Mark Centennial U.S. Probes Peking's Boat Attack Charge
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Mark Centennial SEE STORY PAGE 10 The Weather Partly sunny, hot and humid THEDMLY today, tomorrow and Sunday. Red Bank, Freehold FINAL Warm with patchy fog Long Branch tonight I 7 EDITION Moiiinuutli County's Outstanding Home Newspaper 28 PAGES VOL.95 NO.44 RED BANK, N.J. FRIDAY, AUGUST 25,1972 TEN CENTS iiiiiiiiiiiiiuuiiiniiuuiiiiianiniiiiiiiiiiiiuiiniiiiiiiuiiiiiiainiiniHiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiuiiiiiiuiniiiniuiiiuuiuiniiiiiiiuiuiiiiuniiiuuuiiiiiiuiiiii Nixon Asks fFour More' SAN CLEMENTS, Calif. White House here after dark. gone to San Diego from Before the American Legion And he told his enthusiastic (AP) — Predicting he will win Nixon told several thousand Miami Beach. in Chicago, he didn't mention welcomers here that he has the November election "twice devoted well-wishers from "It's my lucky city," he McGovern by name but said if great respect for the Chinese as big" as in 1968, President Southern California commu- said recalling that he had his opponent's defense eco- and Russian people and their Nixon says he wants four nities where he has lived or been on the ballot in San nomics were carried out theleaders. more White House years to studied: Diego six times since 1950. "I United States would be a sec- pursue what he terms a haven't lost once. I have lost ond-rate power and peace But he added, "I don't "breakthrough for peace" in. - *Why do we: want four more some elections, but I have would be imperiled. agree with their leaders and dealings with Peking and years? So we can continue to never lost San Diego and I'm In a statement issued upon they don't agree with me, but Moscow. make this breakthrough for not going to start now. arrival in Michigan, where I don't want to have the Presi- peace. I think I have learned ' "This crowd is twice as busing to achieve school dese- dent of the United States, Nixon spanned the continent whoever he is, to sit down yesterday — Just hours after now to negotiate. I think I large as we had-in 1968 and gregation is a major issue, he know what we want and what we're going to win twice as called anew for antibusing across the table from the accepting renomination by the leaders of those countries rep- Republican party at Miami they want. I think I know big in 1972. legislation and accused the what steps can be taken. I Democratic-controlled Con- resenting the second strongest Beach. It quickly became The crowd began chanting, nation in the world." apparent that the convention know that we have to be "Four more years! Four more gress of failing to act on the strong, and yet I know that matter. McGovern favors bus- chant of "Four More Years" we have to negotiate." years!" will be the official litany, if not Nixon, who had spoken ear- ing as one tool to achieve If he succeeds in his East- 'the announced slogan of his Before helicoptering to his lier in Chicago and in a Det- desegregation. West negotiations, he said, BEGINS CAMPAIGNING — President Nixon speaks to the American Le- drive to defeat his Democrat- seaside villa, he recalled to. a roit suburb, lost no time in di- In all his appearances, Ni- "The world'is going to be gion National Convention In Chicago yesterday, to begin hjs campaign for ic opponent. Sen. George jubilant throng in San Diego rectly challenging McGovern xon talked about negotiating more open, and you are going reelection. The President's appearance was his first after leaving the Re- McGoyem. that after his nomination four on two key campaign issues: from a position of military to know more wonderful publican National Convention in Miami Beach. Arriving at the Western years ago he had immediately defense and busing policies. strength. people all over the world." U.S. Probes Peking's Boat Attack Charge SAIGON (AP) - The U.S. "guarantee against the recur- ted that Navy planes attacked American mine blockade of Command launched an in- rence of similar incidents." a water craft Tuesday off Hon North Vietnam's ports. vestigation today into a Peking said the captain of Ngu Island, 11 miles northeast A preliminary statement charge by Peking that Ameri- the ship, a deputy political of the port of Vinh. from the command did not can bombers attacked a life- commissar and three seamen , identify the nationality of the boat from a Chinese merchant were killed. It claimed that This was the location speci- craft, leaving open the possi- ship off the coast of North the boat was flying the Chi- fied by Peking. But while the bility that- it was Chinese. Vietnam last Tuesday and .nese flag and that the Ameri- Chinese claimed that the craft The pilots from the carrier killed five men. can planes circled it at low al- was a lifeboat from the mer-. Oriskany who made the at- Peking termed the attack titude repeatedly "for recon- chant ship Hon Gai No. 151,- tack were being questioned, "a grave provocation against naissance before the bomb- the US: Command described and operational reports were the Chinese people" and ing." it as a 30-foot water supply being rechecked. called on United States to The U.S. Command admit- craft trying to circumvent the "We have no evidence to in- dicate that we attacked a life- boat," said the U.S. state- ment. "We do not target third country shipping. Earle Protesters ' 'We have^ rgpQrjeJL .0$. nu- merous occasions that U.S. ships and planes interdict wa- ter supply craft attempting to offload war supplies from Ruling Reversed third country freighters an- chored off the coast of North By HALLIE SCHRAEGER local anti-loitering ordinance, Vietnam. but had acquitted them of vio- "These lighters are not at- DEMOCRATIC UNITY — Pierre Salinger, former press secretary for the late President Kennedy, and FREEHOLD - Without rul- lating a state law prohibiting tacked until they are well now national co-chairman of Citizens for McGovern, greets D. Philip Gerand, Monmouth County ing on the constitutionality of interference with traffic. clear of the freighters." Democratic chairman, prior to a press conference In Bradley Beach. At left is Mrs. Ann Campbell of Middletown's loitering ordi- Noting that there is an The Command said its plan- Fair Haven, a McGovem delegate to Democratic National Convention. Mr. Salinger was in New Jer- nance. County Court Judge "amazing similarity of lan- es would continue to attack sey to promote unity between McGovern volunteers and regular organization Democrats. Louis R. Aikins yesterday re- guage" in the ordinance and the boats — sampans, lighters, versed the Middletown Court in the Disorderly Persons and barges — bringing ashore conviction of two young war statute. Judge Aikins upheld supplies from freighters un- protesters accused of violat- Mr. Schottland's argument loading outside the minefields ing it. that this constituted double the U.S. Navy planted last Defendants in the case were jeopardy. May. Salinger Stumps State Charles W. Gross, 25, of 18 The judge found there U.S. officials said the Chi- Monmouth Ave., Rumson, and wasn't enough left in the ordi- nese have as many as six Robert E. Foerster, Min- nance after deleting the sim- freighters unloading in the neapolis, Minn. (Mr. Gross is ilarities to the statute to sus- Gulf of Tonkin, including the son of Dr. Mason W. tain a conviction. some off Vinh. In Fence-Mending Role Gross, former president of The defendants were ac- Meanwhile, the Saigon com- Rutgers University.) . quitted of being disorderly mand reported some of the By BEN VAN VLIET (D-Mass.), is scheduled to ic leadership it would appear sey's major labor unions Defense attorney Michael persons by allegedly inter- heaviest fighting in weeks at make a two-hour swing not.to be a problem here. would support Sen. D. Schottland of West Long fering with traffic at Rt. 36 Quang Tit It said nearly 2,000 BRADLEY BEACH - through New Jersey soon, in- Mr. Salinger appeared at a McGovern. Branch tried to challenge the and East Road outside the artillery and mortar shells Pierre Salinger, national co- cluding a stop in Monmouth press conference at "The Oth- "We're better off with labor constitutionality of the loiter- Judge Louis R. Aikins Earle Naval Ammunition De- slammed into South Vietnam- chairman of Citizens for County. er Place" restaurant on Main in New Jersey than in any ing code, but Judge Aikins de- pot the morning of June 10. ese positions yesterday, and • McGovern, came to New Jer- Mr. Salinger said his pri- St. following a similar confer- other state in the union," he. clined to consider that ques- argument of Municipal Prose- when police said they carried fighting erupted on three sides sey yesterday to cement rela- mary purpose in coming to ence in Newark. said. tion. cutor Patrick D. Healy that antiwar signs and twice ac- of the city. tions between McGovern vol- New Jersey was to "bring to- Labor Support He also said he could fore- However, his ruling — Middletown had the right to costed occupants of cars, with unteers and regular Demo- gether" the McGovern sup- In comments after making see no difficulty in gaining the based on narrower grounds — enact an anti-loitering ordi- the result that the vehicles cratic workers. porters and the regular orga- a speech in which he criti- support of the majority of rendered ineffectual the first nance. stopped near the intersection. Matawan Mr. Salinger, former press nization Democrats. cized President Nixon's ad- blacks. definition of "loitering" in the Municipal Court Judge Ron- They were convicted of vio- secretary for the late Presi- ministration, Mr.