Disclose Huge Aid Offer to North Viet WASHINGTON (AP) - North Vietnam Was Told Last Year It Might Get up to $2.5 Billion of a Potential $7.5-Bil- Lion, Five-Year U.S
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Marlboro Heavy Snow Snow ending late this after- - noksvith 4 inches or more ac- Red Bank, Freehold FINAL cuiindatlon. Partly cloudy and coEtonight and tomorrow. ' Long Branch EDItlON Monmonlh County's Outstanding Home Newspaper VOL 94 NCU52 RED BANK, N. J. FRIDAY, JANUARY 28,1972 TEN CENTS Disclose Huge Aid Offer to North Viet WASHINGTON (AP) - North Vietnam was told last year it might get up to $2.5 billion of a potential $7.5-bil- lion, five-year U.S. postwar reconstruction program for Indochina after a peace set- tlement, Nixon administration officials have disclosed. Administration strategists said also that the test still lies ahead on whether Hanoi will negotiate seriously on Presi- dent Nixon's eight-point peace offer. A current theory here is that North Vietnam and the Viet Cong, reportedly build- ing up for an offensive next month, will want to decide first whether South Vietnam can defend itself without U.S. troops and whether Nixon's offer has wide public support in the United States. Secretary of State William P. Rogers told newsmen yes- terday he was somewhat en- couraged because North Viet- namese negotiators did not re- ject Nixon's plan as it was .ibf D'-Urdl publicly presented at Pans ,:THrSM5 THE ARMY? — ^It'S^Hnfl B'S« the crowning touch at yesterday's Soul Food Mess at Ft. that morning, though they •Wlbnmouth, Is carved by. Mej&iteEggfiftt Frqnklin Pace as Spec. 4 Gloria Slater of Poughkeepsle, N.Y., piled invective on it. He said -<in<f <Spec, 5 William Davis of Harmtrorfl, Pa., serve the f Ixln's. it was a good sign that they asked questions about it. But Rogers acknowledged Riflhltr Staff Pint* the continuing clash of goals. HOSTED VETS — Twenty-five disabled veierans irom me EasT Orange He said the North Vietnamese Veterans' Hospital were feted by the Monmouth County Military Order of M GI Meal to Remember: insist that a "Communist gov- the Cootie in the Gimble-Leahy-Qulrk Veterans of Foreign Wars post, ernment take over" in Saigon Oakhurst, last night. A Connecticut veteran of the Vietnam conflict clanc- and "we can't accept that." es with a hostess after a lobster dinner. The names of the veteran guests 250 Feast on Soul Food In his Tuesdaytnight dls- were withheld under a hospital rule. , As news or the meal In prejiara'tiofi got"around,' volunteers: asked-to £eh>wi@i tap booking. Spec 5. William. Davis, who is i aid offer was made i Fr.%bmfav®& v Wbeaihey start'telling war stories, a driver, and'Spec: 4_Gloria'SIafer,3 wAt CM, .helped th» last July 26, but he gave/ no ¥FW Helps Cheer regnlar kitchen staff.1 • ' '' ., .' 'V . figures, 250 soldiersfromHeaaquartersand Installation Support Activ- 1 ities can talk about the Soul Food Mess they had yesterday. The costs for non-issue items were picked up by the Unit He said Hanoi envoys were Chlttlfns, ^lack-eyed peas, hog maws, collard greens, fund which is usually reserved for parties and the purchase of told that "we remain pre- baked yams and cornmeal muffins aren't regular Army chow, recreational equipment. According to Ma]. Arthur Pepin, pared to undertake a major reconstruction program Veterans and it's a long stretch between ,roast suckling pigs! Headquarters'Commandant, the fund committee was all in fa- The efforts of SpecTl. Franklin Pace, the Unit's mess ser- vor of the idea. throughout Indochina, in- •OCEAN. TOWNSHIP - anonymous. Joseph Las- Jielp." geant,' were well rewarded, for the offbeat meal was designed "It's the first meal like this I ever heard of in the Army," cluding North Vietnam, to Twenty-five disabled veter- kowski, hospital chairman for He noted that the lobsters purely as a diversionary tactic; and was well appreciated." the major said. "Well* I had roast suckling pig in Viet Nam,"' help all those people to recov- ans from the East Orange the Cooties' unit, said that and bus 'transportation for the "Some of the guys thought it would be interesting and my noted Lt. Charles Merkel, who hails from Georgia. er from the ravages of a gen- Veterans' Hospital.were hos^ this was part of the agree- guests were sponsored by crew was all for it," said the chef. Yesterday was picked for the soul food, dinner because eration of war." ted last night by the Mon- ment made when the dinner Baker's Lobster Shanty of "The local merchants were very cooperative in helping Soul Night was being celebrated last night at the Noncommis- Administration officials said mouth County; Military Order was proposed. Planning for Point Pleasant Beach. me got items that-aren't regular'Army issue." He had to go sioned Officers Club. that the "illustrative" figure of the Cootie in the local VFW the event began early this "I hope some other guys "outside" to find1 the chitterlings, hog maws and, of course, Though the meal was enthusiastically received by most, of $7.5 billion over 5 years for posthere. '-''.-• month. can get to one of these din- the pig. there were a few reservations. Many of the men came back to •Indochina's reconstruction, Brought here by bus, tte vet- Other Events Planned ners," said a Newark veteran Boast suckling pig, complete with app'Ie-in-mouth and Major Pepin afterwards to ask if it would happen again. "If with up to one-third going to erans ranged,from two 1918 Donald J. Stippel,; com- of the Korean War. "It's like radish eyes isn't traditional soul stuff, but Mr. Pace thought they looked happy, I said yes," said the major; "If they didn't, North Vietnam, was given af- "doughboys" to GIs recently mander of the county Cooties, going on a vacation," he the boys would like it. I said no. At least they all went away happy." ter Hanoi envoys had present- home from Vietnam. added that similar events are added. ed their secret nine-point set- being planned for hospitalized , If all the Cooties' plans are tlement plan. "Great,''-^d a World War veterans. -' II veteratftf^tntiuglit we completed, says Mr, Las- One of the nine points called, He said, however, that it kowski, "a lot of guys" will be for reparations, the officials were in the dead-letter of- fice." The lobster dinner and may; take up to three months hosted by the unit said. They said the repara- to gain permission to enter- Frank Stimle, local VFW tions demand was rejected be- camaraderie, he said, were "just what the doctor or- tain subsequent groups, which commander, credited aux- cause, in the U.S. view, to pay also will be supervised by Vet- iliary members with prepara- Improved State Food Dating this would be an admission of dered." erans' Hospital officials.' All the guests remained tion and serving of the dinner. guilt by the United States. Plans are also under way, Included ;were Mrs. Mattie accordnng to Mr. Laskowski, Lewis of Eatontown, Cooties to entertain veterans from Auxiliary president, who was Lyons Hospital. aided by Mrs. Josephine Nor- Is Announced Welfare Workers The event, held in the man of Long Branch, Mrs. Gimble-Leahy-Quirk. Post, Joan GOlumb of West Long TRENTpN (AP) - Repre. the state and most small re- next Tuesday. would not necessarily be unfit Oakhurst, was attended by 60 Branch and Mrs. Pauline Gau- sentatiyes of the state and the tail food stores would comply Irwin and Neilland also an- to eat at the end of that time. post members, Cooties and thier of Eatontown. food industry announced yes- with the agreement. nounced they would press for Treatment Date May Join Union auxiliaries of both groups. FREEHOLD — County wel- Mrs. Hattie Brown of Long terday a voluntary agreement But he said there were no legislation to change the dat- Present state regulations the Asbury Park office, pay at "If we are going to continue Branch, post auxiliary presi- to provide consumers with penalties for non-compliance. ing system used on milk. require that milk containers fare employes are considering straight time instead of time this program^ Mr. Laskowski joining a trade union that now dent, headed the local recep- more clearly understood dates James M. Neilland, execu- Removal Date be marked with the day of the and a half for compulsory said, "we are going to need tion committee. to indicate the freshness of tive director of the New Jer- Under the agreement, the week on which the milk was has contracts with five county overtime, and lack' of a sick food products. sey Food Council, a private date that will appear on food pasteurized. & employe associations in the bay area for employes. state. The employe association re- State Consumer Affairs Di- industry group, predicted products will show when the Neilland said legislation rector Charles Irwin said he there would be 99 per cent product should be removed The 460-member Monmouth cently hired attorney John would be sought to recjuire County Welfare Board Em- Manna of Asbury Patk when it hoped ail of the major food compliance soon after the new from food store shelves or dis- that a container of milk be Newark's Piper— market chains operating in dating system takes effect play cases. ployees' Association, official felt that bargaining that had stamped clearly with a date welfare workers bargaining begun October 1971 between The products covered under that would indicate it should the initial agreement include representative since 1967, is the negotiating committee be pulled from store shelves discussing affiliation with the and the welfare board had A Special Report most baked goods, milk and five days after pasteurization, milk products and delicates- Communications Workers of bogged down, the employe Newark's Pied Piper.