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Auto Workers Prepare to Strike GM Tonight SEE STORY BELOW Showers Likely Ckwdy and'mild with sirtw- THEMILY FINAL era likely today, tonight and again tomorrow. RediSonk, Freehold Long Braneji 7 EDITION Monmouth County's Home Newspaper for 92 Years VOL.93, NO. 55 RED BANK, N. J., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1970 24 PAGES TEN'CENTS wmmmmmmmmmmmH Full Ransom Demanded for Captives Fifty-five British, Swiss, mands have been commu- as its final demands and will Palestinians and a committee West German, Israeli and nicated to the governments settle for nothing short of the of the International Red Cross U.S. citizens remained hos- involved. unconditional surrender to were suspended Sunday and tages-of Arab guerrillas to- The statement telephoned to them by all governments con- the Bed Cross negotiators day, and their captors said news agencies in Beirut said: cerned." flew back to Geneva. nothing short of their govern- "The PFLP has made these Negotiations between the Officials of the Red Cross ments' "unconditional surren- and the Swiss government der" to ransom demands will met for more than three gain their release. hours today with the four-na- The other 257 hostages held Guerrillas., Troops tion hijack crisis committee. for as long as a week by the Trie Swiss Foreign Ministry Popular Front for the Liber- then announced that the orga- ation of Palestine reached Ni- nization had a mandate to cosia yesterday. Many then In Bloody Clash work for release of all the left for Zurich and London, hostages. while others spent their first By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS With the absence from Am- night of freedom on Cyprus. Palestinian guerrillas and Jordanian army troops clashed man of the Red Cross team, again yesterday, part of the Middle East confusion casting Vatican emissary Msgr; Jean They were passengers in a a long shadow over tomorrow's opening of the U.N. General Rhbdain, met for 30 minutes Swissair DC8 and a Trans Assembly's 25th session. with top Popular Front lead- World Airlines Boeing 707 The bloody fight near the cease-fire line with Israel left ers and said the talks were that the Popular Front hi- 12 guerrillas and two soldiers dead, according to Palestinian "very encouraging." jacked Sept. 6 and a BOAC sources. Sources in the guerrilla Central Committee said the V C10 commandeered last He said another meeting Wednesday. The commandos commandos were from Al Fatah, largest of the Palestinian was scheduled today. had demanded the release of groups. Sources in Tripoli said the seven Arab prisoners of Brit- The government radio said toe guerrillas were elements • Libyan government had vol- ain, West Germany and Swit- of the Palestine Liberation Army. unteered to mediate between zerland as the price of their Iraq claimed there was increased Israeli military ac- the Palestinians and the hostages' freedom. tivity along the Israel-Jordan cease-fire line, but Uie mili- Western governments. tary command in Tel Aviv denied this. Libya also would try to con- However, the seven re- vince the Palestinians to re- EMOTIONAL REUNION — Cecil K. Simmen, left, of New Hartford, N. Y., and his wife, center, are overcome mained < imprisoned and a Further confrontation between the guerrillas and the Jordanian army appeared imminent, as Radio Baghdad re- frain from further terrorist by emotion yesterday as they welcome their daughter Cecilee, second from le^t, at New York's Kennedy Inter- Popular Front statement last night did not spell out terms ported Iraq had handed over to the Palestinians a 3,000-man activity in the three nations, national Airport. She wa* among the passengers aboard a Swissair jetliner hijacked tiy guerrillas and held hos- for the release of the remain- brigade of commandos who had been serving under the Ira- the sources said. tage in Jordan, who returned to the United States Sunday. ,- • (A? Wiwphoto) ing hostages. It said the de- qi command since the 1967 Middle East war. (See FULL RANSOM, Pg. 2) - jBIIIIBIIll^ JIII»lllllllllllllll!lllillB See Strike Certain Against GM DETROIT (AP) — A strike the first concession. "These are the strangest for seven weeks in 1967, was the union's demands for a against General Motors The strike would idle some negotiations I have ever been eliminated as a strike target substantial wage increase, seemed a certainty today, as 344,000 union members in 145 in," Bramblett said, adding on Sept. 2. unlimited protection against negotiators for both the mam- locals in the United . States that only a dramatic move- Follow GM increases in the cost of living moth corporation and the and Canada. Members of 27 ment on the part of the union Woodcock said it was felt and retirement after 30 years United Auto Workers claimed locals were, exempted from could avert a strike. Chrysler was simply following at a minimum monthly pen- tto other side was inflexible. ' strike action because their fa- Changes Needed the lead of GM in the talks. sion of $500. •','. '•'Negotiations'at GM; were . cilities supply Ford arid Woodcock said only dramat- Woodcock said he did not "I very honestly did not ex- scheduled to resume at 10, Cbjy.s}er - whteb were, elimi- . ic phanges in the .company's anticipate any move by the pect a strike this year," a.m. EST, just 14 hours be- nated as national strike tar- position could avert a strike. Nixon administration to in- Woodcock said after the meet- fore the midnight strike dead- • gets. ; The 25-member UAW Inter- voke provisions of the Taft- ing with GM last evening. line. "It is quite certain a strike national Executive Board Hartley Act to avert a strike. "We had no ideological prob- •\.GM was chosen by the wil lbegin inTJ.S. and Cana- • yesterday \ eliminated Chrys- He said there {was no problem lems . .'.'it was simply a mat- UAW yesterday as its strike dian plants at midnight Mon- ler as a strike, target. of grave national concern in- ter of arithmetic." target if'no agreement was, day," UAW President Leon- Woodcock said the action volved in the talks.' ' , reached. ard Woodcock said at the con- was taken because Chrysler "I believe the reason they clusion of the meeting with had indicated it was not a "As long as Ford and have taken this hard line is Met Two Hours Chrysler are open," Wood- that they have other fish to The Union and GM met for GM yesterday. "free agent" in bargaining. Earl Bramblett, GM's top He said GM appeared to be cock said, "the American fry," said Woodcock, explain- two hours yesterday and each public will be able to buy all ing he felt GM actively sought side termed the meeting "un- negotiator, said "the UAW holding the final answers for always starts with fantastic a pattern — setting pact. the cars they" want." a strike for reasons not productive." They said there Chief Demands directly related to current ne- was plenty of time to reach a demands" and "this year the Production at Ford and demands are more fantastic Chrysler would not be affect- Chief issues in the stalled gotiations which began July settlement today, but each in- 15. sisted the other should make and vague than usual. ed by a strike. Ford, struck talks, Woodcock said,' were wM^^^^ Hijacks Trigger Reprisal Plans By PEGGY SIMPSON jacked plane, its crew, pas- domestic airline flights, dead center for a variety of boycott because they'll lose nations refusing to return WASHINGTON (AP)-The sengers and the persons re- Goodell said his bill would reasons." trade. hijackers for prosecution. , Hesitation Told BuU'It is time that the Con- Tower noted the Airline capture and destruction of sponsible. be an incentive for effective, fourjetlihers by Palestinian, President Nixon, with solid He said some nations hesi- gress and the President in- Passengers Association rec- THINKING ABOUT TODAY — Frank Runnalli, presi- international hijacking con- tate because of economic or dicated that we mean busi- ommended, last week that guerrillas have triggered con- backing from congressional dent of United Auto Workers Cadillac Local 22 fits leaders, already has ordered trols. diplomatic ties to the Arab ness," Goodell said. Nixon should ask for an Inter- gressional demands for retali- at his desk yesterday after getting the word from ation, including proposals for the use of armed government Until now, he said, negotia- world, and the airlines don't Sen. John G. Tower, R-Tex. national air conference on an air quarantine of any na- guards on many overseas and tions "have never gotten off want to agree to a potential also urged airline boycotts of ways to cope with air piracy. Solidarity Home, headquarters of the UAW, that tion harboring hijackers. Tower said he supports the General Motors had been picksd at a strike target APA contention that any The proposals have agreement should contain a if no new contract it agreed upon by midnight today. emerged angrily along the en- travel boycott of nations har- (AP Wirephoto) tire political front of Con- boring hijackers. gress-Republican, Democrat- Assembly Back, Puts Aid Sen. Fred P. Harris, D- ic, liberal and conservative. Okla., said, "The United A bill advanced by New States might also refuse land-' York Republican Sens. ing rights to airlines of na- Taverns' Violations Charles E. GoodeU and Jacob tions which have permitted K, Jayits would require the To Schools Atop Job File guerrillas to operate within President to take steps for an their borders." international shutoff of air TRENTON (AP) - The fident that the $9 million por- for further public hearings on Cahill said he may also ask Rep. Don Edwards, D-Ca- Penalty Shift Eyed traffic to nations contributing New Jersey Assembly re- tion of state aid that would go hjs narcotics control measure the legislature to enact a plan llf., Introduced a resolution NEWARK (AP) - A bill is being prepared for the New to hijackings.