Nixon Slates Soviet Talks BRUSSELS (AP) - Presi- Soviet - American Talks
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own School Board Asks Budget Defeat SEfe STORY BELOW * Snow Ending Mixed snow and rain ending 1WDAILY FINAL - today. Partly cloudy and cold ) Red Bank, Freehold 7" tonight and tomorrow. 1 Long Branch EDITION MM Monmouth County's Home Newspaper for 90 Years VOL. 91, NO. 169 RED BANK, N. J., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1969 18 PAGES 10 CENTS SAIGON (AP) - Viet Cong and North Vietnamese provincial capitals, and 29 district capitals. Some towns tian frontier Sunday in an operation to cut enemy supply Saigon was shelled twice yesterday, for the first time troops raked more than 50 towns and military posts with were hit several times. lines. There were no casualties, but the two losses raised since the halt in the bombing of. North Vietnam last Nov. 1. rockets, mortars and. light ground attacks today in the sec- Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky, taking a plane to return to 2,362 the number of American helicopters lost in the war. Fifteen civilians were killed and 48 were wounded. But ond day of countrywide attacks. American officers said to the Paris peace talks, said he would recommend a re- AROUND U.S. BASES the capital was spared any shelling today. the enemy had started a spring offensive intended to gen- sumption of the bombing of North Vietnam if shelling of The bulk of the fighting occurred north and northwest of 'A BRAZEN THING' erate pressure from the American public for concessions at South Vietnam's cities continued. He said his South Viet- Saigon, around the big American bases at Long Blnh, Bien An American official said the rocket attacks on the . the Paris peace talks. namese air force could do the job alone if necessary — Hoa and Dau Tieng. capital "were a brazen type thing showing he could put President Nugyen Van Thieu said the offensive had been "they are- ready." Long Binh and Bien Hoa are only 15 miles northeast of some rounds in Saigon. completely foiled" with heavy losses to the enemy. The Allied spokesmen said the second round of attacks to- Saigon, and elements of the North Vietnamese 5th Division "If he wanted tactically to do something he would put a V.6. Command announced that more than 1,000 Viet Cong day was considerably less than the opening onslaught and are reported trying to push past them. lot more rounds in, if he could." and Norlii Vietnamese had been killed since the attacks caused only light casualties and damage. But it was felt Sources said allied defenses have been bolstered around Ten rounds of big Russian 100-pound rockets slammed began Saturday night. the enemy might try to keep up the effort for as much as Long Binh and Bien Hoa, and to the south of Tay Ninh City, into the capital in two separate volleys Sunday morning Allied casualties include about 100 American soldiers 10 days. near the Cambodian border, to meet a threat by the North and later in the afternoon. ' and an equal number of South Vietnamese troops killed, at At the outset, more than 150 towns, bases and outposts Vietnamese 9th Division. One of the heaviest attacks Sunday occurred when the least 146 American soldiers and more than 100 South Viet- came under attack Saturday night and yesterday. It was U.S. B52 bombers kept up their intensified strikes enemy shelled and then charged into a refugee camp at Que namese troops wounded, and at least 66 civilians killed and the heaviest enemy blow since last May. around Saigon, dropping more than 1,000 tons of bombs on Son, 30 miles southwest of Da Nang. Thirty civilians were another 250 wounded. U.S. headquarters also announced that enemy gunners enemy bases and infiltration corridors. The heaviest of reported killed, 50 wounded and 85 houses destroyed. At Military spokesmen said enemy gunners had shelled shot down and destroyed two big U.S. Marine CH47 helicop- the strikes were concentrated 24 and 25 niiles west and least .141 Americans and 78 government soldiers "were Saigon and Da Nang,-South Vietnam's two largest cities, 20 ters supporting Marine infantrymen sweeping near the Lao-' northwest of the capital. wounded. Nixon Slates Soviet Talks BRUSSELS (AP) - Presi- Soviet - American talks. He , ance, he emphasized a pledge successful negotiations de- its partners instead-of with right to expect that consulta- dent Nixon told America's said therewill be negotia- that "the United States is de- pend on our unity," them, or merely informed tion shall be a two-way European allies today that he tions "ta/due course, and with termined to listen with new He went, on: them of decisions after they street." later will "enter into negotia- proper preparation." attentiveness to its NATO "I realize that this course were made instead of consult- Summarizing the approach tions with tiie Soviet Union on The President made no partners." has not always been followed ing with them before decid- he wants to take in his.Euro- a wide range of issues," and mention of two crises of para- To underscore this policy in the past. But I pledge to ing." pean meetings, he said: "I he promised to consult with mount concern to the Atlan- declaration, he said that be- you today; that in any nego- 'Determined to listen' have come for work, not for ' themjboth before and during tic allies: the new dispute be- cause American - Soviet talks tiations directly affecting the "The United States is de- ceremony^ to-inquire, not to the talks. tween the British and French would directly affect the na- interest of the NATO nations, termined to listen with a new Insist; to consult, not con- - Nixon, in a speech to the governments, • and the possi- tions of Western Europe, the there will be full and genuine attentiveness to its NATO vince; to listen and learn and council of the North Atlantic bility of an East-West con- United 5tates will approach consultation before and dur- partners," he declared,-"not to begin what I hope will be a Treaty Organization during frontation in Berlin. Moscow "on the basis of full ing those negotiations." only because they have a continuing interchange of the first stop of his eight-day Pledge Emphasized consultation and cooperation Nixon said he knew the al- right to be heard but be- ideas and insights." European trip, did not hedge Instead, with the aim of re- with our allies, because we lies had felt "that too often cause we want their ideas. Whate House Press Secre- Ibout prospects for eventual vitalizing the Atlantic Alli- recognize that the chances for the United States talked at And I believe^ we bave a tary Ronald L. Ziegler was asked if Nixon had discussed, _wiUL_Belgian_officials—the latest chill in British-French relations, he replied: "I don't have any information on Eutontown School Budgi that." Nixon flies to London to- night for talks with Prime Minister Harold Wilson, and AT NATO — Pretidenf Nixon giv«s double handshake after visits to Bonn, West Ber- lin and Home will go to Paris ivNAJO Sacretary General Manlio Bcoslo on Pwi- Friday to meet with President denl's-jarrivai-at-NATO headquarter* in BriHnurihls— EATONTOWN - The Board the coming year, the board week before the referendum • "If it is rejected; however, present proposal is defeated. ;Charles de Gaulle. morning. '. ' , (AP Wiraphoto) of Education announced today surplus account Will be up, on the board's once defeated the Borough Council will have . The board had originally . Ziegler said Nixon, during • that developments of the last .jeopardizing state aid in years $1.93 million budget. It leaves the opportunity to reduce the' attempted to cancel the refer- •iu$;10j5(Kknile'trip is keeping jrW. T four days make it imperative to come. the board.in a position where local tax to its present.ievel endum until a revised budget 4fclosely- abreast'of latest re- that voters defeat the school The special aid under the a budget defeat will be more and thereby take advantage could be prepared, but was ports from South Vietnam, budget tomorrow. state aid law of 1966 repre- advantageous to district of the aid again next year.',; advised by state officials where a new wave of enemy A sudden change of heart sents the difference between voters than an approval. Cooperation Pledged this was. not possible. They attacks' has been launched, by assistant Commissioner of the local tax levy per pupil "If the voters approve the The board has met, with were also told if voters ap- apparently to bolster the Ike's Operation Education Edward W. Kilpat- and the federal aid allocated proposed $825,572 tax levy, the Borough Council to discuss proved flie 1825,572 tax levy, Communist position at the rick 3rd is adding $171,000 in for each student living on ad- state aid windfall will become the unique situation and the that amount would have to be Paris peace talks. state aid to the current school jacent Ft. Monmouth. surplus and could jeopardize two bodies have, indicated raised even though it might Nixon, discussing yester- budget and if residents ap- The notification from Mr. the district's aid next year," they will cooperate in setting not be needed. day's countrywide rocket and mortar attacks, indicated prove the $825,572 tax levy for Kilpatrick came less than a toe board announced adding: a reduced tax levy if the The tax levy being voted to- Galled Success to newsmen during his flight WASHINGTON (AP) — morrow is $68,000 higher than — his' wife, Mamie. She from Washington that in some Emergency! stomach surgery had rushed to the hospital the present year.