Repelled at Khe Sank

I ■ V A r m g t Daily Net Preas For. The' Week Ende<^ The Weather ' Febnurjr 17, in e Partly cloudy tonigtitr Low In upper teen*. Partly ninny to morrow. H l|h In lower 80a. Manche$ter-—A City ofyViUage Charm ^ VOL, LXXXVDj NO. 128 (EIGHTEEN PAGES) MANCHESTER, OONN;,^FT«DAY, MARCH 1, 1968 (CInaelfled AdverUalnc on n ife 10) PRICE SEVEN CENTS — — — — V- Repelled at WASHINGTON (AP)—A presidential cominiBsion' demands compassionate, massive and sustained efforts —^perhaps'costing more money than the Vietnam -war —to end the destruction and bitterness wrought.by ra Khe Sank cial disorder in America’s cities., “ Our nation is moving toward two societies, one i ; l KHE SANK, Vietnam (AP)— More than 500 Notth black, one white-separate,and equal,’’ declared the Vietnamese soldiers attacked the Khe Sanh combat base President's Commission on Civil Disorders. It condemn througfh the fog before dawn today. They^got to the ed white racism as a central cause and warned: barbed wire ring around the base before'^hey were ---------------------------------------------- "If we ore heedless none of us driven back with at least 70 of their meh killed. ' shall escax>e thee onsequences.’.’ The Red infantrymen Charged behind three sapper Unless Immediate action is platoons in the attack on the base's eastern perimeter, taken, the commission said, which is held by a battalion o f ’6t)0 craCk South Vietila^ Report “ large-scale and continuing vio ----------- :--------------------------- raese Rangers. N.-- lence could result, followed by A flight of the U.8. Air white retaliation, and, ultimate ^ _ _ ^ Force’s huge B52 bombers, ly, ' the separation of the two flying In direct support of Met W ith communities into a garrison X ; X J -J lV y U . J -F J .U L ground troops for the first time state.” . in the war, dropped tons of ek- It related off scores of recom plosives only 760 yards In front Applause mendations, including vastly e ^ In Rangers’ lines. panded programs to proyl^e'2 A F A X A F TV The besieged U.S. Marine •itei million jobs, 6 mllllon^h^sing ___ base In the northwest comer of NEW YORK (AP) — A wave units, drastically/'lmproved I p • A J South Vietnam was on a Red of applause rolled up from some slum schools antT overhaul of ■ A 1 alert—meaning an attack was Negro and white spokesman to the welfare,Hi^tem designed to believed Imminent—when the day for the President’s riot guaranjee''^ all Americans “ a enemy soldiers came lunging commission report, a document mlqlrfmm standard of decent SAIGON (AP) ■— The House through the darkness and mist, that laid heavy stress on "white ng-” of Representatives today over-' Some of the Communist sap- racism” as a major c a u s e ;^ commission didn’t esti- whelmingly rejected a bid by pers succeeded In placing Ban- America-s racial ten sion ..' proposals, President Nguyen Van Thleu for galore torpedoes under the colls Many Influential.,^' leaders, saying only they “ will require special powers In the face of the of barbed wire that circle the white and Negro, ’^ r e reluctant unprecedented levels <rf funding Communist military offensive. two-square-mUe base, but they to speak out-before they had a and performance.’’ It seemed Members voted 88-10 to deny vere killed before they could chance to'tead the full text. But obvious, though, that the price the president’s request Feb. 9 trigger the charges. theje-lwere few dissenting voices tag could exceed even .the 826 for the power to promulgate de This afternoon a twin-engine ..alnong those who did. And a billion annual outlay for the crees bn economic and financial cargo plane crashed and burned number pointed out they had Vietnam war. affairs for one year. Eight rep as It was attempting to take off long blamed the same evils, and New taxes must be Imposed if resentatives abstained. from Khe Sanh. The crew and recommended similar soluUons. necessary, the panel told Presi- The vote by the 136-member passengers escaped, but some “ Good,” was the verdict of dent Johnson, but “ there can be House, 103 ' of whom were were Injured. As firemen rushed Roy Wilkins, a commission no higher priority for national present, does not affect the out to extinguish the flames. .member and executive director oction and no higher claim on state of martial law proclaimed. Communist gunners bracketed ot the National Association for the notion’s conscience.” by Thleu after the Communist the wreckage with two mortar the Advancement of Colored The White House had no launched their attacks against rounds, wounding several of the People. immediate reaction to the re- the cities Jan. 30. firefighters. Rome police in jeeps fire tear gas at protesting students (backs^^nd). (AP Photofax) “ For the first time In any report. Comment In Congress was Most of the 13 representatives The early morning attack was port It points to racism In Amer- sparse—probably because the who spoke during the debate the heaviest ground assault lean life, all through American document was released two voiced concern about the consti launched so far against the 6,000 life, on every level and in every days earlier than planned and tutionality of such special meas U.S .Marines and 600 Rangers Students, Police Clash geographic region as a basic most congrressmen hadn’t re- ures. holding the Khe Sanh base. An cause of the attitudes which led ceived a copy, The Senate was scheduled to estimated 40,000 Communist and can lead to riot.” But even before its release, discuss the request Saturday. troops are believed massed “ That’s the crux of It, right one major question was being Until now, both houses have across the northern frontier lor there,” agreed Floyd Me- raised. 'Voiced their approval of emer- a i invasion of South Vietnam’s Riots Paralyze^Central Rome Klssick, Black Power leader of “ Where,” asked Rep. George , gency government measures two northernmost provinces, the Congress of Racial Equfdlty. H. Mahon, D-Tex., “ are we and such things as msutial law with the Khe Sanh base their “ About as far as you can reed- going to get the money?” He and the curlew have gone un- Hfst oUJective. ROME (AP) — Central Rome marched to the Schools of. Ar spilled over into the Lycee Cha istically go,” said Sen. Edward heads the House Appropriations challenged. Lt. Col. David Lownds of was paralyzed today by rioting^ chitecture where they fought teaubriand, a nearby French W. Brooke, R-Mass,, also a Committee. But some of the representa- Plahtation, Fla., the base com- university students-Who clashed- with police guarding the build school. Police chased demon- tlves who spoke against giving mander, said that when the at- with thousan^-Of helmeted po ing. * strators into the school grounds. (See Page Eighteen) (See Page Eighteen) Thleu the special powers also tack cstme on the heels of a lice swingthg club end firing Groups of soutlng students The disorders echoed in Par were critical of the govern- heavy mortar, rocket and artll- tear gas. surrounded a policeman, dis liament. Parties from Commu ment’s handling of the present lery bombardment, the thought -Hundreds of persons were In armed him and 'set fire to two nists to Fascists demanded ex crisis. “ this might be the big attack, jured, including 160 police and empty police trucks, a jeep, a planations from the government “ President Thleu is warning but it was just another probe.” scores of passers-by caught in police car and a fireman's car. of why police had been brought Awaits Unification of as econd wave of attacks, so He said Communist troops the rioting. More than 160 stu The rioting came a day after into the situation. why isn’t the government taking also made several other small dents were taken into custody. police, summoned by Giovanni A university reform bill, preventive measures against attacks along the line h$ld by Downtown bus and taxi serv D’Avack, university rector, years in preparation, is still it?” asked Rep. Le Quang Dien. Marines in the northeast and ice halted. Shopkeepers shut moved onto the main campus pending in Parliament. With Romney Not Backing Rep. Nguyen Van Nheiu said : southern sections of'the base. tered their stores. Passers-by and dragged hundreds of stu just weeks to go before Parlia “ Special powers leads to dicta Allied casualties in all the at and lower grade school children dents from buildings they had ment is dissolved for new elec torship.” tacks weps“ very light,” U.S. fled to" shelter in terror as the been occupying, since early Feb tions in late May or early June,, Apparently the government officers said. disorders spread. ruary. the bill is given little chance of Anyone Right Now Students screaming, “ Revolu Demonstrations originally be passage now. (See Page Eighteen) (See Page Eighteen) tion! Revolution I" bombarded gan as part of a national student WASHINGTON (AP) — Mich "I will not urge my support move to force a series of re Demonstrators at the univer police with paving stones ripped sity here and 'at universities igan Gov. George Romney said ers in New Ifampshlre to siq>- up from the streets. They over forms. But the movement quick port any Indl'vidual candidate In across the country demand a today he is not endorsing New turned and set fire to police ly took on a political tone. Many New Hampshire,” he said. “ I of the demonstrators were ad wider voice in school adminis York Gov. Nelson A. Rockefel cars and , buses.

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