ACA Sets Fiaht on New York -SEE STORY HOME Weather MED/MY MoiUy tunny and mild today, Wgh In mid to upper Wi. Fair Bed Bank, Freehold FINAL and mild tonight, low near St. Long Branch Fair and warm tomorrow, Ugh In 70s. Outlook Sunday partly Copyright—The Red Bank Register, Inc. 1967, DIAL 7414)010 Cloudy and cooler. MONMOUTB COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER FOR 88 YEARS Paid it K«d Buk and it Additional Milling Olllcel. VOL. 89, NO. 195- Issued drily, Holiday thrnnch XTrldiy. Second Claii PoiUge FRIpAY, MARCH 31, 1967 7c PER COPY PAGE ONE U.S. War Deaths Up WASHINGTON (AP) - The 1966, Enemy dead the first 12 Military spokesmen admit the The toll of 55,000 amounts to ie same rate in relation to Projecting the first quarter'e new savagery of the Vietnam weeks ot 1967 have averaged count of enemy dead is far from nearly 20 per cent of the oop strength for the remainder weekly averages of killed and war has propelled U. 5. combat about 1,800, compared with about precise, and at best a haphazard enemy's 1967 average strength 1967, they would total for the wounded through 1967 escalates deaths to levels 66 per cent 1,000 last year. and sometimes extrapolated es- of 281,000. rear about 15.2 per cent of av- U. S. losses to 8,320 killed and above last year's average week- Communist forces are suffer- timate of bodies found on the By contrast the over-all U. S. irage strength. 52,780 wounded for the year. ly losses. Communist fatalities ing even greater casualties in battlefield. The wounded count casualties the first quarter of Last year's 35,000 casualties Korea's first year claimed are reported up 80 per cent, proportion to their strength. la pure guesswork, Neverthe- this year — 14,100 including 1,916 presented about 12.7 per cent 74,700 casualties — 21,000 killed A study of Pentagon figures The military estimates the less, officials believe the rough killed and 12,184 wounded - the average U. S. troop and 53,700 wounded; shows American deaths so far Communists have sustained 33,- tally is useful in assessing the represent 3.5 per cent of the 1967 itrength during 1966. If this projection held true, the this year are averaging 160 a 000 wounded in addition to 22,000 impact of the war on the average strength, 404,000. Earlier this year, Ambassador American commitment of life a week, compared with 98 In dead thus far this year. enemy's force levels. If U. S. casualties continued at Vietnam Henry Cabot Lodge and limb in Southeast Asia since iredicted that "the percentage 1961 would surge by the end of American casualties will start this year to 104,482 casualties — leclininfc." 14,964 dead, 89,518 wounded. The current deadly tempo of In the entire Korean cam- Jiting was illustrated yester- paign, 33,629 American service- HUNTLEY IS TARGET OF PICKETS — Tha familiar Northeast Drought Eases day as the military command in men were killed In action. An- Saigon announced the United sign-off of the Huntley-Brinkley television news program other 103,284 were wounded. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS emergency here is gone," says dian air bypassed the Plains while the emergency is gone he itates suffered a record 274 men World War II killed 291,557 U. S. on NBC bacpmes a picket line slogan outside a CSS While the six-year-long drought New York City Water Commis- States and the Northwest, and is not sure the drought is over. ;iiled in fighting last week. This fighting men and wounded 470,- affiliated itation in Hollywood yesterday, during the conditions in the Northeast have sioner James Marcus. instead ran east across the Creat "We'll be in good shape in ompares with the Korean war's eased considerably, a lack of The talk is different in the Lakes. June," he says, "but it could be 846. second day of a strike of the American Federation of weekly average of 255 over 37 rainfall is posing a serious threat Midwest New York City reservoirs gained rough again in the fall." aohths. As of last Saturday, the count of American dead in the Viet- Television and Radio Artists. Feeling against Hunfley to farmers in the Midwest. "If it rains on a lawn in Kansas 4.8 billion gallons of water from That's why drought emergency At the current rate of losses, is running high because he continues to appear on the "Nothing particular to worry City, wheat drops a nickel," says melting snow and the city's measures, which also require a le United States could sustain nam war totaled 8,550, with 49,- a farmer. "We've had only a water supply rose to a fraction special ordinance to sprinkle a 922 wounded. air. His partner, David Brinlcley, has refused to cross about now," says the Boston 1,000 casualties this year, ap- Weather Bureau. quarter of an inch since last below the normal level. lawn and include a ban on home roaching Korea's first and most Many of the wounded suffered picket lines. IAP Wirephotol "I'd go as far as saying the leptember." But south central Kansas has swimming pools, are still in ef- Joody 12 months of battle. relatively minor injuries. New Yorkers are looking for- had less than three inches of fect. Marcus says no decision ward to the possible lifting of precipitation since last fall when will be made on easing or lifting some drought emergency mea- farmers seeded crops. The nor- them until next month when the sures still in effect like not be- mal for the period is six inches. situation will be clearer. ACA Retains Attorney ing served a glass of water in 116-Day Dry Spell Pennsylvania has lifted emer- Map Union Beach the city's restaurants unless you San Angelo, in. West Texas, ;ency conservation measures in request it. had a 115-day dry spell until it re- the Delaware River Basin. Farmers in the Midwest are ceived .54 of an inch of rain. The Philadelphia weather bu- hopefully looking forward to big- Rivers and creeks in the sec- reau says some dry areas remain Move on Teachers For Legal Duel on Tax ger things, like early April rains tion are almost dry. in south-eastern Pennylvania, but . -. , • / to improve dought-stunted crops Other sections of Kansas and that general conditions are im- UNION BEACH — A citizens' committee to protest MIDDLETOWN - The Am- Mitzner will stress that the le- tended Harvard Law School in and erase the threat of dust Texas, and parts of Oklahoma, proved and rivers and streams Board of Education actions, in not renewing four teacheis' erican Commuters Association gal test can be expected to reach 1924 and 1925, served as special storms and prairie fires. Colorado, Nebraska and Iowa are above normal levels due to contract?, will meet tonight to map plans. : ' , yesterday engaged O. John Rogge the United States Supreme Court counsel to the Securities Ex- The Northeast was helped by are also in critical drought melting snow. The meeting will be held,at the liome of Mr. and Mrs. a New York attorney and and that it will prove a con- change Commission under Presi- heavy winter snowfalls, which stages. A storm now in Arizona is ex- Eugene F. Oelfner, 9 Dibiing St., at; 9s o'clock.-, : former assistant - U. S. at- tinuing drain on funds. dent Franklin D. Roosevelt in may have resulted from a shift Unless substantial rains fall in pected to ease the drought con- "We welcome all who are interested in. supporting pur torney general, to carry on its "We are prepared to start this the 1930s. In the normal pattern of weather the next two or three weeks ditions in that state with more teachers and our school system," said Mrs. Oeffner/ " '•••"•' legal fight against New York fight," he said last night. "But He was appointed by Presi coming from Canada and across there will be heavy losses in rain and show at higher eleva- The teachers' association is slated to meet this after- State non-resident income taxes. it will be protracted and, unless dent Roosevelt as assistant U.S. the United States. The shift in wheat and other grain crops, tions forecast for tonight. Phoe- noon to decide Its course of action, Join A. Molloy, field Bernard 4*. Mittner, ACA pres- we continue to increase our $5 attorney general in 1939 and the weather pattern likewise may skimpy grass for livestock and nix has received .68 Inches of representative, of the New Jersey Education Association, re- ident, will formally announce the memberships, we will reach the again by President Harry S. Tru- have been the cause of the Plains more insect infections, agricul moisture since the first ot the ported. .•'•-, ., .... appointment tonight at an ACA point where we will be stymied man in 1945. States' lack of precipitation. tural experts report. year. The normal for the period The instructors who have befen notified that their con- meeting in Mlddletown Township for lack ot capital." - The attorney directed an in- Meteoroglsts say cold Cana In New York, Marcus sayrtha' is 2.2Q. ; . : , tracts 'wUl sot be renewed ate;Harry, Hailer:, eighth grade High School which also will be The basis ot the ACA tax suit vestigation of the Huey Long -.teacher and "^resideijt of, the teachers' association; Miss addressed by Rep. James J. will be the contention that non- administration which led to nu- Andrea' Petrasekf third grade 'teaclief;' George Gall, eighth Howard, D-NJ., sponsor of a residents are barred from re- merous prosecutions and to the 0l bill in Congress to outlaw com- ordinator.