U. S. Calls Prisoner List Propaganda .WASHINGTON (AP) - Administtation
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Calls Prisoner List Propaganda .WASHINGTON (AP) - Administtation. officials • say it made the list: the closest thing yet to an official Hanoi "Al we have is flie word of North Vietnamese officials," that they may have been lost when their planes were shot Hanoi's latest list of U. S. prisoners of war is old, inmm- accounting of POWs. • • one official said. v down. • plete and may be just Christinas propaganda. DISCOUNT IMPORTANCE One new element in the list,' however, was inclusion of Kennedy told a Washington news conference in an- This was the initial reaction from high officials to re- But the administration wasn't giving much importance the dates of death and/or capture. nouncing release of the list that he didn't know if it was ac- lease of the list that names 339 Americans held captive, to the North Vietnamese move. Pacifist leaders of the Committee of Liaison with Fami- curate and complete, but added the letter banded his rep- 20 dead and nine previously released. U. S. officials list "Pre-Ctoistmas gamemanship," said, one administration lies of Servicemen Detained in North Vietnam declared the resentative, Washington lawyer John ,E. Nolan Jr., con- 378 heM captive. official v/ho insisted he not be quoted by name. list has all the names of prisoners the Hanoi government tained a line that said this was the official list of the North Secretary of State William P. Bogere was expected to Biggest point of contention was whether the list was boMs Vietnamese. elaborate further at a news conference today. complete and final. CALLED FINAL WORD Nolan returned to the United States last night, but re- North, Vietnamese diplomats in Paris gave official weight U. S. pacifists, through whom Hanoi sent earlier lists, Cora Weiss,' committee chairman, said in New York, fused to talk with newsmen. to the list by handing it over yesterday to a representative said it was. "The heavy news is that it's final." Nolan took the list to David K. E. Bruce, U.S. nego^ of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., and to a staff mem- QUICK CHECK MADE In Paris, committee spokesman Rennie Davis said, tiator at the Paris peace talks, Kennedy said. The senator ber of Cfoainman J. W. Fiflbright's Senate Foreign Relations But U. S. officials said a quick check showed there was "There are no new names and the North Vietnamese are passed it on to the White House and Rogers. • Committee. no reason to believe the list was complete and added earlier holding no more prisoners." David Dellinger, co-chairman of the pacifist committee, It marked the first time-official representatives of the reports indicate Americans not on the list are held captive The North Vietnamese told him they don't know where said the North Vietnamese picked' Kennedy' and Fuilbright to U. S. government received such a POW list directly. Tnus by Hanoi. missing U. S. servicemen might be, Davis said, adding get the Mst because they were "men of good will." ; 18 -Ye^r-Old Voters Pose County Problems By WILLIAM J.ZAORSKI Mr. Himelman said he has Kugler. Jr. felt that as mat- machines can be adjusted; to melman says, concerns the olds began in August but as of He said he is confident that said that although county vot- FREEHOLD — The county received a number of tele-, ters stood then, the 18-year- handle the situation. voter registration books: last week, only 300 have the youths will soon have the ers have twice rejected pro- superintendent of elections phone calls concerning the olds would be allowed to vote Possible Solutions Should separate books be kept signed up. right to vote for all offices. posals to lower the voting a"e and commissioner of registra- court decision, people want- in the two February school Mr. Himelman said there for them or should they be in- .County GOPchairman Ben- Dowd, Young People (once to 18 artd "then to 19) tion was both happy and sad ing to know exactly what the elections. This announcement are two possible solutions: corporated into the regular jamin H. Danskin said he "We saw what the young tHat county residents will co- yesterday concerning the U.S. 18-year-olds can vote for. was widely publicized and no put in, separate voting ma- books, but identified in some hopes the new voters meet people did for William Dowd operate and encourage the Supreme Court ruling allow- Federal Offices doubt has added to the con- chines for the 18-year-olds or mariner? their responsibilities, adding (GOP candidate for Congress newly franchised voters to ing 18-year-olds to vote in na- "There is no question about fusion. let them vote by paper ballot. Setting up a separate proce- that he is sure they will. who was defeated last No- register, and exercise their tional elections. it," he said, explaining that The ruling by the nation's "I know of no other way," dure and separate books Mr. Danskin said he thinks vember)," said Mr. Danskin. vote. "I am happy that the I?- the 18-year-olds can vote for highest court has created he said. would cost a lot of money, he that permitting the 18-year- "Some of those who worked "I am confident that the year-olds can vote in federal congressmen, U.S. senators, sonie problems and confusion Because the court decision explained. olds to vote in federal elec- the hardest were not able to young people will accept the elections," said William Hi- vice president and president. as to how to allow the young only allows the 18-year-olds to When his office began regis- tions is a good way to break vote." responsibilities and engender melman, "but I am sad they "They cannot vote in state, voters to vote for federal of- vote in federal elections, Mr. tering the 18-year-olds to them in. He explained that He added that the Republi- more interest in the elec- can't vote in all elections." county, municipal or school fices and not for the others. Himelman thinks that possi- vote, Mr. Himelman said that there is more publicity sur- can party will continue to run tions," he said. "It should - The county Republican nnd board elections," he said. • Mr. Himelman will today bly 16-year-olds can now reg- giving diem the franchise rounding a federal election candidates who will attract stimulate general interest in Democratic chairmen nre Before the court decision meet with the staff of the ister. He said he is going to would cost the county about and that the youths "will be youthful voters. the elective process." sure the new voters will meet was announced, the office of county's voting machine check into this. $155,000. involved with an election County Democratic chair- Mr. O'Connor said he be- their responsibilities. state Atty. Gen. George F. warehouse to determine if the Another problem, Mr. Hi- Registration of the 18-year- which has the action." man Richard T. O'Connor (See Vote, Page 2) By LONIA EFTHYVOULOU David applied for home sold and there was no room dy flight, and so)made it Mrs. Ann Lupinski, David's SHREWSBURY-"I opened leave in November, when a . on the aircraft. I managed to home for the holidays. mother, said with emotion, "I the door, and, there he regular leave program was get on but 21 of the group had "This is going to be the best am certainly very pleased, was." started. He got his orders but to; stay behind." Christmas I have had in my delighted and happy to have That's how the Joseph J. had to wait for a seat on a After being "bumped" at life," said Joseph J. Lupinski, him home. Lupinski family, 49 White charter flight, arranged by the airport, David and his David's father. "I was "I was confused when I got Road, here, got its "best Pan American Airlines on a comrades, had to wait for an- shocked to see him home. I a call, first from CBS News, Christmas present ever" Trans-International Airlines other flight. Eventually they did not know he was coming who wanted to know whether Monday. aircraft. were put on a Chicago-Kenne- home." (See GI, Page 3) David Lupinski, 24, serving The men, according to Da- with the U.S. armed forces in vid, had to pay for their own Vietnam, literally dropped in air fare — $350 to San Fran- on his folks for the holidays. cisco and $469 to Kennedy Airport. David paid for a San NLRB Will Supervise "It's fantastic to be home Francisco ticket because he like this," said David, who could not get one to New served in Vietnam for seven York.