, III.SP4 Dennis W. Mourgelas, Chicago, III.SP4 George R. Packard, Fort Wayne, Ind.Pfc. William L. Jarboe, Indianapolis, Ind,PSg. Gaylord B. Hendrickson, Shawnee,

Kan.PSg. Alfred McCullough, Salina, Kan,Sgt, Douglas M. Washington, Waterproof,

La.Pfc. John P. Thompson, Baltimore, Md,SP6 James K. Wheeler, South Boston,

Mass.SP4 Richard S. Davis Jr., Quincy, Mass.SP4 Paul J. Pelletier, Wilbroham, Mass,Sgt Robert J. Westrate, Holland, Mich.Cpl. Alan R. Otl, Au Gres, Mich.Pfc. John H Ulbrich, Rochester, Mich.SP4 Douglas R. Oft, St. Cloud, Minn.Pfc, Leland D. Welch, Belview, Minn.Pfc. Larry E. Smith, Lincoln, Neb.Pfc, David A. Ackerman, Derry, N.H.Pfc. Leonard E. Cruce, Hobbs, N-M.ILt. David A. Paddock, Cortland, N.Y.SSg. William M. Draper, Rochester, N.Y.Cpl. Gerald Mattera, Central (slip, N.Y.Cpl Gerald D. Sorrentino, Rockville

Cenfre, N.Y.Cpl. Francis V. Todarello, Oakdale, N.Y.MSgl. Clarence E. Hornbuckle Jr.,

Fayelteville, N.C.Sgt. John A, Combs, Akron, Ohio.SP5 Zack W. Napier, Franklin, Ohio.Cpl, Dale E. Badgley, Covington, Ohio.Cpl. Roger L. Inboden, Creola, Ohio.Pfc. Louis A. Snakovsky Jr., Maple

Heights, Ohio,ILL James S. Wood, Oklahoma Ciiy,

Okla.ILt. James W. Cox, Prineville, Ore.Sgt Roger W. Shipley, McMinnville, Ore.Sgt. Angela C. Santiago, Philadelphia, Pa.Sgt. Dayton J. Hooks, Mullins, S,D.Pfc. Jimmy O. Croft, Columbia, S.D.SP4 Elijio R. Goruales Jr., Mario, Tex.ILi. Richard C. Knock, Virginia Beach,

Va.Sgt. Frank W, Campbell Jr., Glacle Spring,

Va.Sgt. MacArthur G. Gee, Charlotte Court

House, Va.Cpl. Robert W. Cupp, Alexandria, Vo.Cpl. Cecil T. Oscar, Grottoes, Va.Cpl. Jason A. Holes, Moses Luke. Wash.Sut. Thomas L. Dunilhan. Elk Guni^n,

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5P4 Robert E. Barnes, Casper, Wyo.Navy

Lt. Eric P. Brice, Birmingham, Ala.HM2 Richard A. Roesler, Rhlnelander,

Wis.Marine Corps

Pfc. Johnny M. Scott Jr., Mobile, Ala.Cpl. Earl W. Cobbley, Pacific Grove,

Calif.LCpl, Felix R. Bocanegra, Venice, Calif.LCpl. Daniel L. Prock, Gridley, Calif.Pfc. David E. Barber, Hay ward, Calif.Pfc. Peter J. Weldemler, Alanwda, Calif.Pfc. Joseph J, Grillo Jr., Norwich, Conn.Pfc. Johnny L. Proctor, Melrose, Fla.Pfc. Kurt E. Hacker, Cicero, III.Pfc. William A. Hayes, Chicago, III,Pfc. Claude M. George, Hammond, Ind.Cpl. David A, Stokes, Council Bluffs, Iowa.Pfc. Michael W. Simon, Owensboro, Ky.Pfc. Raymond A, Borduas, Biddeford,

Maine.Cpl. Norman E, Hicks Jr., Baltimore,

Md.Pfc. Darrell E. Campanello, Hyattsville,

Md.LCpl. Rodney R. Bernard, Pontiac, Mich.Pfc. Victor J, Canales, Fennville, Mich.Pfc. Thomas W. Kemp, Rockford, Mich.Pvt. John C. Harrington, Traverse City,

A'iichPfc. Gerold J. McAdams, Lincoln, Neb.Cpl. Lonnie Sheppard Jr., Newark, N.J.Pfc. Jeffery S. Patterson, Dover, N.J.LCpl. Raymond T. Steele, Flushing, N.Y.Pvi. Richard A. Policy, Nelsonville, Ohio.Cpl. Forrest J Flyte, Pen Argyl, Pa.Pvt. Eliezer Ortiz, Bethlehem, Pa.Pfc. Thomas E. Walker, Charleston, S.C.ILt. John H. Carson, .San Antcnio, Tex.Cpl. Amelia Nino, Dimmitt, Tex.Cpl. Dar! K. McDormon, Lnydhurst, Va.LCpl. Robert V. Holland, Danville, Va.LCpl. Jeffery E. Feser, Seattle, Wash.LCpl. Mikal J. Sullivan, West De Pere,

Wis.Air Force

Sqt. Anthony Carra, Des Mo'mes, IowaDIED OF WOUNDS

ArmySPS Wayne S. Proctor, Saluda, S.C.

Marine CorpsPvt. David Knox, Dolton, III.LCpl. Francisco Ortiz, New York City.Pfc. Renaio M. Bevilacqua, Cleveland,

Ohio.Pfc. Colie Etheridge Jr., Columbia, S C

MISSING TO DEAD—HOSTILEArmy

SP4 Gregory R._ Johnson, Pueblo, Colo.Sgt. Walter F, E. Mails Jr., Bridgepori,

Conn.Ptc. Ptiiiip F. Nesiico, Bristol, Conn.Sqt Harry W. Butler, Columbus^ Ga.Cpl. Joseph J. POs-icivunii I I : , Park

Forest, III,Pfc. Delbert R. Brockmeyer, Murphys-

boro, III.Pfc. Brian J. Clark, Carlyle, III.SP4 Robert G. Marvin, Gary, Ind.SP4 Robert G. Galloway, Berea, Ky,Pfc, Joseph R. Valentine, Prairieville,

La.Pfc. Ronald A. Coleman, Baltimore, Md.SSg. Charles D. Farrell, Boston, Mass.ILt. Robert L. Jones, Chula, Mo.SP4 Norman L. Keller, North Tonawanda,

N.Y.Pfc. Michael F, Chubbuck, Depew, N.Y,Pfc. Gary L. Russell, Rome, N.Y.Sgt. John D. Crews Jr., Rocky Point,

N.C.Pfc. Samuel f. Hill, Gastonia, N.C.SP4 Terry L. Fyock, Indiana, Pa.Pfc. Joseph P. Misiaszek, Central Falls,

R.I.SP4 Conley" A. Bradshaw, Church Hill,

Tenn.Sgt. Billy R Brown, Belton, Tex.ILt. Steven M. Gillmer, Tacomo, Wash.Sgt. Michael W. Braun, Milwaukee, Wis.PSg. Jose Q. Aguon, Umatac, Guam,

Air ForceMaj, Eugene P. Beresik, Webster, Mass.Maj. David J Gunster, Ridgewo^d, N.J.

MISSING IN ACTIONArmy

ILt, Kevin J. Dugan.Sgt. August Gonsalves Jr.SPS Richard L. Vines.Pfc. Lee R. Bush.Pfc. Charles W. Smith,Pfc. Loren D. White.

Marine CorpsSgt. Larry D. PlilerLCpl. Harry T. Moore.

Coast GuardLt. Jack C. Rittichier,

DIED NOT AS A RESULT OFHOSTILE ACTION

ArmyPfc. James A. King, East Palmdale, Calif.Pfc. Mitchell P. Conelly, Trenton, Fla.Pvt. Ronnie L Jones, New York City.Sgt. Edgar D. Joy, Wellsville, Ohio.Cpi Alva D. Henthorn, Columbus, OhioSP4 Milton D. Gruber, Columbus, Ohio.SP4 Benjamin J. Williamson, Mullins.

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SP4 William G. Poole III, Kingsport, Tenn.SP4 Lnrry H. AAo.rgan, Grand Marsh,

Wis.Marine Corps

Ptc. John A. Gcldsberry II, Danville,III.

MISSING NOT AS A RESULT OFHOSTILE ACTION

ArmySP-i Roger D. Weber.Pic. Scor t D. Correilo

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s operating about 40miles north of Saigoli i'e-cently seized a cache ofC o m m u n i s t communica-tions equipment t e r m e d"the largest and most signi-ficant I have heard of" byLt, Col. Claude S. Simp*son <fr,, division signal of*ficfer.

Included in the Una .Were threeradio sets, two devices foraligning radios, a key for send-ing code messages, three match-ing units for connecting radioequipment, several antennasand a number of batteries,tubes and communications wire,, C Co., 1st Bn., 16th Inf., ,dis-.covered the equipment in.a re-cently occupied red base camp*

Simpson said the most signi-ficant aspect of the find wasthe "sophistication of the latemodel radio gear.*' One newradio, made in Red China, wasan AM set, similar in size tomany American field radios.

The presence of- a supply oftubes, wire and batteries togeth-er with the aligning devicescaused the 1st Bn,'s signal of-ficer, 1st Lt. Sylvan H. Riker,to conclude, "The ladios musthave been brought to the loca-tion for repairs or mainten-ance." In addition to the com-munications gear, the troopscaptured 89 rifles, three crew-served weapons and 150 poundsof TNT.

G/s SeizeIke Cache

HUE, Vietnam upecial) —An enemy supply depot, stuffedwith more than 35 tons of stolenrice, was seized near here re-cently by a company from the101st Airborne Div.'s 2nd Bn.

Working with a platoon ofPopular Force (PF) soldiersfrom Quang Dien, the paratroop-ers of D Co., 1st Bn. (Abn),502nd Inf.. discovered the cachewhile capturing two Viet Congwho fled into a tiny riversidehamlet.

"I've seen rice caches before,but never anything like this,"said the amazed commander,Capt. Jackie Justice, of Clarks-ville, Tenn. "We walked intothat village and we were literal-ly surrounded by rice."

Searching the village with thePF's, the soldiers found therewas even more to the rice stock-pile than originally met the eye.

One of the biggest finds wasa huge, stone-walled pigpen fullof rice. Concealing the vitalgrain was a sheet of corrugatedtin and a six-inch layer of pigdung.

"Losing this much rice isreally going to hurt 'Charlie,' "Justice said. "This place wasobviously a way station forNorth Vietnamese Army infil-trators."

With the Americans guardingthe village, the PF's and somelocal citizens dug the rice outand bagged it for shipment to asafe district collection point.

Bus Crash Kills 34KISUMU, Kenya (AP) — At

least 34 persons were killedwhen the bu.s in which they werending crashed through a bridgerailing and plunged into the Son-tlu River between here andKisii .

Ground crews prepare to lift an F4 Phantom off the runway at done to the aircraft as its pilot* made a belly landing to saveCam Ranh Bay so air traffic can continue. Minimum damage was the plane. (USAF)

Seize NVAOn Junk

" DA NANG, Vietnam (Special—The Coast Guard Cutter PointOrient captured a sailing junkwith six North VietnameseArmy personnel on board 85miles south of here.

In the course of an ordinaryinspection of the junk, the sixmen, disguised as fishermen,were found in possession of pa-pers which looked too new forthe dates on them. Examinationof the junk revealed a largecargo of rice, salt and medi-cine, all items urgently neededby the enemy.

The junk and its occupantswere turned over to the SouthVietnamese Navy. An intelli-gence officer identified the menas a captain and five warrantofficers of the North Vietnam-ese Army attempting to infil-trate to assignments in SouthVietnam.

Crews' Skill SlidesTo Safe

CAM RANK BAY, Vietnam(Special)—A multi-million dol-lar F4 Phantom of the 12(hTactical Fighter Wing wassaved from serious damage re-cently through the skill of theair crew and the rapid reac-tion of ground personnel.

Because of a landing gearmalfunction, Maj. Robert D.Russ, 35, Colorado S,p r i n g s,Colo., aircraft commander, and1st Lt. Douglas M. Melson, 24,Kenmore, N.Y. pilot, had tomake a wheels up landing.

"We orbited for about an hourto get rid of our excess fuel,"Melson said. "Meanwhile, weradioed our emergency situationto the base and the ground

crews foamed the runway."A belly landing in an F4 just

isn't covered in the books, it'sa time when common sense andaerial skill are the governingfactors. Major Russ arid I hadboth read a safety article cov-ering a belly landing of an F4on the wing tanks with mini-mum damage to the aircraft.We both remembered the tac-tics used and we went over thechecklist.

"We made a low pass overthe base to check our s i n krate," Melson continued, "andto see the exact location of thefoam and, to make sure ourspeed calculations were correct.

"Major Russ was cool; he

wasn't even breathing hard. Hetold me to remind him of thingslike the ejection guard handle,the tail hook and to stopcock(turn off) the throttles.

"Our final pattern was verywide, about five miles from thefield. This allowed us to getlined up with the centerline ofthe runway about three milesout. We came in low at 144knots on our final approach.The tail hook caught the ar-resting barrier, and we sliddown the slick runway until thebarrier stopped us! It was thesoftest landing I've ever had inan F4. The wing tanks cushionedthe l a n d i n g and everythingworked out fine with minimumdamage to the plane. Westopped, got our canopies upand left the aircraft," conclud-ed Melson.

Russ said, "My main concernwas the aircraft. We need thembadly here, and I didn't wantto lose it. I've flown a lot offighters and this one is best,

"Melson really did an out-standing job," he added. "liereminded me of the things Iasked him to, at just the righttime. We went over the check-list for the landing and workedtogether."

Russ concluded, "I'd like topat the ground crew on theback. They did a terrific job offoaming the runway in mini-mum time and they were rightthere when we stopped to han-dle the .situation,"

Damage to the $2 mil l ion air-craft was confined to the twow i n g tanks and the radome onthe nose. Cost of the threeitems, $2,808.

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British StudentPardoned by Tito

S1SAK, Y u g o s l a v i a (DPI)— P h i 1 i p Dobson, 22-year-oldBritish student sentenced tosix years' imprisonment, wasreleased from prison hereaf ter Yugoslavia President Titopardoned h i m , a court off ic ia l.•said.

Dobson was sentenced May ••)!a f te r lie was found g u i l t s ' in aroad accident, in \vhieh 14 Brit-ish students uere Ki l led in thebus he had driven. Dobsoa hadbeen given a choice of a pardonor a new t r i a l .

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across all types of delta terrain. It is armed withmachine guns mounted atop and on the sides,

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PopularGuitaristDies at 45

INDiANAPOLIS, Ind. (UPI)~-Wes Montgomery, the self-taught guitarist who afteralmost a quarter of a century ofrelative obscurity became oneof America's leading jazzmusicians, died Saturday at thepeak of his career.

Montgomery, 45, suffered aheart attack at his home herewhere he was resting betweentours with his quintet, whichincluded his brothers Monk andBuddy.

At his death, Montgomery's"A Day in the Life" was No. 1in Billboard magazine's chart ofbest selling jazz albums for the37th consecutive week. It hassold more than 250,000 copies.

An earlier album "Going Outof My Head," won Montgomerythe Grammy Award for the bestinstrumental jazz performancein 1966 but it was with"California Dreamin"' in 1967that the guitarist caught the earof the nation.

Montgomery also was votedthe best jazz guitarist of 1968in a Downbeat magazine poll.

The extent of his presentsuccess was in sharp contrast tohis earlier years. Born inIndianapolis March 6, 1923, andschooled primarily in Columbus,Ohio, Montgomery was 19 andmarried before he ever pickedup a guitar.

Montgomery later recalledhow he listened to recordings bythe lengendary guitarist CharlieC h r i s t i a n and the music"burned my ear." Obsessedwith Christian's playing, Mont-gomery scraped together $350 tobuy a new electric guitar andamplifier without even know-how to read a note of music.

For the next eight months hedevoted every spare moment tomastering the guitar andlearning each solo Christian hadrecorded with Benny Goodman.

After four years of playinglocally he was hired by LionelHampton but two years oftouring was enough for Mont-gomery. Missing his family, hemoved back to Indianapolis,took non-musical jobs andconcentrated on playing hisguitar on weekends.

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to fight on against Nazi Ger-many.

Unofficially, the pardons wereseen as a bid for support fromAlgerian settlers repatriated toFrance, The former Algerianresidents have been bitterly op-posed to De Gaulle, and one oftheir most pressing demands hasbeen for release of their heroes.

Some French newspapers said

ees Algeriaexile for six years to avoidfacing court charges of subver-sive activities returned to Francelast Saturday.

Former Col. Charles Lacheroy,once sentenced to death in ab-sentia for participation in theputsch, came back to Francefrom Spain Thursday after sevenyears in exile.

The only top political leaderinvolved in the battle againstSalan's release is part of the m7°S •"/. rttle "P1"?*

price asked by the army for a ^? linl lenc^^!:l0 Kpledge oTloyalty"in"the g"rea~t &^*y*Ato France surge of social upheaval that has ftSlSl

ltS?Hlt?S!L tor^er mm"just hit France, When the picture lster of mformation and one-timewas darkest, and De Gaulleadmits that he was thinking ofwithdrawing, he went to easternFrance and to Germany to findout where the army stood.

Salan was convicted of takingpart in the 1961 generals' putschin Algiers which seized powerfor a few days. He has beenserving a life sentence in theTulle prison.

Salan was the only prisonerleft at Tulle.

Argoud also was serving a lifeterm. He had been capturedin Munich by what were gener-ally believed to be French secretagents and spirited back toFrance to stand trial.

The liberation of Salan hadbeen expected for the past few

governor-general of Algeria.Salan walked out of the Tulle

prison just 31 minutes after thepardon had been announced inParis. His 18-year-old daughterDominique was with him.

Salan 's voice was choking withemotion as he told newsmen,"You understand my feelingson leaving this prison. I leavenothing behind me, except myfollowers who are dead and towhom I pay homage. What isimportant now is to be with mywife and daughter. I am goingwith them to have a rest."

When asked if he planned toenter public life, Salan said,"Certainly not. I have alreadybeen mixed up in too manyevents."

days. Former Premier Georges He indicated, however, that hetsidault who had. been living in would write a book.

Raoul Salan talks with news-men after his release fromprison at Tulle, France.

(AP Radiophoto)

Smoking Sam SwipedLONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) -

The American Cancer Societychapter reported that someonehas taken Sam, a mechanicalmannequin it uses to .show .schoolchildren the effects of smoking.

24 Pacific Stars & StripesMonday, June 17, 1968

Peace TalksStalemated

PARIS (AP)—At the end offive weeks, the peace talks be-tween the United States andNorth Vietnam rested on deadcenter Saturday.

The ninth meeting betweenAmbassadors W. Averell Harri-man of the. U.S.-and Xuan Thuyof North Vietnam is scheduledfor next Wednesday following aweek-long recess. During the re-cess Hardman is consultingwith his advisers here and isalso in touch with policy-makersin Washington.

Since last Wednesday's meet-ing, which produced anotherround of argument over how tode-escalate the war, Thuy andhis delegation have been public-ly silent. But claims of militaryvictory and eventual tr iumphfor the North Vietnamese causecontinue to be heard from Ha-noi,

The issue on which Harrimanand Thuy have been deadlockedfrom the beginning is NorthVietnam's demand that the U.S.stop ail attacks on its territoryand the U.S. counter-demandthat North Vietnam must alsoscale down military operations.

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namese civilian wounded andone truck destroyed.

Spokesman said the rocketswere launched from the south-west and counterbattery firedirected into that area resultedin a secondary explosion.

The Viet Cong continued theirharassing rocket and mortarattacks against Saigon Saturday.Bien Hoa AB and a Saigon policestation received over 80 roundsfrom Communist gunners.

Early Saturday morning, ap-proximately 60 rounds of 107mmrockets struck Bien Hoa AB, 1«miles northwest of Saigon, nodamage or casualties wtre- re-ported.

Twenty mortar rounds landednear a National Police outpostin the southeastern sector ofSaigon, wounding two policemenand three civilians.

Nine other civilians werewounded in random shelling inthe same area Saturday morn-ing.

U.S. Marines killed 21 enemyFriday morning while repellingan attack near Hoi An, 350 milesnortheast of Saigon.

The Marines' position was at-tacked at 3 a.m. by an enemyforce of unknown sm>. TheAmericans repulsed the attack

and directed artillery, helicoptergunships and air strikes into theenemy's positions.

A sweep of the area revealed12 enemy bodies. No Marineswere killed in the action.

In other ground action Fri-day, U.S. Army troops killed 43enemy in an operation north ofSaigon. Helicopter gunshipskilled 12 Viet Cong while sup-porting Vietnamese troops inthe Mekong Delta.

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James Roper, manager ofradio station KRTN in Raton,said one woman and her son,believed to be 10 or 12 yearsold, jumped from one of thechairs to the ground but wereapparently not hur t .

Raton Pass is about 10 milesnorth of Raton, on the Colorado-New Mexico border.

The l if t runs from thehighway through the pass to the-top of a brush-covered moun-ta in . The l i f t is a popular scenicride which operates only in thesummer.

.for tltr Meats" for

which ftobeft.fiteftftetip btlleved,thai dFf*aft still :.«ttairi&'.&ndthost hopes still fgffiaift; ; ,

"Am! §aeh of us will have todecide m a private way , in aurown hearts, aiid in dur con-sciences, what we shall do inthe course of this summer, andin future summers, and I knowwe shall choose wisely.

"Ethel and the members ofthe family are dbing well. Theyhave returned to school. Theiroldest daughter Kathieeft isteaching in art Indian raserva*tion this summertime. Theyhave the strength that theirfather has given them, and wepray to God that the Lord willgive them the health to carryom"

Mrs, Rose Kennedy's state-ment:

"May I extend my sincerethanks to all you dear friendswho offered your prayers, affec-tion, and condolences at thetime of our recent bereavement.

"We know that these tributescame straight from your heartsand our hearts responded Withgratitude and deep apprecia-tion. We cannot always under-stand the ways of AlmightyGod.,. the crosses which He sentus.. .the sacrifices which He de-mands of us.. .but we believe inHis divine goodness...in His wis-dom.

"We accept with faith and re-signation His holy will with nolooking back to what mighthave been, and we are at peace.We have courage for the future,and we shall carry out the prin-ciples for which Bobby stood.

"His devotion, his dedication,to those high ideals are wellknown, and we shall honor himnot with useless mourning, andvain regrets for the past, but'with firm and indomitable reso-lutions for the future... acting nowto relieve the starvation of peo-ple in this country. ..workingnow to aid the disadvantagedand those helpless, inarticulatemasses for whom he felt sodeeply and for whom he workedlong hours... night as well -asday.

"And in our thoughts of him,and in our prayers, we shall re-member Ethel as well as his lit-tle children with whom helaughed and prayed... that theytoo, may remember their fathernot as only a parent who gailyshared their sports and theirchildhood triumphs, but also asone who pledged his heart, soul,and strength, to the bettermentof humanity and the spiritualenrichment and honor of ourgreat country, the United Statesof America."

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